There are 2 Questions that generate more Pain,Suffering & Death, than any other question in existence.
These 2 questions are :
- "Does God Exist?"
- "Who is God"?
There is another question, that can bring Peace & Harmony, instead of Hatred & Pride.. This question is "What is God like".
When the answer to "What is God like" is properly understood, the other two questions will lose their relevance. We're not asking "Who God is" we're asking what is He/She/It Like... For this reason we can substitute God with "Universe","Evolution","Nature". The question can be asked like this.. "What is the Universe | God | Nature like?"
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By examining what God is Like, we can see Who he is, and we can prove his existence.
In Matthew 6:4 Jesus implores his Disciples to "Give in Secret".. If this is taken literal, the receiver of a Gift would not even know that they have received a Gift.. Rather they will think that they owe their good fortune to themselves, and no one else..
If God commands us to do something, he is likewise bound to the command.. God cannot expect us to be Truthful, if he himself Lies, He cannot expect us to Give in Secret, if he himself Gives, simply to be Observed by others.
To help understand God's style of Leadership.. I'll quote Lao Tzu {Tao Te Ching}
"A leader is best When people barely know he exists. Of a good leader, who talks little, When his work is done, his aim fulfilled,
They will say, “We did this ourselves."
They will say, “We did this ourselves."
God is Like a Silent Ruler, who puts the Interest's of his Troops above his own fame or notoriety.
God is Manifest & Unmanifest.. God is Manifest in all Living Beings, and Unmanifest as a Super Natural God in Heaven.. Through out all Holy Books, there is one consistent message, namely.. Man is made in the Image of God.. Meaning God is in Man.. Meaning Man is God.. Meaning the Way in Which we treat Mankind is the Way we treat God.
To understand the Question "What is God Like" we must First Understand what All Living Beings are Like. Following this Path will lead to finding the Truth.