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Ignatiusmeansfire
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I want help refuting or supporting my ideas below and also a discussion about the repercussions it would have if it is true.
Is God within our universe? Within creation?
I believe that God is outside of creation. But God is also in creation.
You could draw two circles. One circle stands for creation. A much larger circle stands for God. The smaller circle, creation is inside the much greater circle, which represents God.
At one time there was no smaller circle, standing for creation. God was entirely outside creation, because there was no creation. But after creation was made by God, God was there too, because God is everywhere.
If this is true, God is within all things. Is this what we define as The Holy Spirit? That penetrates all living beings as well as matter? Does God always exist in his creation? Does God therefore exist in every atom, every neuron? Does he exist in evil things?
When we recieve the Eucharist, we recieve the Body of Christ, namely God. But if God is within all things and not only in the Eucharist, how does this differ from recieving any loaf of bread?
Also if God really dwells within all things, we ought to have a much greater respect for creation then we do. It is one thing appreciating the creation as a work of God and another thing to view it AS God, or atleast partly God.
Could you help me to clarify abit of the above reasoning?
Best Regards!
Is God within our universe? Within creation?
I believe that God is outside of creation. But God is also in creation.
You could draw two circles. One circle stands for creation. A much larger circle stands for God. The smaller circle, creation is inside the much greater circle, which represents God.
At one time there was no smaller circle, standing for creation. God was entirely outside creation, because there was no creation. But after creation was made by God, God was there too, because God is everywhere.
If this is true, God is within all things. Is this what we define as The Holy Spirit? That penetrates all living beings as well as matter? Does God always exist in his creation? Does God therefore exist in every atom, every neuron? Does he exist in evil things?
When we recieve the Eucharist, we recieve the Body of Christ, namely God. But if God is within all things and not only in the Eucharist, how does this differ from recieving any loaf of bread?
Also if God really dwells within all things, we ought to have a much greater respect for creation then we do. It is one thing appreciating the creation as a work of God and another thing to view it AS God, or atleast partly God.
Could you help me to clarify abit of the above reasoning?
Best Regards!