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11-23-2007, 12:59 AM
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 Oh All Knowing One Has it ever occurred to you that God has never revealed his identity, simply because he fears, or perhaps knows, that the reality of his existence will fail to fulfill our expectations? We must consider the possibility that our omni-potent portrayal of God may very well prove to be an erroneous assumption.      |
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11-23-2007, 01:08 AM
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| Imagine that God is really just a simple man in the far off future. He saved up enough money to buy a preprogrammed simulation of reality to run, much like our version of Sims. |
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11-23-2007, 02:44 AM
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| My feeling is.....there is no "identity" to be revealed. That's a human thing, don't you think? Have you ever felt like you were touched by the Divine- that no other description would fit? emilee |
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11-23-2007, 05:19 AM
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At this moment, I consider that which is labeled 'god' to be reality itself, both that of form and the formless. So, in a matter of speaking, it could be said that god reveals itself the moment you take notice of the present moment, cool, huh? As for erroneous assumptions? Of course, Humans have a plethora of them. One being that many are so sure of themselves that this is the only representation of reality that exists, because they know nothing more. Although, in the subjective sense, that last part doesn't really matter anyway.
__________________ Attention. Here and now. Last edited by Paul C : 11-23-2007 at 05:22 AM. Reason: Another grammar check. |
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11-23-2007, 04:16 PM
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| Being the I AM God is neither gender, nor thing, but Consciousness which preceeded birth and knows no death. In essence WE (to the degree of consciousness we have attained) are a part of whatever word you want to give to Consciousness (God, Allah, Braham, Yahweh, etc.) |
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11-24-2007, 06:14 AM
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| Believing in religious fairy tales, and assigning omni-potent qualities to a questionable being in the sky - some call it faith, others call it delusion, I just call it wishful thinking. My beliefs are as follows: God may exist. That possibility fascinates me. God may not exist. That also fascinates me. As I've learned from reading this blog, it's important not to limit yourself (or others) to one perspective. By remaining open to new possibilities, you're reducing the potential for delusion, and increasing your likelihood of achieving greater knowledge and accuracy. Last edited by Rosie : 11-24-2007 at 06:24 AM. |
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11-24-2007, 12:45 PM
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| Sometimes while in one of my whimsical moods, I see God like the Wizzard in the movie the Wizard of Oz.... Lesson from a Whirlwind There is a round trip out of Kansas Sponsered by "Torndao- Getaways" To seek out the great one And all that he has to say Ruby slippers will be provided Sized to fit your feet To guide and protect you As you journey the golden streets You musn't become disollusioned If the Wizzard seems like he's all "Smoke-N-Mirrors" He really is a gentle man with wisdom beyond his years He is going to remind you Of something you will have forgot Saying "How Can I give to you, something you've already got"!! You will then return home all the wiser With an insight as never before Knowing- The very love we cherish most is ner' beyond our front door Q: Was the tornado necessary for Dorothy to learn this lesson? |
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11-26-2007, 06:13 PM
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| To your question Old Soul, I say yes and no. She could have discovered this lesson by some other means, contemplation or something perhaps, but it just so happens that she learned it in that particular way. I suppose what you're trying to point out is that both ways are correct. As for the question of why God seems not to have revealed Himself, I personally at this point think that there is more to reality than what can be seen, heard, smelled, tasted, or touched. To assume that that is all there is seems a bit narrow minded to me. Maybe part of the purpose of life is learning to trascend ordinary reality and begin to percieve the spiritual. Maybe this is just a huge nest, and we need to be pushed out in order to learn how to fly, to add another dimension to our existence. Maybe there already exists a lot of spiritual books that hint at how to jump out of the nest, and maybe once we do that we will come to know God, since the way I figure, if higher dimesions of reality exist then God mostly likely exists in those higher dimensions. |
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11-26-2007, 09:34 PM
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__________________ Blessings, Andrea Hess Intuitive Consultant, Author of "Unlock Your Intuition." Download the first chapter of my book and other free resources at www.EmpoweredSoul.com |
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11-26-2007, 09:38 PM
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| You can't attribute those supposed revelations to God specifically. Some say that God is evident in nature, and although I tend to agree, I am speaking of a much different revelation. You may see pictures of the mother that abandoned you as a baby, but unless you make actual contact, your mother's nature will remain largely speculative. We can't know God, but through God himself. Last edited by Rosie : 11-26-2007 at 11:35 PM. |
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11-26-2007, 09:51 PM
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| What do you mean - "supposed revelations?" When someone has an experience of God, that is their experience of God. It's not something anyone has to understand, agree with, or have it proven to them. God reveals itself to everyone, in their own way. That's the only revelation that matters, anyway. Not pictures of God, not inklings or hints of God - experience of God. Yes, actual contact. Happens every day.
__________________ Blessings, Andrea Hess Intuitive Consultant, Author of "Unlock Your Intuition." Download the first chapter of my book and other free resources at www.EmpoweredSoul.com |
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11-26-2007, 10:12 PM
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| I have had experiences where I've had a strong sense that God was involved in what was happening to me, but I can't say that I've had any direct experiences or revelations. If any of you have had some kind of direct interactions with God, please tell me about them, if its even possible for you to communicate such a thing to another human being. |
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11-26-2007, 11:45 PM
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 I think god is a personal thing, whoever or whatever the individual believes. Even non-believers have a concept of a god they don't believe in.  For example Joyce Meyers' god's personality is remarkably like hers and Neil Walsh (of conversations with god) is uncannily similar to his. There are no two identical images of god and so everyone is right (or wrong). |
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11-27-2007, 01:52 AM
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| There can be various interpretations of God, but I do not believe that God is whatever we all believe Him to be and that everyone is right. I fail to see how that is possible. What if certian conceptions of God contradict eachother. How can both possibly be true? |
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11-27-2007, 07:42 PM
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| Couldn't agree more with you.... I believe Dorothy needed the lesson, i believe she found God in the tornado, while her message from God was so simple yet profound , that it was overlooked by her God had to remind her of the simplicity that is just my 2 scents :-) |
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11-27-2007, 07:45 PM
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I believe everyones views are relevant, I don't think God would look for a perfect view of his attributes and mind from our carnal falable minds However if you happen to be a fundementalist, you are absolutely right in your view...  |
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11-27-2007, 08:34 PM
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| I agree, of course God does not expect us to be able to see Him as He truly is. I also think that there is some element of truth in most conceptions of God, but I don't mistake that to mean that all conceptions are totally true. I think there are a number of properties that God definitely has, and a number of properties that God definitely does not have. In other words I believe that there is one true conception of God that exists, and many of us scratch the surface of what He is, and we do this in different ways, and God may relate to every individual in different ways, giving the appearance that He is perhaps subjective in some way, but really this is not the case. I am still trying to figure out what it means to have a relationship with God, but I imagine to some extent it is like with any person, in that every person has many different sides to them, yet has for the most part a clearly defined personality. I do not act the same way with my father that I do with my little sister, or my girlfriend for instance. God is one certain way, but it is we who change the way God relates to us, based on where we are in our lives spiritually. |
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11-27-2007, 11:25 PM
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| Let me put it another way. God is only whatever or whoever to the individual. A single belief or multiple belief does not make anything true but it does create the experience of the belief, or the belief creates the experience. The experience an individual has with god will be unique, based on the personal belief of god. The belief and\or experience is in direct relation to the person's whole consciousness\awareness at that point in time. Quote:
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