If you are paying attention to world events, it is easy to get discouraged. We have unparalleled division. We seem to have an inability to meet in the centre. We don’t even use the same tools and language to formulate our ideas. It can be overwhelming and even depressing.
But…
If you are also paying attention to the theological and philosophical discussions, it is incredibly encouraging. We are in a major shift. I may be wrong, but I don’t see it as similar to the shift of the prewar era of the 1930; as I’ve heard others surmise. I believe we are in a change like the Reformation. How people think is changing. How we process information is changing.
I have long thought that the internet is the impetus for this change. A new technology that is revolutionizing how we process information. But something else happened in the mid 20th century. Something easy to ignore. A discovery that seems of interest only to a few academics. The discovery of the Dead Sea scrolls.
These texts are revolutionizing the way scholars are reading the Bible. There is a correction coming. It is slowly seeping out of the halls of academia and moving into the world at large. This is where the internet will play a part. This information will spread further and faster thanks to our current technologies.
It is an exciting time to be alive. If you aren’t already paying attention, start!
Isaiah 14: 27 For the Lord Almighty has purposed, and who can thwart him? His hand is stretched out, and who can turn it back?
Roberta Writes 