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Christ is often referred to as the ‘Rock of ages’, which is a name that has been publicized by the gospel of Matthew’s ‘The Wise and Foolish Builders’ Parable – which uses a rock and sand analogy to excercise the point of building your life upon a firm foundation (Jesus Christ).
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Allusion to Lupe Fiasco’s debut single ‘Kick Push’ from his Food & Liquor album, where he tells the story of a boy and his love for skateboarding. The skateboard being a metaphorical representation of life – and the obstacles symbolizing life problems
In this context, BenJah wants us to Kick, Push for Christ!
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John Piper is a famous Christian theologian – he also wrote the book ‘Don’t Waste Your Life’ where he places a strong emphasis on living a life revolving around Christ.
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Double Entendre
BenJah is also talking about the son, in reference to the son of God (Jesus Christ). This ties in with the being thankful and blessed theme of the song.
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The 7 days of Creation
The ‘one thousand’ years comparison have lead some to question whether or not the 7 days of Creation recorded in Genesis is allegory. It is often debated whether or not the book of Genesis is meant to be interpreted literally. People who take the book literally are called Creationists, while others interpret it allegorically – seeing the use of the number seven as some symbolic metaphorical significance.
Some ‘new-age’ Christians hold the belief that if Genesis is meant to be interpreted allegorically, it has no contradiction with Theistic Evolution – the belief that macro-evolution happened as a result of a supernatural guided process from a supreme deity; in this case, the Christian God.
Famous Christian Apologist, William Lane Craig, although not an advocate for the theory himself, holds the belief that evolution is compatible with Christianity.
Regardless of the numbers, however, the point remains that non-univocal use of words has misled many people into thinking that evolutionary theory presents some sort of challenge to teleology and, hence, to theism. I tell you, Andrew, this is just one more of those cases that illustrate so powerfully the importance of careful philosophical thinking about science.
However others, particularly Young Earth Creationists maintain the view that evolution is not compatible with Christianity – one of their leading defenses being why would an omnipresent all-powerful God use this lengthy process when he can create man instantaneously?
