God, are you still there?

[JerryG]

In my humble opinion, God has not changed over the last million years. From early man to Biblical man, God has appeared to all in the same way. The mind of man encounters the infinite mind of God. Man become aware of God and spiritual leaders provide mankind with some wisdom.
The encounters of man and God are many. Even today many men and women encounter God. The problem with religion is that religious leaders turn simple awareness and encounters of God into rules and regulations for all. In stead of man searching for God and God responding to a particular man, each of us is tainted with ideas from singular encounters to which are added false miracle stories which never occurred. Thus myths and lies taint the reality of God.
Jesus told his followers to go intoa quiet room and pray to God. The Catholic
Church then built large Cathdrals so that the masses could hear each other pray to get some collective comfort. Instead of man reaching out to God man reached out to another man who reached out to God. They denied what he preached and made an idol of a man.
We live within the mind and body of God. It is up to each of us to reach out to God alone. Collective reaching out to God means nothing at all. In death each of us is alone before God. Therefore the only true religion is man alone reaching out to the mind of the universe. All other religions are meaningless. They are merely there to enrich and empower the spiritual fakes who prey upon their fellow man.

[Ted]

To say that "All other religions are meaningless." is to ignore the history of man and his search for God.

Shalom
Ted

[JerryG]

Originally Posted by Ted

To say that "All other religions are meaningless." is to ignore the history of man and his search for God.

Shalom
Ted

Yes. You are correct. Sometimes my fingers type faster than my brain thinks. All religions serve to bring man closer to God. However each man is responsible for his own salvation before God. Therefore besides collective religious practices, each man or woman should reach out to God alone. Thus atop a mountain, or a large park's field presents a persons prayers to God in secret and alone.
Since we live within the body and mind of God, the man or woman alone or in a small family group becomes known by God. Group prayer may serve a little good but when we die we must face God alone. Each man should reach out on his own alone so that God will recognize the man as he dies.
At that time the mans body will perish but his soul with contains the intelligence to duplicate the man will be absorbed by God's mind so that the man can be reborn upon the New Earth.

[Ted]

JG

It is my belief that the Divine exists within each of us in one way or another. It is my belief that God already recognizes us.

You suggest that we need to seek our own salvation. How is this, in your mind, to be accomplished?

Shalom
Ted

[Ted]

JG

What I see in your writings are simply another metaphor added on top of the ancient metaphors. For anyone to think they have a handle on the ultimate truth is a claim that goes beyond any reasonable consideration.

Shalom
Ted

[JerryG]

Originally Posted by Ted

JG

What I see in your writings are simply another metaphor added on top of the ancient metaphors. For anyone to think they have a handle on the ultimate truth is a claim that goes beyond any reasonable consideration.

Shalom
Ted

Each day things become more clear to me. As far as the religious answers are concerned, only God has that ultimate answer since what is in God's mind is private to God. We can only guess or have faith in one direction of another.
In general if you are born a Jew, you most likely will have that inclination. I believe it to be true. For Christians, I cannot deny their path since the followers of Yeshua have become part of the Jewish pathway. Thus in my opinion, I believe that Judaism and Christianity are sister religions which bring one closer to salvation. I also believe that everyman can approach God on his own.
As far as the other religions are concerned, only God knows the answers.

My concern is the science of God and the Universe. It is a non-religious task. I have the untimate truth in this area became God revealed it to me. Yet this revelation is over a period of 27 years. Every day I understand a little more. I thought I could understand it alone. Yet God keeps correcting me. Thus I have no real ability to know the truth. I am merely a servant of God for God's purpose.