The pictures and sound from a television set depend on the parts and connections inside the set. But they also depend on the electricity that powers the parts and the connections – and they depend on the transmissions the set receives. Someone not understanding how that all worked might try to explain the pictures and sounds in terms of the parts – the diodes, transistors, resistors, capacitors and the connections between them. And with careful research and attention to detail that person might learn that by damaging or removing some of the parts or connections they could produce predictable, repeatable changes in the way the set worked or didn’t work. Such research would likely reinforce the belief that the function of the TV was entirely dependent on its physical parts. The researcher might be able to say something about the appearance of light and dark points, but would be utterly unable to explain how a sitcom or a news program could appear on the screen. He would likely argue that more money and research would be needed to find the answer.
This is very much like the situation we see today in our attempts to understand life and consciousness. Physiologists are trying to explain such things as mind, awareness and the nature of life itself solely through the physical parts and connections found in a brain. And just like the TV researcher, great amounts of money are being spent but little progress is being made. In fact it is impossible to understand what consciousness actually is or the purpose of life itself until the source of it becomes a recognized part of the research.
In other words, just like trying to understand a TV set without realizing that a program must be sent to it from outside the TV is the same as trying to understand life without recognizing that its source comes from God. See John 6:63.
Each of us is a unique spiritual being. We are born individually, die individually and stand before God every moment of our lives as an individual. No matter how large a group we are in, our relationship with God is one on one. Therefore our worship and each of our styles of worship must be accordingly unique. That concept is developed and expanded in the book “Worshiping Alone” available on Amazon, Barnes and Noble or Booklocker. If you haven’t read it, please consider doing so.
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