A Light Has Dawned | A Search for Completion

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A Light Has Dawned | A Search for Completion

December 1, 2024

A Search for Completion in the Self

Genesis 11:1-9

The Ziggurat….

Oxford - “an outlook or system of thought attaching prime importance to human rather than divine or supernatural matters. Humanist beliefs stress the potential value and goodness of human “

Harari “humanism is a "religion" that worships humanity”

3 Applications of Humanism in today's world

1. Worth and Dignity

i. Romans 3:10

2. Rational Ability to Create

i. Ephesians 3:20

ii. Psalm 19:14

iii. 1 Corinthians 10:31

3. Undogmatic → your truth

A search for completion in idols

Exodus 32:1-6

1. When something takes the place of God

i. “Whatever your heart clings to and confides in, that is really your god, your functional savior” - Martin Luther

ii. Reasons for an idol in wealth and advancement

1. The feeling of you are not enough

2. This will set you free

3. Comparison → be the best

A Search for Completion in Relationships

“I want my boy, and I mean to have him. He is mine, do you understand? Mine, mine, mine, for ever and ever.” C.S. Lewis

We can get wrapped up in the relationships around us….and we miss the relation with God!

“You mean if you were only a mother. But there is no such thing as being only a mother. You exist as Michael’s mother only because you first exist as God’s creature. That relation is older and closer.” - C.S. Lewis

Dangers of relational completion

1. Loss of identity

2. Codependency

i. Codependency is a dysfunctional relationship dynamic where one person assumes the role of “the giver,” sacrificing their own needs and well-being for the sake of the other, “the taker.” The bond in question doesn’t have to be romantic; it can occur just as easily between parent and child, friends, and family members.

3. Where Your Self Worth Rests

Jesus turned to her and saw her… “take heart, daughter,” he said, “your faith has made you whole.” -Matthew 9:22

Matthew 1:21