Question 7: What is God?
Answer: God is a Spirit, in and of himself infinite in being, glory, blessedness, and perfection; all-sufficient, eternal, unchangeable, incomprehensible, every where present, almighty, knowing all things, most wise, most holy, most just, most merciful and gracious, long-suffering, and abundant in goodness and truth.
The word "God" generates thoughts about an entity or entities that others believe in. When this entity/ies or its belief is pushed onto me through religious force feeding, it annoys me.
How would you define it? When you hear the word, what kind of feelings does it evoke - contempt, peace, hope, despair etc.? Anything else you want to add?
How would you define it? When you hear the word, what kind of feelings does it evoke - contempt, peace, hope, despair etc.? Anything else you want to add?
I was going to try to express my own thoughts along these lines, but this is much more concise than what I would have come up with. I would add that one gets more done when one does not deny reality. Another way to see it is to live in harmony with the universe. This is my version of "following God's will", etc. etc.God is reality. Completely bizarre, all-powerful, and worthy of respect and awe. One doesn't always feel connected or even appreciative of that, but when you do connect to it, it's humbling and inspiring.
There are ten thousand gods, a god for every mood and every occasion, a god for me and a god for you..
How would you define it? When you hear the word, what kind of feelings does it evoke - contempt, peace, hope, despair etc.? Anything else you want to add?