No need to wear a flowing robe and have a long beard or read books or sit this way or that. There is no church or secret knowledge. When in fear, be in fear without resistance. That's it. No seeking for god or truth. Be still, and god will come to you.
Discussion
That’s psalm 46:10.
“Be still and know that I am God.”
See? I never read the bible. I was an atheist till July last year. No need to read it now either. I know what's in there.
I feel like one of those scammy TV evangelists: "It has been revealed to me..." :-)
It’s a love story. It starts with an axiom: the penalty for sin against a sinless God is death (in case you wonder why Jews have animal sacrifice, this is why). The love story ends with God providing his own son as the sacrifice for the sin of all.
I’ve met a lot of people unwilling to accept the possibility that the universe is random and we are here due to chance…and thus they believe there must be some creator.
But perplexingly they don’t see how such a creator of the universe could possibly care about them as an individual and desire to know them personally. As if somehow creating the universe is easy but the social interaction part is too hard…or as if something created could be irredeemable by the creator. This is nonsense if we accept the existence of a creator of the universe.
I can't say much to that. What I can say for myself is the only way I'll come to knowing is via introspection. Specifically not thoughts, but feelings. I don't need convincing. My mind already rejects what you're saying (I'm a physicist... Bla bla). So it's the heart that has to see it. The truth in the words is not revealed though argument or debate. Words are nothing. Thank you for your words, however. Something in them will get past the mind.
Reminds me of Romans 1:20
For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities – his eternal power and divine nature – have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse
You don’t need anything you weren’t born with (or maybe better put: you were born with everything you need) to see truth of the creator.
OK maybe I should read the bible.
There’s a lot there. But there’s a lot You already know…start with the happy part of the story: the New Testament. Luke is a good place to start, but you might like John more given his personality and it starts really well. But starting with any of the four gospels is good (Matthew, Mark, Luke, John).
Thanks.