Happy Wednesday everyone, this is Val Campbell and welcome to another blog post! This entry investigates the question “What Is God?” and will be shared in several parts.
The Third segment is an exploration of what can we assume about God to solve problems.
I hope you enjoy this conversation and again, as always, please feel free to engage in the debate and discussion, whether you agree with me or not!
What Can We Assume About God?
God exists. When asked to describe himself, he said “I am.” In Hebrew that is a statement that everything has God in it. God holds everything together, and is what keeps every universe and each molecule within them from simply imploding or drifting away.
God is logical, and is the entity that ordered everything. To believe that God is capricious or random, simply has no evidence.
God is not a respecter of persons or nations. I see no evidence that God picks and chooses winners and losers outside of their respect for natural law. Nations often have declared themselves favored by God, but it is not logical that all of them are. To the degree that God has a “people,” I will leave to history. It is certain that many have made that claim and I have no way of proclaiming a winner. As to the lineage of Jesus of Nazareth, that is clear and has been adjudicated. The decision to believe he is God incarnate, and to follow his teachings, is a personal matter of faith. As I have stated, since we all must believe in something, I chose that as a matter of logical conclusion.
God designed the universes in accordance with unbreakable Natural Laws. These, like the Law of Gravity, Newton’s Laws of Motion, and a great many more laws that govern physics, cannot be broken but they can be temporarily overcome by applying other Natural Laws and energy. When that energy is exhausted, there will be a correction.
To the extent that these laws govern what is physical, they also rule over economics, relationships, and every other aspect of existence in this Universe and, as we are coming to believe, a trillion more.
The order of the Universe is designed to be productive. Nature eliminates behaviors that are nonproductive. This concept is immutable and cannot be negotiated. Regardless of human desire, unproductive behaviors will eventually be culled.
In one of my references, it is said that “God…. is the overseer of our lives.” What does that mean? Is the implication that God is pulling strings that are attached to our limbs? Does it mean that individuals have no say in their actions? I think the answer is obvious, there is no evidence that God manipulates us moment by moment, although I have had events in my life that are beyond coincidental. What I believe is that if you work to align yourself with nature, which is God’s flow and energy, good things tend to happen to you.
What then, do we say to people who are born in horrible places where they are abused? What do we say to children who are abused or trafficked?
This is the reason why I believe that God doesn’t respect persons, there is no choosing winners and losers. Horrible people live long lives and innocent children die miserable deaths. It strikes me that we are natural animals and we are born where we fall. From that point, we have a opportunity to do the best we can in that time and place. I have no salve for those who suffer horrible fates, and this is one of the great mysteries of life.
I had a near death experience. It was as the stories say, a warm accepting being welcoming me, and other beings, obviously former humans, there to help me cross over. I can’t say why I didn’t die, I guess it wasn’t my time. What I took from that experience is that I am no longer afraid of death, although not in a hurry either. I also believe that this life is not what is ultimately important, so what happens here isn’t the final result. Perhaps that explains why some people have plentiful lives, and others starve. I am not sure we will ever fully understand while we are still here.
To be continued in part-4, share your comments, have a great day