Got a Minute? What Is an Elephant?

Hi, friends in exile, got a minute?

Remember the story of the four blind men who were all led up to an elephant?They each described the elephant by what they touched. One touched the trunk and described the elephant as a long, flexible hose-type creature that sprayed water and air. Another held the side of the elephant and described it as a solid and massive animal with huge bulk. Yet another held the elephant by the ear and said, “Oh, no. The elephant is a large, flat, leaf-like creature.” Yet a fourth blind man held the elephant by the leg and described it as a cylindrical animal like the trunk of a large tree.

This is the history of speculation about the nature of God. The philosophers have done their best to describe the idea of God, but their testimonies are often contradictory. Rather than speculation, we instead have God’s revelation upon which to stand. God has revealed Himself in the person of Jesus Christ. The Gospel of John (1:18 (FJV), says this about Jesus: “No one has ever yet seen God; the only-born God, Who is at the breast of the Father, that One has expounded [Him].”

Smiley Mudd