Diagram of frankenweenie

I think in abstract pictures.  I'm still trying to mentally work my way through my last post.  These pictures help me, but I think they are less accurate than the last post.

as-is diagram:

to-be diagram:

For me "God" is a state that exists in the red box.  

This morning I had a discussion with a friend about knowing "God". His assertion was that God can be known (at least in part). I'm still of the opinion that God is not a 'known' but a state expressed in something analogous to a wave function of unconditional love & scandalous grace. Similar to Plato's cave... I can only understand the shadows on the wall, and not know the True character of God.

The dialog started with somebody at the table asserting that if compassion for a sinner harms the one the sin is against the act is unjust. The example of the prodigal son returning and how killing the fattened calf took away something from the good son that stayed home. I think the assertion that the good son is being wronged is antithetical to 'unconditional love/grade' and therefore the person asserting the moral high ground is not as holy as they would think they are.... I'm sure none of this makes sense.  I can also see the other side:

• Was the 'holier person' wronged when something was taken from them (the calf) to give to the unholy / misbehaving prodigal son? By social norms; yes. There is a truth to that wronging that I have to acknowledge.

• Was the loving gay couple wronged when they were told they can't marry in the church they attend?  By social norms; yes.  There is a truth to that wronging that I have to acknowledge.

However in the state of Truth (capital T) another behavior that is also wrong is the hard-heart of the holy person who is failing to provide unconditional love and scandalous grace to the other.  Humans can’t act in a state of Truth all the time.  We can aspire … I am an expert at failing at living in this state…  my point is ... we are all unholy.  My point is that for me, God is not a 'known' but a unrealizable state based on a shadow on the wall.