"I think the best idea's I've ever had were somebody else's... Timeless, transcendent truth is not something that I'm going to come up with." - Jon Foreman.
"Good poets borrow. Great poets steal." - T. S. Eliot
Originality is something most people appreciate and strive for. The song writer wants to write a song thats never been written. The athlete wants to accomplish feats never before done by anyone. The architect wants to build something that looks unique and stands out. The painter wants to paint something extravagant and new.
It's exciting discovering new things. It's even more exciting to come up with these new things; to be named the author. But where does our thirst for originality end? Could it be after we've already left God's side in search for our own path? Does the preacher really want to preach something never preached before?
I'm not saying we don't need change. However, I think in search for the right changes, we leave so much timeless, transcendent truth behind. God gave us his Word not to add to it, nor was it to be a bridge to some other truth yet uncovered. It's the inerrant 'complete' Word of God.
So, I'd say the lesson is simple. Great poets steal. And like Jon Foreman said, timeless, transcendent truth is something I'm definitely not going to come up with. So look's like I'm going to start stealing. God's Word is perfect. Why not start there?
Ecclesiastes 1: 9 "That which has been is what will be, That which is done is what will be done, and there is nothing new under the sun."
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