An intriguing topic for any believer in our times is- who is G-d in who we believe? We all strive towards a thriving fulfilling relationship with G-d, but we firstly need to know who he is, so we can relate.
When our forefathers started walking the surface of this planet, a sense of moral structure was developed. In this man evolved emotions and complex feelings, a yearning for good and morality, beauty and enjoyment. He found the earth around him perfect as a Garden of Eden. (In some sense this state can be found in toddlers in the first stages of development. A feeling of calm and good, a great belief in the beauty of life.) An instinctive natural feeling of the existing presence of G-d grew within him. G-d, from man’s point of view, was the direct development of his moral yearning for a beautiful better world.
We define G-d by whatever is alive and stands in line with our moral sense. We define him by whatever serves the purpose of how he should be defined and related to by us.
He is infinite, because anything finite just isn’t good enough. It will always have some border, some place it will say: no more development here, receive what you perceive and stop there. Humankind cannot accept that statement, for we always strive for the better good, there is always place for development which gets it representation in G-d.
So on so forth, we go on defining and explaining G-d in the very best way possible to hold our Ideals in place, to give justification to our moral behavior and decisions.
The questions that arise from such an explanations are many. Does G-d stop at our small life experience? Does he engulf our existence, and stretches farther more, or is he defined by it?
To be continued with the help of G-d…
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