Failure to discover The Holy Spirit
is a failure of observation....
Not of Fact
Here is a question: Should we reject love because we cannot measure it with precision?
Even though love has no volume, form or substance; it obviously exists. We cannot touch it, smell it, see it, hear it, or taste it; yet we sense love with passion. Love cannot be measured, defined, or quantified using the instruments of human technology; yet we know it is there. Love is the most exciting of human experiences. But although love creates a physical reaction, it is not material. We know it exists, but we only know love by how it feels; ... we are aware of a conscious connection.
Would we reject love because it cannot be measured with a ruler?
Think about the laws of science.
Even though the laws of physics have no volume, form or substance; they obviously exist... else why study them? We cannot touch them, smell them, see them, hear them, or taste them; yet we rely on them to answer everyday questions. The same can be said for the laws of mathematics, chemistry, geology and so on. We use them to measure, define, and quantify data using the instruments of human technology - because they exist.
Even though we use the established laws of science to understand matter, life, energy and so on... they are not material. We know they exist, but we only know them because we experience an intellectual conscious connection with natural law.
Should we reject God because the Holy Spirit cannot be studied by the conventional methods of science?
God the Holy Spirit is not a physical thing with volume, form or substance; yet he exists. We cannot hear, touch, smell, see, or taste God; yet we can sense him. God cannot be measured, defined, or quantified using the instruments of human technology; but he is there. If we want to find God, we must look for God, and the subsequent experience tests our ability to intellectually perceive the reality of consciousness. The connection is achieved by becoming aware of His presence.
We humans are certainly conscious beings, and we are capable of experiencing the spiritual as an extension of our awareness. It is a spiritual force that creates the bond of a lasting relationship. Consciousness alone would only allow us to be aware of another force. It takes the energy of the spiritual (however it may be expressed) to initiate and sustain a long term relationship. Spiritual energy, or the energy of the spiritual, is therefore an important constituent of being.
Thus we find God because He exists as the Holy Spirit.
We connect with God because He loves us.
Ron
The physical and the spiritual were created by God.
Summa 21 .. The Natural Theology of a 21st Century Christian
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