Extemporaneous musings, occasionally poetic, about life in its richly varied dimensions, especially as relates to history, theology, law, literature, science, by one who is an attorney, ordained minister, historian, writer, and African American.
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
MARK 4:25--A FILL-IN THE BLANKS SCRIPTURE?
YESTERDAY, I POSTED THE FOLLOWING STATUS:
"Whoever has will be given more; whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken from them." MARK 4:25
When I first encountered this scripture in 1975, I asked my former pastor, Rev. Christopher Columbus Butler, of St. Matthews C.M.E. Church, near St. Louis, Missouri, whether this referred to money? He said, "No. Faith." I remain unpersuaded by his explanation, preferring my own intuition.
SINCE THAT TIME IT HAS OCCURRED TO ME, THAT THIS MAY WELL BE A FILL-IN THE BLANK TYPE OF SCRIPTURE. FOR, EXAMPLE, "LOVE," "HOPE," "POWER," "POVERTY"--ALL WORK, IN ADDITION TO FAITH AND MONEY. WHO ARE YOU IS THE REAL ISSUE? TRY INSERTING OTHER SUBJECTS AFTER "HAS" AND "HAVE" AND SEE THE RESULT.