This explained the power of faith to me when I realized this world is just temporal, and where God lives is reality.
Doesnt take any of those three, just Holy Spirit to teach. and I know you know this.
Doesnt take any of those three, just Holy Spirit to teach. and I know you know this.
Goodness me! This is pure Buddhism, with a sprinkling of Hinduism!
This world is not Maya, an illusion. It is not temporary, in the sense that God created the earth for us to live in for eternity. True, we ruined it, but God is going to renew it.
God is omnipresent. He does not sit on a throne somewhere in a far away heaven, the only reality. That is a folk myth. God certainly dwells in the hearts of those who love him and are called by his name. And that is on this earth, right now.
Omnipresence is one of the characteristics of God. If he is off somewhere "real" then how is he in charge of this very real world?
Some day we will be with Jesus. But, show me in the Bible, where it says that is off in some airy fairy heaven. (Oh yes, "the Kingdom of Heaven" doesn't count. It is mostly used by Matthew, because he was writing to Jews, and they did not like to write the name of God. So, it is a euphemism for the Kingdom of God. )
And the Kingdom of God arrived when Jesus died and was resurrected. So, the Kingdom of God is here on earth, which makes it totally real.
"Then He said to them, “I have fervently desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer. 16 For I tell you, I will not eat it again until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.” Luke 22:15-17[FONT="]
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