Metaphors are a divinely given means to avoid idolatrous claims of knowledge. Metaphors are nonliteral descriptions of reality. They are an acknowledge that we need to access the world around us in an indirect fashion, and that the idea of direct and complete access is an arrogant illusion that violates the multifaceted integrity of the created world.
in Scot McKnight, A Community Called Atonement (Nashville: Abingdon, 2007), 39.
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