Roger Meyer

Many people think of the saints as the “big names” in the Bible, such as the prophets and apostles. Some think saints are people who have lived exemplary Christian lives of service and have been formally “canonized” by the Roman Catholic Church. Some believe individual saints have a patronage for whom they intercede in particular ways. Once, while taking a taxi to a hotel, I saw a statue on the dashboard—the driver proudly told me it was St. Christopher, who protected him from accidents.

Opposites form the elements of many biblical lessons: life and death, flesh and spirit, wisdom and foolishness, light and darkness, sin and righteousness, and more. Such is the case with strength and weakness.

In William Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet, Juliet says, “That which we call a rose / by any other name would smell as sweet.” This well-known phrase means that no matter what something is named, it doesn’t change what it is. Likewise, a lie, called by any other word, is still a lie.

What does God think about? What are His thoughts? What does He think of mankind? Does the Bible tell us what God thinks?