tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3284408590131383359.post3921030293759061546..comments2014-04-14T07:49:33.995-07:00Comments on Classical Ascendancy: Love's Lost MeaningChrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09457983094573185233noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3284408590131383359.post-71016001160429971342010-10-10T09:04:54.926-07:002010-10-10T09:04:54.926-07:00Matt, thanks for you thoughtful comment. Notice at...Matt, thanks for you thoughtful comment. Notice at the end of my post I said that this is a microcosm for many more like it; your example is a perfect illustration for what I mean.<br /><br />Now, imagine with me for a minute a different world than the one we live in. Imagine a world where more people are equipped to understand these nuances themselves. Imagine a world where lay Christians - that is, your average, everyday, non-ministerial Christians - are educated in such a way that they can analyze texts and language like this for themselves. I daresay we wouldn't look like the fools that the secular progressives portray us to be. That's what the world would look like if we committed to a classical education. <br /><br />I understand it isn't where we are now, but couldn't it be different?Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09457983094573185233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3284408590131383359.post-91495009018113224832010-10-09T22:44:14.070-07:002010-10-09T22:44:14.070-07:00I enjoyed this blog entry and would like to add a ...I enjoyed this blog entry and would like to add a story of my own. Suzy and I have been attending a Bible church for over ten years. We like it. Each week, Scripture is exposited in the manner in which you are prescribing. These word-study sermons have had a direct and meaningful effect on my own married life. The time I am remembering was a study over the word "honor" and how husbands should honor their wives. It sounds nice doesn't it? Similar to the compromised translation of the word "love" into our own English language, so much of the texts original meaning was lost. What does this prescribed honor look like? Well, left to our own devices, most husbands would have concluded something along the lines of, "think your wife is important". Not bad… fair to say the least. But as you have already observed: I think my car is important too. The pastor went on to explain the Greek form of the word was used only in a few other places in the Bible-- don't quote me here-- and that the particular use of the word "honor" bared the weight of the type of honor you would offer to royalty. The pastor's exposition and application has stayed with me. Do you let a Queen do dishes? Do you belch in front of the Queen? How do you act when a Queen enters the room? These questions have guided me in my attempt honor and love of my wife. Now, most wives would refuse the constant insistence of being carried around on pedestal and most of us know this isn't very practical in everyday life. But the deep knowledge of wife knowing that her husband is willing to drop anything else (his first preferences, his work, his hobbies, his time, etc.) at the drop of hat-- The queen has entered the room!!--to give his wife his best is an amazing thing that I suppose few wives find in a husband. Not only because it is a difficult standard to fulfill but because most husbands have missed this lofty mandate through the dullness of our English language and our own ignorance as well.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17674719679153454197noreply@blogger.com