Faith is in the everyday lives of all that walk this earth. Though it may not be of an admitted religious devotion, each and every one of us charges boldly out into the unknown with a hope of things not yet seen. For unfortunately human beings are limited within the contexts of time. We can not go back, and we can not see what is ahead, we can only be sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. Whether it is of a belief in the afterlife, or simply the faith that things will be as is when you wake up in the morning; all of us walk out the door each day with an assumption based on faith.
It is with these notions that I find the relevance of God so vital and poignant not only within the contexts of eternity, but also inside the small intricacies of the everyday. With a great urgency, we, as finite (at least in our apparent contexts) beings trapped in the boundaries of time must look outside ourselves to find meaning. We must become aware to the fact that there is a God (in one sense or another), gods, or none at all. However, ignoring the pursuit of a more ultimate truth all together is of the greatest folly, for as I will attempt to reason, that brings nothing but meaninglessness and sorrow to our lives. We must, in a way, seek to know God. This of course brings about an endless amount of ramifications and room for many a discussion, but to that I say…good. This is what we’re here for.
For if we believe that God (and I will continue to say “God” for the sake of the reader and argument) is either a malicious being, with intent to harm or destroy, or perhaps just as bad if we believe that God is indifferent or apathetic; then we as the finite will operate in fear and uncertainty. If God is one of those two, being malicious or indifferent, then we have every room to fear. For the uncertainty of eternity (life after death), and even the normal modus operandi of everyday faith leaves us in a terrible position of subjugation to an uncertain and potentially dangerous superior being. If we believe that God is in a sense “good”, or that he “looks down” on us with our best interests in mind or with love, then the reaction as subjects to this superior being will be of peace, joy, or in turn love as a reaction. Then finally, if God is no god at all, and simply an imagined being of our collective conscious; then we have opened ourselves up to a whole other set of moral implications (or none at all).
This of course is a brief oversimplification of these arguments, but it is an attempt to highlight the vital fact that the pursuit of a larger truth than ourselves can not and must not be ignored. I hope that thus far I have at least piqued the interest of the reader to desire a continued interest in the pursuit of “knowing” God. With my subsequent blog entries I wish to continue on with the discussion, and develop the arguments and thought processes that brought me to the beliefs and faith in which I know stand. If you are interested in going with me, keep checking this blog and others on the site. Or you can follow me and my other writings for Klat at my twitter KevinSchultze, or on facebook. This article appears on http://godreport.com/news/2009/04/29/know-god at Klat.com
About Me
- Kevin M. Schultze
- I am 23, married to a beautiful and amazing wife, and I'm trying to become a writer. The problem is...how that translates into a job, but I can not shy away from what I feel like I have to do. I am currently taking the leap of faith, developing some thoughts and projects that I feel God has gifted me with. I hope that what I learn from Him, I can communicate to the world. So with His will and help I hope my writing makes it. I want to communicate truth to the best of my knowledge. I hope that what I write, here and elsewhere, helps people understand this life better. I desire that my writing can become a catalyst for true and genuine thought, a reason for exploration into contemplation, and an aid in knowing and understanding reality.
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