The Creator is God vs God is the Creator

For most of my life I’ve understood God to be the Creator and Source of all life, as if “God” was the identifying label for that Being who created the heaven & the earth and gave life to the vegetation & all the creatures He formed to inhabit it.

I understood it that way because I was introduced to God through the religion of Christianity coupled with the Bible.

I proceeded to understand who God was based on what I read in the Bible.

But here, recently, I’ve been reframing my understanding.

I acknowledge the Creator & Source of all life exists first & foremost. And, I consider Him to be God.

For a while now I have not agreed with all that is said about the Creator/God through the teachings of Christianity. However, lately, I have become skeptical of all that is said about Him in the Bible.

Why Skeptical?

When the Bible identifies the Creator and Source of all life as being God, it portrays a particular view of Him — telling stories of things He supposedly said & did after the works of creation were completed, developing a whole character profile & historical record for Him.

And Christianity has really capitalized on this portrayal.

But the truth is, we have no way of verifying all that is written about the Creator — His words & deeds — to determine what all is in fact true.

An honest assessment of what the books of the Bible are each saying will reveal much of it cannot be proven as fact. We have to simply take it on faith — if we’re going to take it at all.

For most of my life, I believed all that was said in the Bible was true because that is what I was told. I was led to believe that it was all true. Now, I realize that is not necessarily the case.

I’m not denying my life-long faith. Rather, I am simply acknowledging the reality of what the Bible is.

Having the realization that the Bible is essentially first & foremost a book written & compiled by men, as opposed to holding fast to the assumption that it is the inerrant Word of God is not a bad thing. It doesn’t mean the Book has no merit. What it does mean, though, is that the contents of this book needs to be approached & processed appropriately.

I Still Believe

I acknowledge the Creator & Source of all life to be real and a Supreme Powerful Being — because all of creation testifies of that. Thereby, in my view He is God.

And it is clear to me that the overarching message of the Bible that says the Spirit of our Creator & Life Source dwells among mankind is real. And we can choose to follow and/or abide by that Spirit or not.

However, all the stuff that is said about what heaven looks like, who resides there, and how heavenly beings operate & interact with humans on the earth is questionable, understandably — if we’re being honest with ourselves.

The same goes for all the miracles that were performed. Readers can choose to believe them or not. Personally, I consider the messages being conveyed through them to be more significant than the works themselves.

When It Comes to Power…

In my view, the Creator & Source of all life is powerful, period. (This is demonstrated by the fact that the Natural World is still functioning & Life upon it still exists.)

And men, who operate in accordance to the Spirit of the Creator & Source of all life are also powerful. Then again, men who don’t operate in accordance to that Spirit are also powerful.

However, it stands to reason that those who couple themselves with the Creator & Source of all life & behave accordingly are more powerful than those who don’t.

When It Comes to Authority…

It seems clear to me that the will of the Creator is for mankind to care for His works, pro-create and perpetuate the Life He initiated, since He gave us the capacity & the natural drive to do so. (Whether or not we perform that will is up to us.)

When It Comes to Dominion…

Mankind was made to inhabit the Land, and more specifically, to dwell on the Land (as opposed to in the Seas or in the Sky/Heavens). Living on the Land is our Birthright. And the Creator & Source of all Life expects us to live here until the day we die. This is self-evident.

In Conclusion

While my perspective on what the Bible is has changed, and my understanding of its contents has morphed over time, I still believe the Creator to be God, and I still find the Bible as a whole to be a worthy and beneficial resource. I just don’t insist on Him being or wanting all that the Bible says of Him.