tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5760108714983042577.post4701828521509879544..comments2023-12-31T12:59:00.662-05:00Comments on A God-Sized Puzzle: Confessions of a Monotheist Part 3- BranchesEruessohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08685225014024766175noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5760108714983042577.post-86208542098340786662009-01-19T11:08:00.000-05:002009-01-19T11:08:00.000-05:00This is the same conclusion I came to but you've e...This is the same conclusion I came to but you've expressed it much more elegantly than I ever could.Eruessohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08685225014024766175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5760108714983042577.post-6400082699167125192009-01-19T09:23:00.000-05:002009-01-19T09:23:00.000-05:00All religions are manmade. None of them are “right...All religions are manmade. None of them are “right” in an absolute sense. They are humankind’s attempt to describe an experience of the ineffable, transcendent God. All religions, therefore, will fail at some level. This does not mean, however, that religions are valueless. One purpose they can serve, when properly focused, is to help guide us into a more authentic relationship with God - a truer awareness of how the transcendent God manifests within our three dimensional realm and our personal lives. Dogma and ritual may play a role in this, but these religious elements have more to do with human comfort and fellowship than they do with divine reality. <BR/><BR/>Culture, family, experience, aptitude, attitude, and many other factors are significant parts of any relationship. Like fingerprints, however, we are all different in how we image God and how our personal relationship is experienced and expressed. I don’t believe God cares one bit about what labels we apply to Him in our evolving quest for meaning and value. He knows better than any of us that the TRUTH about His ultimate reality is unobtainable by humankind. This doesn’t matter. God, certainly, does not expect it. Why should we? God isn’t particularly interested in what religion/theology you practice, but how you practice the love and compassion for all that is core to all religions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com