God

A debate throughout practically the entire known existence of man has always been about the truth of a God. Now, the belief in a God, or many Gods, is without a doubt personal choice. If there truly is one God, I doubt highly he will look down on a man that spent his life living a good life in honor of multiple Gods. I too, have struggled continuously with the idea of a supreme being(s). I have at times considered each side to be the truth. I have been devout and I have been athiest.

I do not claim to know the truth. Moreover, I cannot say that I believe or do not believe. I simply hope. I hope there is more to existence because without that hope, the pain of this life hardly seems worth it. This would be my argument for anyone completely against the idea of God. Whether it proves to be true or not, is a hope that forces you to at least attempt a good life not worth it in the end? The very worst case scenario is that there is no God, and those that believed their entire life lived a better life because of it without any end reward. On the other side, if no one believed than conscience and morality might fail to exist. If you consider it that way, then I believe whether there to be a God or not, it is worth believing in.

There are things in this world that we have yet to understand. The paranormal field is an ever growing field with new and impressive evidence being found constantly. If spirits or other dimensions exist, is it entirely impossible to believe that there could be a singular supreme being in charge of it all? I don't think so. But that is my opinion. I have dabbled in something called AstroProjection with surprising results. I cannot disprove the existence of things I cannot see. I didn't create my eyes, I don't know what they are and are not capable of. I choose to believe that I do have a soul, and that my soul will see more clearly than my eyes ever could.

Another idea that I have proposed with positive feedback to both believers and nonbelievers is this. We know the word God. We know the words godly and godliness. When I first learned these words, of course I learned the word God first. Then I learned godly and godliness as words to describe being of God. But what if the word God came after the words Godly and godliness? Suppose for a moment that godly and godliness were in existence before the idea of God. And these words meant to describe good. Not a godly good, but the good that we know. If someone was Godly, or possessed godliness, they were essentially good people. And through time people developed the word God to describe inherent goodness? Then the idea of God wouldn't be of a supreme being overlooking creation and existence, but rather an essential good that exists in human beings. In fact, I reread parts of the bible, and other things from ancient times that first spoke of a singular God, and instead of thinking of God being a supreme being, considered instead God meaning "The Good Within" or conscience or morality if you will. It was surprising to find how many things could very well have made sense. "And God said unto Jesus forgive"... no thats not a direct quote, my bible is out of arm's reach. But something of that sort exists somewhere in the bible. If instead when faced with hate, Jesus reached within himself and his conscience, his goodness, his morality told him to forgive, then the statement wouldn't be taken as a supreme being directing Jesus, but instead Jesus listening to his soul telling him to be a better person. Makes sense does it not? Now of course there are problems with this theory. The timeline of language for example. The English words of God, godly, and godliness haven't existed from the beginning of the belief of one god. But you get the idea of what I'm trying to say. And when I've told people this often it has really made people stop and consider it. So that is why I am sharing it. Even if you do not believe in God, if you can somehow understand that the hope of a God is bigger than the existence of He himself, and possibly consider God as the inherent goodness of mankind, you might be offered some peace. I am not attempting to say that you should not believe in a singular God or the miracles of Jesus Christ. I am simply trying to offer alternative ways of thinking for those that find faith difficult. Without faith life can be hard. And if you cannot believe in a singular God, i urge you to believe in hope and goodness. And if in the end there is a God, your belief in goodness and hope will shine at your judgement.
Food for Thought
Sincerely Yours,
JohnnyTruth