GOD IS NOT EVERYWHERE

Many of the Prophets have seen God. They said he is an exalted human being. God himself said he made man in his own image, and that man is his greatest handiwork.

Yes, Brojer, but what you said does not preclude what I said.

That's an interesting way of looking at things.
I tend to think that all things are a part of God (both physical and not) and vice versa - that all things are one.

I have heard that God cannot be comprehended by mere humans. We do not hold the capacity to understand His whole realm of being. What is God?

Bunny: You have heard correctly. God is an unknowable essence.

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Karen: Can you explain what you mean by "all things are one"?

Would that be? "I am that I am"
We cannot understand the fullness of God completely, but we can partake and enjoy the grapes from the vine without knowing all of the biology of the grapevine.

Thomas I think that Karen means is that all things are derived from the same Universal Essence or God. We're all made from the same stuff.

No one in the flesh has seen God, if you exclude Jesus as God, as God tells Moses in Exodus 33:20: "And He said, "Thou canst not see My face: for there shall no man see Me, and live."" Many have been in His presence though as were the Israelites but they too were warned not to gaze upon God as it states in Exodus 19:21: "And the LORD said unto Moses, Go down, charge the People, lest they break through unto the LORD to gaze, and many of them perish.""

"God is not a physical reality; He transcends all physical reality. He does not reside in any physical location."

You've got it right, dear Thomas - with the only exception that God is not necessary "He"... like all physical categories, gender definitions are not applicable to the Supreme Being who is beyond time and space. ;-)

Blessings and best wishes - S.

Svetlana: You are absolutely correct. We use the term "He" not to indicate a human gender but because of the inefficiency of the language. We don't have a better pronoun.

Blessings to you too.

Svetlana: As Thomas says, you are absolutely right. I am writing a book that is all about the universe and God. I have adapted special forms of the words, He and Him and His when referring to God in order to make it (at least in print) indicate what you are saying. I am also using a special form of the word GOD to distinguish it from the normal anthropomorphic idea of GOD that most people have. I substitute the letter "O" with a composite form of the Greek letters Alpha and Omega.

Donald: You have undertaken an enormous project. I wish you luck. Your method of representing the word G*d in print is quite ingenious. I am anxious to read your book.

Cathy: What an amazing experience!

Thomas,
I don't think I've seen this put as simply and as accurately as you just did and you're correct, at least to my way of thinking.

Blessings to you,

Marilyn

PS: I read a comment by you on another post, about life on other planets. Hopefully, you remember it? I'd love to see an article by you about that, if/when you have time. I happen to agree with you, but I'd love to hear your take on the why's. I don't think I'll be surprised.

The limitations of human language make it difficult to write about the omnipotent an all knowing.

Marilyn: Once again, thank you. You are very kind. Some people say God is everywhere, even in the trees. He created the trees, yes, but He is so far above and beyond His creation that to say He is IN the trees is rather demeaning I would say. I can think of a lot of horrible places where God is definitely not. So I don't pretend to know where He IS; I just know He IS.
Yes, there is life on other planets, but like I said, it is a form of life we are not familiar with here on earth. I'm not saying it is life inferior or superior to ours, just life, and of course also created by God. Will we ever see or experience this life? Yes we will, but not before mankind has achieved his destiny here on earth. That destiny is to become unified - one single human race, united in all his endeavors. Then and only then will he be able to reach out to other planets beyond our solar system.

Larry: Yes indeed. Not only limitations in human language, but also limitations in human intellectual and spiritual capacity.

Thomas: God is good. God is great. Yeahhhh, God! Sometimes I think we make God too complicated and paradoxical and we miss the goodness and greatness. After all, what good can come from Nazareth?

Greg: I hope you're not saying God came from Nazareth.

Thomas: Nevermind but just take it on faith. And good morning.