Today,
reply is on the divine provisions for mankind to have complete and
correct knowledge of divinity. In the same way displaying existence
and life describe all created beings and living creatures, all the
living possess awareness and an indelible innate consciousness of
divine fullness (i.e., divinity; the Godhead; the Father, the Son,
the Holy Spirit). The living are granted a primal and rudimentary
knowledge of GOD that is to become elaborated, focused and refined
through instruction, maturation, sanctification, and suffering. GOD
is known to mankind by continuing
as active presence
manifest in spirit process and substance. Sacred
knowledge may be acquired as
prophecy and edification; and otherwise hidden truth is revealed and
discovered through gradual growth, learning, discernment, practice,
and study. It is written: 1st
Corinthians 2: 12-14, King James Version (KJV): 12 Now we have
received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of
God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of
God. 13 Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's
wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing
spiritual things with spiritual. 14 But the natural man receiveth
not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto
him: neither can he know them,
because they are spiritually discerned. A fighter in the “Yahoo!
Answers” public forum on Religion & Spirituality who uses the
ID “Princess” (Level 5 with 8,026 points) posted the following:
If
a child was never told about things like "gods" but was
given a strictly skeptical and scientific education, would that child
...?
...
"find god" eventually on his own?
THE
GOLDEN ARROW: Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore
get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding. (Proverbs
4: 7, KJV)
THE
DOUBLE DAGGER: Aspects Defining Human Life? (03/02/2020); Spirit
Process and Substance (02/27/2020); A Complete Divine Revelation
(11/15/2019); To Learn From GOD (11/11/2019); Fully Communicating
Human Potential? (09/30/2019); Consequences and Divine Love
(07/05/2018); Christian Beliefs About Sin (07/20/2017); The Best
Starting Point? (09/13/2016)
“Princess”,
GOD is known by divine spirit process and substance. Most mature
Christian believers will agree that acquiring sacred knowledge
and a mature consciousness of divinity are accomplished through
multiple sacred devices and operations. Included are all mankind
being endowed with a measure of the same life essence (breath;
spirit; utterance; word) from the makeup of GOD that was imparted to
the first pair (Adam); the appearance of divinity on the earth using
human form and life process as Jesus Christ; water baptism wherein a
person’s inborn spirit dies, is
buried, and is raised from the dead (we say, they become born again);
receipt by the living of a fresh endowment of spirit substance from
the makeup of GOD (e.g., faith, holiness, joy, longsuffering,
lovingkindness, wisdom, wrath against sin); and the multiple
possibilities of an inheritance as the new creation
established through the ministry of Jesus Christ. The natural world
as our sphere of life is a sacred expression from divine prerogative,
eternal purpose, and the sovereign will of GOD. Even so, mankind
relies heavily on the finite tools of intellect, logic, carnal
reason, science, and self-will (willpower). Academic studies and
secular knowledge do not permit complete and correct knowledge
of divinity. The operations of sin that oppose the continued
existence of sacred law also promote a return to the conditions of
preexistence, and challenge the integrity of the divine order that
appears as the universe. Sin disrupts and undermines mechanical
process and sequence, and therefore, results in evil (catastrophe)
and upheaval. Our human potential for self-expression can be
displayed in behavior that is animal, human or godly, for the earth
and we ourselves bear the image and marks of GOD as our Creator.
Consider again the following that uses language from the Bible, and a
music selection from the music ministry of Wintley Phipps:
(1.)
Psalms 19: 1-5, King James Version (KJV): 1 The heavens declare
the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork. 2 Day
unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge. 3
There is no speech nor language, where their voice is
not heard. 4 Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their
words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for
the sun, 5 Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his
chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race.
(2.)
1st John 4: 7-9, KJV: 7 Beloved, let us love one
another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of
God, and knoweth God. 8 He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God
is love. 9 In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because
that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might
live through him.
(3.)
Romans 1: 18-23, KJV: 18 For the wrath of God is revealed from
heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold
the truth in unrighteousness; 19 Because that which may be known of
God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them. 20
For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are
clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even
his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: 21
Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as
God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations,
and their foolish heart was darkened. 22 Professing themselves to be
wise, they became fools, 23 And changed the glory of the
uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to
birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.
There
is far more that should be said, correctly examined, and spiritually
apprehended. (For example, (4.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CB-NT-vCzVk.) Even
so, I trust this fragment will be useful. Be it unto you according
to your faith.
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