> Allan & Greg, > > Can I butt in here? (rhetorical?) I am not yet getting a handle, Allan, > on why or what difference it makes whether God is the 'ground of all > being' or out there, up there or wherever. That he/she/it exists, even > if I don't know where, I feel is indisputable. So in answer to Greg > about the big bang reversal, God would still exist because the > singularity was his creation. Tho I suspect he was trying to get Allan > to say where then does God exist inside, or outside this point. Does it > really matter where we think God is and would it change anything anyway? > Grace and Peace > > Terry, I want to suggest that it makes a big difference to how we relate to each other and the world. Virtually all of the traditional doctrines of Christianity rely on the belief in god as a supernatural being who is out there and who has the power to intercede in the actions of humans if (he) so wills. The doctrine of atonement, for example, relies on the assumption that humanity was out of relationship with God because of sin entering the world through Adam and the death of Jesus on the cross was a required sacrifice to put humanity back into relationship with this God in heaven. Christian language talks about Jesus coming down from heaven, performing the necessary sacrifice and then returning to heaven to sit at God's right hand.
All of this might have been alright back when we had a 3 tired inderstanding of the world and the earth was flat and everything moved over it or around it, but of course we now know better. If God is not a supernatural being but the ground of all being, then this God can't have favorite or chosen people because this God is present in all people equally. Not only does all of humanity become sacred, but also the whole of creation and when we abuse others or this planet we are indeed abusing the sacred. I could go on, but its pumpkin time and I do need my beauty sleep. Grace & Peace Allan > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------ - You are subscribed to the mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the message body 'unsubscribe insights-l' (ell, not one (1)) See: http://nsw.uca.org.au/insights-l-information.htm ------------------------------------------------------
