Thought on Prayer...

[DelightfulCatastrophe]

So, at my small group one night, one of the girls brings up when she was outside and was all excited about praying, but then when she got inside, she was tired.

So...

Here's a thought...

God is everything around us, including the air.
So, when you are outside, it's like you're breathing in God.
But then when you go inside, there is a barrier between you and God.

What are your thoughts on this?

 

[lordstar]

o_O  

[Pseudo-Onkelos]

God is not "everything." That is pantheism, which leads to atheism. God is the Creator of everything. God is also not subject to space, and therefore, can be present anywhere. We don't inhale or exhale God. He gives us life, because He is the source of life, but He is not the air that we breathe. This is unbiblical.  

[Tarrou]

Well, never mind that you're still breathing when you're inside...

John Calvin

God is not "everything." That is pantheism, which leads to atheism. God is the Creator of everything. God is also not subject to space, and therefore, can be present anywhere. We don't inhale or exhale God. He gives us life, because He is the source of life, but He is not the air that we breathe. This is unbiblical.

Another heresy quickly slain with the unerring sword of Doctrine. Let there be no flights of fancy in worshiping the Lord, for He is a humorless and dour God, demanding that all have a monk's understanding of His nature and punishing those who stray from such theologian's concerns accordingly.