The Infinite Mind

I recently had a conversation on Facebook regarding the inerracy and infallibility of the Bible with a non-believer. Well, it actually turned into an apologetics discussion. I realized that I have a true passion for apologetics and dare I say a "gift" in defending the truth. Its a little scary to say that you are gifted in an area. It may sound egotistical and turn others away. But I have been praying for years for God to reveal to me what He would have me do in His ministry on this earth. When I was younger, people used to tell me that I should grow up to be an attorney because I liked to argue. While I think those individuals were trying to be complimentary, I often felt offended and even belittled. I suppose I felt that my identity was being criticized. I then developed a life long sensitivity to criticism, always feeling the need to defend myself. In reality, I think that God has been working in my life to refine and develop a desire for truth. For the last forty years He has placed me in situtions and circumstances that have developed my character and constitution for His Word. Twenty years ago I came to the end of myself in a very difficult situation. I had no other option but to trust God and from that time forward I feel that I have been in school, learning and growing to develop a love for the Word of God and the defense of its validity. This may not sound like a grand revelation, but this week I was informed that my job situation would change. Once again I have found myself at the mercy of others feeling vulnerable and criticized. At the same time, I recognize that God is up to something in my life and perhaps He has begun to reveal a different plan and direction for my life. I don't have any specifics and there is still that small feeling of fear for the unknown. But if I have learned nothing else it is that God will take care of me and His ways are good. This morning I woke up in the wee hours with the word transcendentalism incessantly running through my mind. Why in creation I would be thinking about a god-less ideology is anyones guess. What came out of that is the following thought process. I don't really know why, but I decided it was worth posting. May it give some insight to someone and perhaps bring a blessing.

If a person states that they have the capability of an infinite mind, then it seems to me that they are contradicting themselves by virtue of the definition. If we say that we have ability to grow into an infinite mind (or become a god or be like god) then the question is what does infinite wisdom mean? We usually reference the attribute of infinite wisdom to God and refer to humans as finite. In many belief systems the ideology of becoming infinite is an attractive alternative to believing in a higher power or a God. Within these belief systems is the idea that anyone can essentially develop the capability for infinite wisdom through human effort. God is simply a concept and not an entity. By this statement they are saying that humans possess the ability for full capacity of wisdom (which in turn assumes that humans are not actually finite, but possess the attributes of being infinite.) I find the notion to be a contradiction in terms. To have the capacity of infinite wisdom essentially means that you already possess the full capability of infinite wisdom. Therefore, to say that one can grow into infinite wisdom would be by definition a contradiction of the statement. How does one grow into something that they already possess? If you already posses full capability and capacity then there is nothing that hinders you from already possessing infinite wisdom. To claim that a finite mind can become infinite would require a total change in the physical attributes of the finite because what is infinite cannot be confined to the finite. Christians accept that humans are finite, or limited in capacity and capability. We see ourselves as the finite creation of an infinite creator. We see God as infinite and thus containing full capacity and capability for all wisdom and knowledge. The infinite wisdom is not constrained with boundaries. It also cannot be corruptible because then it would not be infinitely wise. To be infinite in wisdom implies infinite in purity which means that to maintain its integrity and consistency of character it cannot and would not be associated with the corruptible. To lack full wisdom means that humans are susceptible to impurity (and susceptibility to impurity or depravity means they are actually hindered from full wisdom.) So the conclusion is that the incorruptible (God) cannot be associated with the corruptible (man.) There must be an answer to this. God provided the answer. That answer is that in order for the incorruptible to associate with the corruptible there must be something that, for lack of a better word, hides or cleans the corruptible so that it can be in the presence of the incorruptible. How do the corruptible become clean? The disease that infects it must be eradicated. This is done through a process of purification. The question is can the incorruptible clean itself, or does it need assistance from the incorruptible? When we have a bacteria infection we go to the doctor and he prescribes an antibiotic to kill the disease and free us from the infection. When the infection is killed, we are restored to the original state. The same is true for the infection of our soul which is sin. We need a spiritual antibiotic to clean the infection. Jesus Christ became our antibiotic. He took our sin and cleansed it with his incorruptible nature, washing away the disease. God did this by taking is infinite nature and power and consciously confining it to the boundaries of a human body. The nature of sickness demands a cure. The cure for sin (which entered the world through the corruptible man Adam) is remedied through the incorruptible man Jesus. Though he knew no sin, he chooses to endure the cross for our sake. He shed his blood as a sacrificial offering on our behalf. He gave up his rights so that we would have the right to commune with a Holy Incorruptible God. He didn’t ask us to make a co-payment, but rather, as the great physician, He simply asked us to accept the medication. When we accept this cleansing we then have access to the incorruptible wisdom of the Almighty God. Since our sins are corruptible by nature it is imperative they are covered (hidden) through the medication of Jesus. The sacrificial shedding of his blood becomes a covering or cleansing to of our illness of sin. When Jesus inhabits or lives this "covering" shields us from the wrath of God. Without it, we cannot be in the presence of the incorruptible God. Therefore, through Jesus Christs payment we are covered under his insurance policy and able to freely come into the presence of infinite wisdom. Without this remedy we are left on our own to contend with our sickness (which leads to our ultimate demise.) Instead we become the possession of the incorruptible by virtue of the payment that Jesus made on our behalf. Thus we have been bought with a price and no longer are we a slave to the corruptible, but we have full rights to the incorruptible nature of the Almighty God. This protection gives us the hope of the future eternal blessings of communion with God and a share in his riches in glory. The converse is an eternity of unending isolation and sickness contending with the realization of the eternity that we lost due to the deception of our own efforts and corruption.