Recently I was poking around wikipedia (what a great resource) and came across a very common image, da Vinci's Vitruvian Man. You know, you've seen it before.What struck me is a statement by an Italian political leader that the image represents "man as the measure of all things."
If this is true, it belies the humanistic leanings of the Renaissance and our modern culture. There concept that "God as the measure of all things" does not register with much of our culture. I, man, am the final authority, the final arbiter of truth. What a frightening thought, yet one that is as old as the sun. We read in the ancient Hebrew Scriptures that "everyone did what was right in his own eyes." (Judges 21.25)
I am certain this is not a unique thought to me, but it is one that impacted me upon viewing this image.
1 comment:
It’s always scary to apply the wrong measuring standard to a situation. Imagine making a cake and instead of adding ½ tsp, you add ½ kg of salt. Although man is made in God’s image, he is not the best measure of ALL tings. In some situations only the real thing will do.
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