T h e C r e a t i v e P o w e r
By John Christian
extract from http://www.savinggod.com/

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As I have evolved in my path, one question has always begged an answer regardless of what beliefs I held at the time... That question is simply in regards to creation - “Why All This?”.


Many Moons Ago
When I was in the Church scene, the question "Why?" took its form into something like:
“Why would God – who is perfect and all knowing – create a world where the inhabiants are sentenced to death from birth and a percentage of them will burn in hell, the lucky others wise enough to know their creator would spend eternity with God in eternal bliss?”


Double-Speak
It didn’t make sense. What kind of God needs such an egotisical boost? What kind of God who is capable of everything and anything feel the need to satisfy his ego in such a convoluted manner? It didn’t make sense. Then, as I moved away from Christianity to my own personal path, I had found an answer – at least if only a temporary one.


Good and Bad
The answer to my big "Why?" became

"If God was perfect, he needed imperfection, good and bad, black and white, to know himself."


I was happy with the answer and I managed to get some good sleep after this if only for a little while.


Square One... Again
Then I came into the belief that good and bad didn’t really exist its only energy that exists - theory crushed again! For example – in some cultures its BAD to eat all the food on your plate when you’re invited for dinner, but in other cultures its GOOD when you do the exact same. So what is bad? What’s bad for me might not be bad for you and likewise with what is good. So what is bad and good? It's only a energy coupled with how we perceive that energy. Therefore Good and Bad is an illusion, albeit, a very good one.


Back to the Drawing Board
So there is no good and bad – so my big “Why?” answer had become voided. After a number of other failed attempts I tried to understand the nature of God. If God is everywhere and in everything then I turned to everything for the answer as to why God decided to create this world in which we live.


Evolution of an Idea
Then a thought came to me that I first laughed at... however it started to make sense the more I thought of it...

To me, there was no perceivable reason why the God force would WANT to create this creation and others we are unaware of. If God was perfect, then there is no need to create a single human being - Let alone the Universe. If something is perfect then it lacks NOTHING. If you are perfectly content, you don't even need to speak. The only reason you speak is because you are not content with your thoughts. Think about it, its true.

So, putting two and two together gives rise to a previously unheard of theory. God HAD to create this universe. There was an underlying need that had to be filled by the act of creation.

Creation Alarm Bells
Telling most people that God HAD to do something is ludicrous, which is why I laughed it off. God is the ultimate - what does he HAVE to do? And yet, here we are a seemingly perfect being which was not content with his thoughts - the result - CREATION!

And so? Why was God not content that he created life as we know it, I hear you ask?

The answers I believe are in creation. This is a world built for pro-creation and evolution. The World is a breeding playground. The world is a built for breeding. From the reprodution of cellular bodies, plants, animals and humans and the majesty of the cosmos. It’s the one facet of our world that is instinctual in every lifeform this planet (and most likely many others) has.


We humans are built magically for human reproduction. The intricacy of the human genetalia, the inbuilt need to pro-create and make babies and the wonderful design of the womb. But we are not alone. The plants live only to reproduce and the survial instinct of animals are for one thing – continuation of the species. Not only this but the networking between all degrees of life to help in one way or another to aid the reproduction process. For example the tree grows fruit to attract the birds to eat the fruit to survive and therefore reproduce and who then pass the seeds in their faeces which are then resoiled into the earth for reproduction of the original tree. The world is alive for one thing and one thing only – to reproduce.


[Updated 18 July, 2003]
It then came to me that infact creation is a byproduct of Uncoditional Love. God is unconditional love, but not in the sense as one might at first perceive unconditional love to be. It is not an emotion or feeling - it is simply 100% acceptance or 100% non-judgement. If the God force is everything, then it makes sense he has total acceptance of himself since there is nothing to compare with. So if God is Unconditional Love, then it makes total sense that he is a creator because when you love unconditionally it creates a huge amount of energy and that enery does not disappear - it creates. And it fits, as we see all examples of love-making creating off-spring, but it goes deeper than that... If you unconditionally love someone then they feel it, they sense it - it is bound to create something - that energy cannot be ignored... it must be transferred into a manifestation of some sort. Prove me wrong by showing unconditional love for someone the next time they annoy, cheat, steal or whatever from you - If anything, it will create an enormous self-peace within, but I can imagine much more will be created.


Drawing a Conclusion
So does this innate character of the world give us some insight into the nature of its creator? If God is everything and if the one purpose of everything living is to create, and God HAD to create this creation - Then GOD MUST BE REPRODUCING! That is the reason for creation and that is the answer to my big “Why?” at the present time.

So why would God reproduce himself? I do not think that is really a question because his reproduction is more of a byproduct of his nature of Unconditional Love. However I do think there is a logical loop and that is, Love simply wants to multiply... It is a universal addiction, a cosmic virus. Love shares the property of light, it reflects and rebounds. Unconditionally loving oneself naturally outgrows itself and becomes loving yourself and those around you and so on. But if God is everwhere and everything... who is there to share the love with?

For that, you are going to have to wait for my next article... The Lovable Illusion. Please join my mailing list if you want to be updated when this article is released.

Your thoughts?

Kind Regards,

John Christian
http://www.savinggod.com/

John Christian,

Welcome!

I looked at your page Saving God, very fine. You ask important questions, those asked by humankind ever since we first could think of asking them, to the core of our being. You might take a look at Ch.36 in Habeas Mentem titled: The Love of God where some of the same questions are raised. Naturally, I do not have the answers, but it is important to keep asking, so each one of us can find an answer within that special bond each soul has with God, the Who we are.

Will look in on your work some more. Thanks!

Ivan