Wednesday, March 6, 2019

Trust


3 comments:

Melanie Bettinelli said...

That video about how Brandon gets the HONY stories was fascinating. Two things struck me: his empathy and that he is not very afraid of failure. He's not afraid of rejection. I suppose it makes sense that someone who was in finance would not have fear of failure. That kind of job attracts people who thrive on risk taking.

Anyway, I"m glad you're blogging again.

MrsDarwin said...

I think the idea of different standards being a sign of untrustworthiness is very astute. One of the marks of God is that he is simple -- a word which generally signifies basic or dumb these days, but which means he is one, not compounded of many parts. He is a unity. He is what he is. There's no duplicity in him -- and duplicity is also an interesting word for dishonesty, with the "du" prefix indicating two of something. Two-faced, double-crossing -- we have a lot of terms for this double standard which involve two-ness.

Kate said...

MrsD,
I was actually wondering about the translation of "perfect" in this context. We're told to love not only our friends, but also our enemies, to do good to those who hate us. We're told God makes it rain on the just and on the unjust. So, in that context, in what sense are we to be "perfect as your heavenly Father is perfecr"? That seems like a tall order...but maybe not so intimidating if it means to be simple, unified, one thing the way God is One. I need to find some commentary on the word translated here as "perfect."

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