Every day I find new and interesting ways in which God continues to teach me and help me learn and grow. In philosophy last week my Professor put forth the argument of God. It's a simple argument, but I feel like everyone, myself included, felt as if there was something missing to the argument.
Now you should know, that as far as I know, there are very few, if any Christians in that class. So I thought for sure, we were going to be discussing something right up my alley, that this would be my moment where I could hear my professor challenge my God and I could be the hero that stands up and proves his love.
That is not what happened.
The argument goes like this:
God is that than which none greater can be conceived,
It is greater to exist in reality than in theory.Therefore God must exist right?
That was the whole argument, and 10 minutes passed in silence once it was presented, because no one could think of what to say. And even though it was PROVING the existence of God, something seemed so wrong about it.
So I prayed about it and I think I finally worked out what didn't sit right with me.
This argument proves the existence of God. But it doesn't prove what God is, Love. This is an scientific form of God. It makes him seem black and white, yes or no, but he's not. What I heard was basically the same as someone telling me 'You have blonde hair.' or 'Dogs are real animals.' You're explaining something that is so obvious to me, but you aren't telling me anything about it. You told me WHAT God is, but not WHO he is.
Because God is a loving father. He is perfect, he is my Saviour and True Love. He is the Creator of me and this world. He loves, he creates, he builds.
He doesn't just exist. He makes other things exist.
So I leave you with this:1 John 4:7,8
Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.
God isn't just something that is, he is someone who LOVES.
Good thoughts Vicki
ReplyDeleteIt's interresting that your teacher didn't extrapolate on the piece in which that argument is presented, or at least you don't tell us that he did, because there is a bit more to that piece.The Ontological argument is presented by St. Anselm of Canterbury in his piece "Proslogion". He presents the Ontological argument, then goes on to explain just how great and powerful, and loving God really is (though with a slight Docetic bent). He then explains that not only does God exst because we can imagine Him, but He exists beyond what we can imagine. What we imagine is not any where near who God really is.
ReplyDeleteNope, my professor only talked about what I mentioned above. Interesting though, might have to do a bit more looking into it, then ask him about it!
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