Note: This writing is part of the Coins That Shatter the Mirror cluster, reposted from my earlier archives as part of the BetweenSparks project.
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Kierkegaard feels
that when man practices faith he is in danger of temptation. When
faith becomes influenced by desires it appears that man is actually
tempting themselves with the idea of God. Since God has already
given us everything and more in which we should be happy with, to have faith in more than God
existing is arrogant thinking. Thus God never tempts us, rather we
tempt ourselves with thinking God is tempting us.
“...
You perhaps beg and adjure him, to fulfill your wish; but if he
continued to deny you, you would cease to beg him, you would say: If
now I influenced him by my prayers to do what he does not regard as
right... I should have lost him and my confidence in him … “ Here S.K simply suggests; when one desires something from God
(no matter how good natured or selfish), when the constant faith in
the desire does not get satisfied, we are quick to blame or reject
God. “God why do you not do this for me? How can you truly exist if
you cannot provide for what I desperately need?” This is man
tempting himself with the idea of God.
God has
already provided mankind with an universe, a world and the mind to
conquer it all. Why must one rely on faith that God will provide for
us anymore than he has? The only faith one should have is the faith
God exist and is good. To be a person of God is to be good and this
requires no faith he will provide for you, but rather to have faith
in God and to do good you will be rewarded for your good deeds. By
'tempting' God one actually tempts themselves and creates false
notions of what God is and does. These temptations lead to the
separation of man from God.
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The God discussed here is the Judea-God. Today there are many who have faith in God and do not realize it is always more of self-relationship than YOU and GOD relationship - that which requires the actual faith - God exist no matter your 'faith' right? So your faith in God is easy, the faith in yourself to be with God (the relationship) is not, that's the most difficult thing anyone can do in their life. We are talking about God, after all.
The 'Selling of God' has led to the 'Destruction of God' in American culture; atheism and nonreligious numbers are steadily rising. Rejecting the idea of "God" does no more harm than the person who does not understand their personal relationship. Those who sell God are those who give you ultimatums with God: "Heaven or Hell" - "salvation" - "repentance" - "love" ONLY IF you have faith in God (and the guy persuading you to buy-buy-buy). LEARN LEARN LEARN LEARN LEARN Buying God corrupts the real relationship one should have with God; with yourself. If you want to buy your love with God, start small businesses designed to help the community with work and respectable pay - it's not about your yearly intake, it's about the next 10 years of the children in the families you are supporting to be well enough to be with God. How can God love anybody if everyone is dead; our ocean, earth, air... destroyed by the fire that is development and no research. This planet is here for us, we ruin our home collectively and claim our souls are saved while we are aware of this and do not struggle to help... It's going to be work to be with God. If humanity was one person, heaven is never an option at this point. Remembering we were all born with original 'sin' and the burden with the 'infinite want to know.' And noting Jesus and other prophets were charitable and against GREED, rich people who took advantage of those with less means of succeed. There is NO BIG BUSINESS in collective harmony on our planet; green systems/energies, biosafe products, recycle-sciences, and much more. The purchase of an item which in some way does not benefit humanity, is a sin, it is greedy - selfish.
This relationship is a largely foundational part of an individual's life. It places you on a metaphysical plateau to understand reality. If you are God, I am God, but there is also a God to talk about. In a conversation, when you separate yourself from me in conscientiousness, avoids more than God, but to avoid how I perceive God. God is unique to me in perception as it is to you. We need God in different areas of our life. The reason people are able to Sell God is usually by the most immediate support of families and communities of merchandisers. Part of religious practice is a communal sensation. We require others to know we are truly living in light of God. Well - that's not as easy as just ritually chilling out with those people. Again, clearly, one's relationship with God is complex and does not stop short at JUST having the faith.
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Questioning the nature of God is how one becomes to be with and understand God.
That statement is a "God-statement;" replace the word God with any reasonable word - bread, wine, pastries, stars, atoms, neurons, cells, physics, philosophy, etc. You get something interesting. Now 'be with' should be acceptable enough to not mean "a part of" but "constantly influenced by." An inheritance can be made... That everything is God then? Well, yeah, but also you (myself, everyone) and a divine-creator. The trinity could be extended to hold the father (God), the mother (earth) and the son (us). Part of an unified theory in multidisciplinary theology will include discussion of "god-statements."
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Want to find God quick and easy?
Sorry you can't, lol, but! I can tell you how I have gotten to this point of faith in my relationship with God (and myself). The outlandish idea of multidisciplinary theology; approaching studies of religious practices and religious history, with particular concerns of God, with various paradigmatic theories and research to support hypothesis. This underdeveloped field takes into consideration the social sciences (perhaps harder sciences) as being able to explain and settle disputes in topics of theology.
I have no idea really if any of that is recognizably true! However the conceptual idea is fun to play with... But, maybe looking at sciences for finding God is too much to start? Maybe something more human-oriented, and not necessarily psychological and spiritual. To start a broadening of theological and religious study find interest in various world religions. Begin anywhere, modern; nothing older than 200 years. Begin with the most popular and try to explore those which are not so popular. Popularity itself not being distinguishable by interest but by statistics of population. All religions of modern practice are vital to see how others interpret God and for those who do not necessarily interpret God, but NATURE and SELF should be emphasized as being equally valid in alignment of the trinity extension; you are learning about God in light of many perspectives, whether the ancient text talks about people, nature or God there is potential to learn about the nature of God (yourself and others). If God loves you and me and humanity, humanity and us must work to be with God and not merely accept that we love God back is enough to prove your love.
My religious views: I am an ignostic religious naturalist which embodies this mentality: one must present a coherent expression of God before we may discuss the validity of said "God" - depending on which will shape my responses to you as an agnostic, atheist, theist, pantheist, deist, etc. - while recognizing humanity has innate religious attitudes of group-orientation and thinking - in order to share communication of God on terms which are universal and not biased.
This is Nicholas G. Lukowiak here at the Chapel of Religious Naturalism - bringing you God at your computer desk and cell phone with the knowledge "We Do Want To Love One Another," and that want comes from the discussion of community.
God Bless The World.
The God discussed here is the Judea-God. Today there are many who have faith in God and do not realize it is always more of self-relationship than YOU and GOD relationship - that which requires the actual faith - God exist no matter your 'faith' right? So your faith in God is easy, the faith in yourself to be with God (the relationship) is not, that's the most difficult thing anyone can do in their life. We are talking about God, after all.
The 'Selling of God' has led to the 'Destruction of God' in American culture; atheism and nonreligious numbers are steadily rising. Rejecting the idea of "God" does no more harm than the person who does not understand their personal relationship. Those who sell God are those who give you ultimatums with God: "Heaven or Hell" - "salvation" - "repentance" - "love" ONLY IF you have faith in God (and the guy persuading you to buy-buy-buy). LEARN LEARN LEARN LEARN LEARN Buying God corrupts the real relationship one should have with God; with yourself. If you want to buy your love with God, start small businesses designed to help the community with work and respectable pay - it's not about your yearly intake, it's about the next 10 years of the children in the families you are supporting to be well enough to be with God. How can God love anybody if everyone is dead; our ocean, earth, air... destroyed by the fire that is development and no research. This planet is here for us, we ruin our home collectively and claim our souls are saved while we are aware of this and do not struggle to help... It's going to be work to be with God. If humanity was one person, heaven is never an option at this point. Remembering we were all born with original 'sin' and the burden with the 'infinite want to know.' And noting Jesus and other prophets were charitable and against GREED, rich people who took advantage of those with less means of succeed. There is NO BIG BUSINESS in collective harmony on our planet; green systems/energies, biosafe products, recycle-sciences, and much more. The purchase of an item which in some way does not benefit humanity, is a sin, it is greedy - selfish.
This relationship is a largely foundational part of an individual's life. It places you on a metaphysical plateau to understand reality. If you are God, I am God, but there is also a God to talk about. In a conversation, when you separate yourself from me in conscientiousness, avoids more than God, but to avoid how I perceive God. God is unique to me in perception as it is to you. We need God in different areas of our life. The reason people are able to Sell God is usually by the most immediate support of families and communities of merchandisers. Part of religious practice is a communal sensation. We require others to know we are truly living in light of God. Well - that's not as easy as just ritually chilling out with those people. Again, clearly, one's relationship with God is complex and does not stop short at JUST having the faith.
_______________________________
Questioning the nature of God is how one becomes to be with and understand God.
That statement is a "God-statement;" replace the word God with any reasonable word - bread, wine, pastries, stars, atoms, neurons, cells, physics, philosophy, etc. You get something interesting. Now 'be with' should be acceptable enough to not mean "a part of" but "constantly influenced by." An inheritance can be made... That everything is God then? Well, yeah, but also you (myself, everyone) and a divine-creator. The trinity could be extended to hold the father (God), the mother (earth) and the son (us). Part of an unified theory in multidisciplinary theology will include discussion of "god-statements."
___________________________________
Want to find God quick and easy?
Sorry you can't, lol, but! I can tell you how I have gotten to this point of faith in my relationship with God (and myself). The outlandish idea of multidisciplinary theology; approaching studies of religious practices and religious history, with particular concerns of God, with various paradigmatic theories and research to support hypothesis. This underdeveloped field takes into consideration the social sciences (perhaps harder sciences) as being able to explain and settle disputes in topics of theology.
I have no idea really if any of that is recognizably true! However the conceptual idea is fun to play with... But, maybe looking at sciences for finding God is too much to start? Maybe something more human-oriented, and not necessarily psychological and spiritual. To start a broadening of theological and religious study find interest in various world religions. Begin anywhere, modern; nothing older than 200 years. Begin with the most popular and try to explore those which are not so popular. Popularity itself not being distinguishable by interest but by statistics of population. All religions of modern practice are vital to see how others interpret God and for those who do not necessarily interpret God, but NATURE and SELF should be emphasized as being equally valid in alignment of the trinity extension; you are learning about God in light of many perspectives, whether the ancient text talks about people, nature or God there is potential to learn about the nature of God (yourself and others). If God loves you and me and humanity, humanity and us must work to be with God and not merely accept that we love God back is enough to prove your love.
My religious views: I am an ignostic religious naturalist which embodies this mentality: one must present a coherent expression of God before we may discuss the validity of said "God" - depending on which will shape my responses to you as an agnostic, atheist, theist, pantheist, deist, etc. - while recognizing humanity has innate religious attitudes of group-orientation and thinking - in order to share communication of God on terms which are universal and not biased.
This is Nicholas G. Lukowiak here at the Chapel of Religious Naturalism - bringing you God at your computer desk and cell phone with the knowledge "We Do Want To Love One Another," and that want comes from the discussion of community.
God Bless The World.
