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• 1Cor 13:12 . . Now we see things imperfectly as in a poor mirror, but then
we will see everything with perfect clarity. All that I know now is partial and
incomplete, but then I will know everything completely, just as God knows
me now.
Back then, mirrors were made of metal, and their surface finish wasn't
nearly as good as the ones now. People's faces were somewhat distorted
too, like those funny mirrors in carnivals. Plus, their reflection was like
looking at the world through a dirty window; they could can see themselves
alright, but not sharply.
For example; the first time I used the mirror in my bathroom when I got
home from cataract surgery, I was startled to see how much I had aged over
time without realizing it because now I could see all my wrinkles and
blemishes clearly whereas before surgery I couldn't. It was like the operation
had suddenly made me 15 years older.
For now the exhortation to "Know Thyself" is virtually impossible, but I think
most us prefer not to see the real person that we are in too much detail: at
least for now anyway.
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• 1Cor 13:12 . . Now we see things imperfectly as in a poor mirror, but then
we will see everything with perfect clarity. All that I know now is partial and
incomplete, but then I will know everything completely, just as God knows
me now.
Back then, mirrors were made of metal, and their surface finish wasn't
nearly as good as the ones now. People's faces were somewhat distorted
too, like those funny mirrors in carnivals. Plus, their reflection was like
looking at the world through a dirty window; they could can see themselves
alright, but not sharply.
For example; the first time I used the mirror in my bathroom when I got
home from cataract surgery, I was startled to see how much I had aged over
time without realizing it because now I could see all my wrinkles and
blemishes clearly whereas before surgery I couldn't. It was like the operation
had suddenly made me 15 years older.
For now the exhortation to "Know Thyself" is virtually impossible, but I think
most us prefer not to see the real person that we are in too much detail: at
least for now anyway.
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