The argument is made that naming God is never really naming God but only naming our understanding of God. To take our ideas of the divine and hold them as if they correspond to the reality of God is thus to construct a conceptual idol built from the materials of our mind.
Interpretation
The quote suggests that our names and concepts of God are merely reflections of our own understanding, not the true nature of the divine.
Peter Rollins emphasizes that when we name or define God, we are not capturing the essence of God itself, but rather articulating our limited interpretations and understandings. This action can lead to the creation of a 'conceptual idol', a representation that is inherently flawed and only reflective of our mental constructs rather than the ultimate reality of God.
In practice
In a philosophical discussion on the nature of divinity.
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The Dharma is the truth that all natures are pure.
We cannot change our past. We can not change the fact that people act in a certain way. We can not change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude.
It's the end game that people dread and that's what I'm scared of
Christmas is not a myth, not a tradition, not a dream. It is a glorious reality.
To adore the conqueror, who now beholds Cherub and seraph rolling in the flood.
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