Love me or else (Part Two) (Where is it now?)

by Balance_Maintained , U.S.A., Sunday, December 23, 2012, 03:48 (4355 days ago) @ BBella

Bella: David, I completely agree with your words above, "We each have our own approach to finding God". But what happened with me, in my search for God, was I found two different God's at one point in my life. One God, is the ALL THAT IS - The creator that IS the creation and the creator, within and without. The other God, is the God of the scriptures, who, he admits, is not that much different than the humans he created, as he created man in his own image. 
> -> But after much soul/mind/heart searching (which I admit I have not concluded in any sense of finality), I've found it hard to put my faith in the God that spoke thru angels and face to face to humans and called himself God - the Great I AM, and not conclude that this God, is himself, a product of creation calling himself God of all creation. 
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> This God may even have the right to do so, in some sense, to call himself our God, as he may have created humans, thru DNA and gene splicing, and may even have and still may, watch over and nurture us bringing us up in the way that we should go wanting the best for us, even intervening at times. And thru Jesus and other sent beings, have tried to steer us on the straight and narrow road to love, as a good Father should, helping us evolve into a better, less carnal species. 
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> But, I cannot equate the two. This God that speaks with his creation with the God that is "The" All That Is. I believe beings did appear to these people (and even may still appear at times) claiming they were messengers from, or God himself, and did give them prophecies and/or words to write down for warnings etc. But, as I have mentioned before, I believe these beings came to be thru evolution and are not THE Creator of all creation. 
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> I still have a very open mind about this and would truly like to hear your, Tony's, opinion on how or why you believe I am wrong, about these being two different Gods, or do you?-
First, I would ask why there needs be the distinction? Why can the creator of all not have a personality? Is there a good reason for that supposition or is it simply because it doesn't fit our concept of what a God should be? If there is a valid reason why God can not have a personality, I would be interested in hearing it. -Even the bible admits the existence of other gods. It merely names YHWH as the head cheese of Gods. If using the biblical form of Elohim, or powers, then yes, I believe in a myriad of gods, or beings that are more powerful than humanity. I also believe that there is a hierarchy. There are numerous references to a spiritual organization and different functions for different spiritual creatures inside that organization. From a more outside perspective, I see the universe as inherently organized and to me that reflects back on the nature of the creator. If the creation is organized, so to is the creator. I also see that nature was created lovingly, beautifully, and with great care. Simply look at all the beautiful, wonderful things we have in our home for us to enjoy! So many things we take for granted. How many pleasurable experiences do you have a day, from beautiful sunsets, wonderful aromas, pleasant tastes, etc etc etc. When all of creation could have been made plain and boring, it was made with extraordinary variety, all capable of working together in exquisite harmony. I do not find that to reflect on the concept of an impersonal, unfeeling, uncaring creator. So, the short answer to your question is, as regards God with a capital G, no, I do not think there are two. They are one in the same.

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What is the purpose of living? How about, 'to reduce needless suffering. It seems to me to be a worthy purpose.