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What use is God if he can’t actually do anything for us? Part 7 Some responses to the things we’ve lost:- 2.) We will not go to heaven when we die. This would be a huge loss! It is a very great comfort and joy to me to think that one day “every veil” willContinue reading “What use is God if he can’t actually do anything for us? Part 7”

What use is God if he can’t actually do anything for us? Part 6 How serious are these losses? In practice, perhaps only reflective, philosophically-minded intellectuals could adopt this sort of religion. However, I think not. Given that the essence of religion is, I think, the personal relationship with God, I think we might beContinue reading “What use is God if he can’t actually do anything for us? Part 6”

What use is God if he can’t actually do anything for us? Part 5: Things we have lost in our new understanding of God There is no point praying for God to change the world to give us something we want. (Remember, all these things can be helped through human agency – just not instantlyContinue reading “What use is God if he can’t actually do anything for us? Part 5”

What use is God if he can’t actually do anything for us? Part 4 Nevertheless, what use is God if he can’t actually do anything for us? Well, I think I’ve already answered this: the whole of the inner life of personal relationship is as vibrant as ever. This has not been downgraded to self-reflection,Continue reading “What use is God if he can’t actually do anything for us? Part 4”

What use is God if he can’t actually do anything for us? Part 3 I still want to claim that just maybe God can change things in the world, and that there’s certainly no harm in praying for him to do so. However, this may just be me refusing to let go of old habitsContinue reading “What use is God if he can’t actually do anything for us? Part 3”

What use is God if he can’t actually do anything for us? Part 2 A similar, hugely beneficial effect of our new understanding of God, relates to the idea of keeping faith. Again, this acts both within the individual life of each believer, and actually operates as a channel of communication between people – evenContinue reading “What use is God if he can’t actually do anything for us? Part 2”

What use is God if he can’t actually do anything for us? (This is a long theological and philosophical reflection, coming in 9 parts) Part 1 Within our new framework of understanding for religion, we have preserved in its entirety the whole of the believer’s inner life, sharing a personal relationship with God. However, weContinue reading “What use is God if he can’t actually do anything for us? Part 1”

God: who are you; what are you? Part 6 I do want to admit that in some of my other writings I have perhaps too readily expressed confidence that I know that this voice is not me. Though you can see why I’m reluctant to claim it as my voice, for the conclusion that itContinue reading “God: who are you; what are you? Part 6”

God: who are you; what are you? Part 5 I come back to the simple reality that the voice of God is experienced in my own mind. If it’s me all along, then I am God. Theoretically, this is idolatry, the greatest sin, though, in this case, it would not be meant in a hubristicContinue reading “God: who are you; what are you? Part 5”