Human experience of life indicates that the universe is made up of two realms - the realm of the natural world and the supernatural realm. We are able to identify with and relate to the natural world because we are part of it and are in physical contact with it. But is there any evidence that a supernatural realm exists? What is the nature of the supernatural? The purpose of this article is to provide answers to these questions.
Human experience of life indicates that the universe consists of two realms - the realm of the natural world and the supernatural realm. We do not have any difficulty identifying with and relating to the natural world. This is so because we are part of it and are in physical contact with it. Now that scientific investigations have enabled us gain considerable knowledge of the physical world, we have become even more at home in this realm.
However, the more we understand and achieve control of the natural world through science and technology, the more we disregard and are disconnected from the supernatural realm. Our attitude today may be described this way: whatever does not conform to the natural occurrences we are familiar with cannot be reality. Centuries of probing into the natural world has blinded us to the supernatural. But is there evidence that a supernatural realm exists?
We are indebted to the Judeo-Christian religious tradition for the many miracles recorded in the Bible which provide evidence that the supernatural exists. Miracles took place in answer to the prayers of the Old Testament prophets of ancient Israel. The same can be said of Jesus Christ and his apostles. Up to the present time, miracles are known to occur when ministers of the Gospel pray and ask for God's intervention in people's lives. God is another name for the supernatural.
There is this perception that God has a physical body like humans. But having a physical body means that He is limited in time and space just like we are. This view of God cannot be correct since He is omnipresent, that is, He is everywhere at all times. The implication of the omnipresence of God is that He does not need angels to run errands for Him. In other words, angels do not exist. God is spirit. He has no physical nature and He can be thought of as Universal Mind.
Universal Mind possesses infinite power and intelligence. This is in addition to being omnipresent and eternal. Universal Mind is infinitely benevolent and morally perfect. The supernatural is the source of the power and intelligence that brought the natural world into existence. Universal Mind has sovereignty over its creation and so the natural world can be considered as God's kingdom.
The idea of being in God's kingdom and doing God's will, what does it really mean? It means participating effectively, efficiently and harmoniously in the natural world in accordance with God's plan and purpose for mankind. To attain heavenly bliss is to gain the boundless happiness and complete fulfillment that come from such God-friendly participation in the natural world we live in. Some faiths hold the belief that someday the dead will rise again. Then the Last Judgment will take place. And after that, all the righteous will go to heaven and spend eternity with God in bliss. This, in fact, is a misconception.
The creative process that brought the natural world into existence is ongoing. God is still doing creative work. God carries on creative work through human beings. All useful and constructive activities by human beings are actually creative work. Human creative activity begins with receiving thoughts and ideas in our mind. These thoughts and ideas which first exist in the mental state are then transformed into physical reality by the use of our mental and physical powers. Our mental and physical powers together constitute our creative ability.
God is the source and origin of all thoughts and ideas. Through the thinking process, God initiates, motivates, assists and supports human creative activity. God is the motive power and the creative essence of the universe.
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