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Religion Title: In the Stars One of the great religious debates has always been if there is a God, where can he be found? Popular thinking in our culture includes three popular camps on the subject, but all of them miss the surprise of Epiphany. For atheists, the answer is simple: Nowhere! He cannot be found anywhere because God does not exist. For believers in the Deity, however, two popular answers are contradictory. For those with deistic tendencies, God is very majestic and distant. We can’t find him because he really does not want to interact with us and desires to remain mostly aloof. He is hidden in his distant Heaven, and we are here on earth, and that is the end of the matter. For others, however, God is very close and near. He resides, and we can listen to him in the recesses of our hearts. Just look inward, and you can find him. The problem with this stance is that when you look inward, it is difficult to distinguish between God, the Devil, yourself, and stomach problems. For many, however, the most absurd answer to the question, “where can you find God?” is that he is found by gazing at the stars. It is probably silly to think about handing out telescopes and astronomy handbooks to all seeking God. Some may be old enough to remember the Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin (the first man in space), who, upon gazing into the stars and seeing no deity, proclaimed proof that God does not exist. Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/Latest if there is a God, where can he be found? A. Nowhere. He does not exist. B. Majestic and distant. He does not want to interact with us. C. Very close and near. He resides...in the recesses of our hearts. And the survey says...
#2. To: watchman, Charles Byrd, interpreter (#1) (Edited) In this video there is an explanation of where God is.
#3. To: Charles_Byrd (#0) One of the great religious debates has always been if there is a God, where can he be found? In the future, a thousand years from now, God will live with us on Mars, the new "Earth" with no sea. He may already be there, or at least His angels, and from there controlling things on Earth via their UFO's. So I don't like any of your answers. Have my own, based entirely on the Bible and the Revelation to John. Barry, the interpreter
#4. To: A K A Stone (#2) an explanation of where God is. Gene Kim is always interesting!
#5. To: watchman (#4) Gene Kim seems right on stuff. I sometimes do wonder if he is tickling my ear.
#6. To: A K A Stone (#5) I'm sure he's solid on the basic doctrines. I did deeper into his background awhile back. Kim comes out of a very rigid school in Florida (Pensacola Bible Institute). Kim's primary source of reference is the founder of the school, Dr. Peter Ruckman. Ruckman had his own theological positions that strayed a bit too far from the mainstream for me. I guess I'll leave it at that. I try to listen to what Kim preaches and he gives me much to consider. I've never heard him say anything that would cause me to say. "Oh, that's wrong".
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