In Defense of God

The atheistic reductionist view of the Creator of the Universe and dulling Him down as an anthropomorphic, Father-Time old man wagging his finger in the sky, is just as elementary and crude as the ‘Flying Spaghetti Monster’ moniker given to Him. It reduces His awesomeness and majesty to that of the old man yelling “get off my lawn.”

I, too, would be wary to worship and follow the edicts of a ‘Flying Spaghetti Monster.’ Some would even call such a thought ludicrous. And yet, that is the argument I hear repetitiously from those who would demolish the pillars of my faith to the ground and have me pilloried in the town square as some voluminous lunatic.

When a Yogi repeats a mantra in an effort to obtain mindfulness, he is viewed as enlightened and free. Yet, when a follower of Christ is at the altar repeating prayers seeking guidance, he is viewed with contempt and almost sympathy for being ‘less educated.’

There are a myriad of things being heralded today as New Age Wisdom; yet, they are identical copies of practices written in Biblical text:

1.     Meditation = Joshua 1:8

2.     An Attitude of Gratitude = 1 Thessalonians 5:18

3.     Empathy is the human experience = Galatians 6:2-3

4.     Helping the poor get back on their feet = Exodus 22:25

5.     Realigning with nature = Job 12: 7-10

Those are just a few; however, there is so much more to be gleaned when read and applied to thinking.  There are many reasons why the Bible has withstood the test of time.

This is a succinct apologist writing that pales in comparison to the many writings aiming to expand the image of God in our finite minds. In addition, my hope is that this brief post will cause you -the reader- to give pause and meditate on who and what God is.  That it is intellectual laziness and dwarfism for someone to reduce the Maker of Heaven and Earth to that of an old man in the sky.

P.S. He loves you.