The material argument for the existence of God, where god is seen to sustain the very existence of matter, is the basis for all of the gift theories and epic stuff. Here is another result:
God is the creator. Present tense. At all times he creates the universe.
God is constantly creating us. These 6000 years of history are a tale of his creation of a nation for himself, a people drawn from every tribe and tongue on earth, a tale of sanctifying them and restoring creation, a tale of creating a people for himself.
2 Corinthians 5:17 "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!"
Just dwell upon that fact that you are Gods creation. He wanted to make you, and he made you just the way he wanted you. You are an intentional creation of God.
And the idea that made my blood curdle to write this post is this: 6000 years of history since the beginning of the world. To god a thousand years is like a day (Psalm 90:4). Seven days of creation... 7000 years. So what if we have another 1000 years before the end of the world.
And the kicker for me is completely illogical, but it's what excited me.
What if the creation account in Genesis were an account of all history?
I mean, God makes sense, right? Wouldn't it be awesome if everything connected like that?
Anyway, that's my nature, the connector person. That's why I come up with so many theories!
26 October 2010
addition to 'giving out love' + church language
Previous post "giving out love" stated that we can bend Gods love to us outward by being completely secure in God, freeing us from needing earthly things and letting us give freely of ourselves to all people.
Add to that. The previous thesis allows us to give whatever we have. But in addition so simply being allowed to give, God has given us something of infinite value to give, the gospel. And the gospel is what God originally gave to us, the love he gave us. This gospel we preach and 'give' to other people. This is how church people can say "giving God's love out to people around you".
Much confusion would be done away with and much heartfelt passion would be gained by a simple clarification of language on the part of the church! The trouble is that it is much easier to say "giving god's love out" than explain "telling them the gospel", just as it is easier to say "love of God" than "his plan for the universe including our sanctification and provision and real tangible directly given emotion"
We must, every now and then, clarify these terms to people we do not know well. For this purpose we must ourselves keep in mind what we really mean when we say things like love, trust, power, justice, grace, peace, etc.
Could this perhaps have been the doom of the Catholic church from 500-1300 AD?
Add to that. The previous thesis allows us to give whatever we have. But in addition so simply being allowed to give, God has given us something of infinite value to give, the gospel. And the gospel is what God originally gave to us, the love he gave us. This gospel we preach and 'give' to other people. This is how church people can say "giving God's love out to people around you".
Much confusion would be done away with and much heartfelt passion would be gained by a simple clarification of language on the part of the church! The trouble is that it is much easier to say "giving god's love out" than explain "telling them the gospel", just as it is easier to say "love of God" than "his plan for the universe including our sanctification and provision and real tangible directly given emotion"
We must, every now and then, clarify these terms to people we do not know well. For this purpose we must ourselves keep in mind what we really mean when we say things like love, trust, power, justice, grace, peace, etc.
Could this perhaps have been the doom of the Catholic church from 500-1300 AD?
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