by: Thomas Lee Abshier, ND
A philosophical, theological, and science-based exploration of physics and life
To discover God’s principles and Laws underlying the phenomena of:
Particles & Fields, Classical & Quantum Mechanics, Relativity;
the fundamental nature of Mass, Energy, Space, and Time;
and the logic and purpose motivating the drama of Body, Soul, & Spirit
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The Theory of Absolutes
A Christian Philosophy of Life and Physics
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Pre-Publication
Draft – Includes Early Edition Manuscripts
This edition is not complete, error free,
nor self-consistent between essays.
It is provided at this stage of completion to
provide documentation of the theory’s evolution & to allow discussion and critique
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An
Apologetic for belief in the existence of God,
A Rationalization for the role of Jesus
Christ as Lord & Savior
And an Explanation of the logic of His Moral Law
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A Hypothesis
about the Creation of Space, Mass, Time, Energy, and Life
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Methods of Proof of Theory:
by Consistency with Experiment,
Broad Applicability of Explanatory Mechanisms to
Physical Phenomena,
and Logical Connection of Theory & Mathematical Models
with Fundamental
Underlying Law & Structure
John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life; and the life was the light of men. And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
Major divisions within The Theory of Absolutes
1) The Theory is first an examination of physical phenomenon on the sub-subatomic scale. The Theory rests on the hypothesis that conscious particles mediate all physical phenomena. And, that these conscious particles follow laws embedded in their programming by God. The body of the Theory examines many examples and types of physical phenomena to show that in fact the laws governing the conscious particles’ interactions produce all experimentally observed phenomena. Proof of the Theory is implied by demonstrating that the laws of interaction logically predict and explain the details and mechanics of each phenomena. The consistency of a limited set of rules (embedded in, and followed by, the conscious particles), and the utility of that set of particles in giving underlying structure and process to all the phenomena of the natural world, is its own proof of the Theory’s validity.
2) Secondly, the Theory examines the implications for life, society, law, interpersonal
relationships, and faith of a universe filled with conscious particles created by
God. If the universe is a direct manifestation of the mind, intent, and love of God,
then how should we live life?
Personal journey:
In my journey, hypothesis of the conscious particle was the missing
clue that filled the gap of logical connection between the creation and creator that
enabled my faith. From my youth, I was a man of logic and science, as I expected
to find and know a sequential, cause-effect, experiment/evidence-based connection
between the world of physical phenomena and the existence of God. I believe the insight
and revelation of the conscious particle was a gift and an answer to the prayer and
cry of my heart for knowledge. With that insight, I was able to accept the validity
of the Bible, accept the nature of God as presented in the Bible, and then rationalize
the need for a savior and accept Jesus as Lord (pattern giver and authority) of my
life.
At the time of this writing (2010), over 23 years have passed since my initial insight about the spiritual nature of the universe. The hypothesis of the conscious particle was the key to developing an intuitive-logical, reality and rule-based theory of life that connected all phenomena on all levels into a single rational paradigm.
The conscious particle
The conscious particle is the medium through which all the
observable phenomena of nature manifest. The conscious particle is the ultimately
elemental object. It can move, and does so in relationship to an absolute frame
of reference. Object, frame of reference, and sequential law-based movement enable
the experience of time.
Thought experiments
The movement of the conscious particles can be examined by thought experiments. In the process of determining the True rules by which the conscious particles move, a hypothetical rule set is proposed, and then the conscious particles are watched in the mind as they interact under various conditions.
Throughout each mind experiment, the question is always, “Does this set of rules require the particle to behave in a way that would produce an aggregate phenomena identical to the observed behavior of mass and fields in real life experiments?”
The fundamental laws of nature (i.e. the rules of action and reaction embedded by God in the conscious particles) direct each particle’s motion in relation to other particles. To be an accurate/true list of the laws of nature, the set of rules must be invariant, consistent for all phenomena, and explain all phenomena as a natural consequence of following their direction.
That full set of rules is the ultimate “Theory of Absolutes”. This current edition is only an incompletely elaborated subset of the massive body of thought and debate that must occur prior to its canonization as law and fact by the scientific establishment. In this edition, the majority of phenomena have not been examined under the light of the proposed set of laws. That work is left for other scientists, philosophers, theologians, and thinkers of this and future generations. Hopefully, adequate initial evidence, correlation, and reason are included in this first volume to give courage, motivation, and conviction to that future army of thinkers to begin the attempt to satisfy the stiff criteria of science, which will ultimately allow its adoption into the accepted body of scientific theory
Personal journey to faith
Since the time of my initial insight, I have continued to review my study of college physics and engineering concepts, and monitor the ongoing discoveries of science. I have attempted to incorporate the conventional theories and phenomena of physics into a theory consistent with my insight about the connection between God and the physical universe.
Initially, my insight gave me the needed connecting reason and logic that justified faith. But, as the years passed, I have found an internal evidence of God’s existence and reality from another source. Since embracing a belief in God, and adopting a faith in Jesus, I have tried to live according to the Bible and the teachings of Christ. I have called out to God for insight, comfort, and intervention in the circumstances of my life. Over the decades, I have seen the good fruit that this faith produced in my own life as I tried to discipline and direct my life according to Biblical precepts. I have found that peace is available in accepting the sacrifice of Jesus as atonement for my violations of perfection. I have found great wisdom, comfort, and insight come from listening to that still small voice of the Holy Spirit.
Tools of language for science developed
The Theory of Absolutes defines the conscious
particles and the laws that govern their interaction, thus providing the elements
of structure and rules of process for the man of science to manipulate these tokens
with logic and experiment and give an underlying structure to the quarks, neutrinos,
pions, and exotic particles of the subatomic zoo. The Theory provides a more fundamental
set of structural tokens (particles, fields, and reference frame), upon which to
construct the universe and rationalize how in fact the hand of God manifested the
creation. The Theory implies a God currently involved in our world as a participant
in the ongoing creation of life, rather than as a spectator or initiator of the play.
The Theory gives us the objects to manipulate whereby we can justify the claim of
God being the unifying force and presence creating and sustaining the physical and
spiritual universe.
Theological implications of a physics theory
I saw my own paradigm of science, religion,
and reality change as I saw the implications of this Theory. And, I believe this
Theory holds the promise of changing the hearts of men and nations by allowing all
men to open their hearts to the God of the Bible. After accepting the fact and truth
of God’s existence, it is then possible to examine the revelation of His nature in
the Bible and see his hand in designing the physical universe, in the moving the
chessmen in the play of history, and working in the daily interpersonal affairs of
men.
With diligent searching, it is possible to come to a rational submission to Lordship of Jesus Christ as the director and guide of our lives and souls. With prayer, study, and openness to counsel, we can move in the direction of becoming the perfect man, and put on the mind of Christ.
The goal of the Theory is to provide tokens that allow a rational understanding of
God, and thereby allow us to more easily submit our hearts to the transforming work
of His Holy Spirit. Understanding is of greatest value when it enables, or motivates,
our choice of good and right action.
Personal motivation
I came to Christianity through
an inspiration that gave me the faith that the gap between the scientific and spiritual
world could be bridged by a theory that conscious particles were the mediators of
all the phenomena of physics. Since that initial vision, I have remained inspired
to give full expression to this Theory. I see the pain and emptiness of life lived
without meaning, and I believe that men will be encouraged to live life fully, courageously,
and with greater joy when they adopt the laws and ways of God. Modern men are largely
convinced by the evidence of reality and scientific proof. Thus, scientists are
the de facto leaders in guiding the philosophy of the masses.
Processing life through feelings and rationality
Introduction to the Terminology, Concepts, and Postulates
of the Theory of Absolutes:
In the Theory of Absolutes, I postulate that God created the universe as a projection of His consciousness, and created the substance of the universe by populating space with several types of conscious points which we shall refer to as the conscious particles. Each point has a limited set of abilities to perceive, process, act, and project. Each type has capabilities and limitations which fill a specific needed function and role in forming the substrates that allow the manifestation of space, matter, time, energy, life, and consciousness. From this basic palate of elemental points of consciousness, God organized and constructed the stage, players, and play of the universe.
Acts 17:28 "for in Him we live and move and have our being,
God brought matter, energy, space, and time into existence by giving rules of relationship to each of the conscious points that comprise the universe He created. God did not have to use substance or materials from the pre-creation universe to fill the universe with matter. Rather, He was able to create the fundamental substrate of the material and spiritual universe as a projection from His own consciousness.
What existed before the creation? This question cannot be answered from experimental data. And, both the theory of evolution, and Intelligent Design concern themselves with the creation itself and how it was modified, rather than the pre-creation environment. The Theory of Evolution posits a creation that formed the substance of the universe by chance and time without a directive intelligence. The Creation Theory posits a universe created by a Creator, who purposefully designed the creation to meet His criteria.
The Bible contains some hints about the pre-creation universe, but not a detailed description of its properties. Science attempts to imagine or project backwards what may have been the state of the pre-creation universe, but even these theories do not give a satisfying answer because every statement or theory about what may have been the pre-creation state, is immediately met with the question of what was before that state, and how it arose. Thus, we shall not attempt to answer the ultimate question as to the nature and originating cause of the first pre-creation universe.
We will not attempt to deduce and describe the ultimate pre-creation state or the mechanism by which it arose (i.e. the origin before which there was no prior cause). Rather, we shall postulate a likely pre-creation state from which God created the universe. We shall use the Bible and rational argument to provide our data points and justification for the validation of our conjecture about the pre-universe and origin of God. Given that this is a universe of cause and effect, we are naturally drawn to answer questions of prior cause. And, the most obvious question about the universe is, “where did it come from?” Ultimately, we desire to create a plausible theory that is consistent with the Bible and experimental/observational data that the universe was created by the God of the Bible.
Questions we seek to answer
What is the nature of God, and what is the environment in which He lives? From His perspective, how does the universe look? What is inside the universe, and what is outside of the universe? How did God create the universe? Where did evil come from?
Premises and assumptions
We shall start with the assumption that God is perfect, eternal, and holy. And, given that everything on earth has a polarity, we shall assume that God also has a polarity. We shall simply call the space, force, character, state, or consciousness against which He forms Himself – “Not God”. Of course, we could define God as the totality of all that is, both holy and unholy, and as the totality of all being, existence, and structure. But, I choose to define God as the portion of the polarity that is holy.
I choose to define God’s polarity as the darkness, evil, and unholy as the “Not God”. I propose that God is God because He is perfect, in Him there is no shadow of turning, in Him is only perfect goodness. In some unknown way, our good God arose out of that mixture of good and evil, dark and light, life and death. He is pure consciousness, and He formed and separated Himself as holy, full of life, and separated from any darkness.
God purified Himself , separated Himself from the darkness, and became life in its purest form. God is the polar opposite to the darkness, death, void, and chaos from which He arose. The “Not God” is the enemy of God, and is the polarity necessary to define and demarcate God’s existence. God is defined by and identified with the light and life that He embraces and embodies. The “Not God” defines the edges of God, and gives a clear defining boundary of who and what He is not.
Later in the creation story, we see that the Son, the identical consciousness of God the Father, separate but fully God, obedient and submissive to the will of the Father, create Satan, the evil one. This creation allows a penetration of the “Not God” into the universe that He (the Son) has created. Thus, men are challenged to overcome the same difficulties and temptations in life as God faced when He separated Himself from the darkness of the pre-creation. Men play out in the temptations of life (lust, anger, greed, pride, and attachment) a microcosmic recapitulation the struggle to separate from the evil of the pre-creation that the Father overcame. In so doing, in maturing ourselves as pure, we make ourselves worthy of being His love companions in eternity.
Thus, the purpose of God creating the creation and life, is to raise up souls and spirits as heart companions to satisfy His love nature in a lonely universe. The play is eternal, the stakes are truly life and death, the risks of entering the portals of incarnation are high, but the reward of success is great. Each man has a free will, and he can choose goodness and life, or rebel and hate the world that God has created. We act out our love of God by obeying His Law and staying within the boundaries of a Godly life.
In the Creation Theory, both matter and life were created by the Son. He projected His consciousness in declarative acts to create both the conscious particulate substrate of the universe, and the points of consciousness that possessed the capability of “created in His image” that men possess.
The first creative act was God the Father’s declaration of existence of the Son, as an identical image of Himself in the creative act of declaring, “I Am, THAT, I Am”.
The Son, is in a totally serving and loving relationship with the Father, and follows the Father’s directions in total serviceful obedience. The Son was given the responsibility and authority to create the conscious particles by projection or command by creative declaration of their existence. In essence, the Son created the conscious particles by the creative command, “That Is”. By the Word, all the worlds came into existence. Thus, the universe of name and form came into existence by the Son, who is the YHVH, Jehovah, Yahweh, of the Old Testament, and Yeshua (Savior), of the New Testament.
The Father God does not look at the evil and darkness of the “Not God”, which is how He was able to separate Himself from it. He focuses entirely on the goodness of life and light. To create the universe, to allow sin, error, and temptation to exist, the Father had to delegate the responsibility for allowing evil to another, one as powerful and perfect as He, but one who would not be sucked back into the pre-creation darkness if He even looked at it. Thus, the Father God holds the polarity of total purity. The Son maintains His anchor by total submission to the goodness and way of the Father. From this position of total grounded security in existence, the Son can see, live among, and create a world that has within it the potential for both good and evil.
For the Father to maintain His polarity of existence, separated from the primal darkness, the Father has to maintain His eyes only on goodness. For the purpose of creating a universe with a meaningful play of existence, the Son created a world with the presence of both good and evil. In it, men face the same real threat to existence and soul that the Father faced in choosing life over death. Life is not a game, a pretend experience of God playing with us for His entertainment. Rather, life is “playing for keeps”. To maintain the universe, a structure of spiritual essence and creation, immersed in a sea of darkness that seeks to utterly dissolve and disperse it, the Father continually creates the Son, and the Son continually creates the universe. The Son created Satan as the spiritual portal of evil, as the spiritual embodiment of the darkness of the “Not God” that tempts men to rebel against God, disobey His laws, and hate His creation.
The conscious particles are the spiritual entities that form the ultra-structure of the universe. The conscious particles are created points of consciousness that interact with each other according to the lawful restrictions and allowance of relationship embedded within each particle. From the human perspective, the subatomic particles interact according to the laws of nature, exerting forces which we name as electric, magnetic, strong and weak, and gravity.
(Note: in the Theory of Absolutes, the Strong and Weak forces will be developed in a manner to show that they are both subsets of the electrical and magnetic forces. Likewise, gravity may be a subset of these two, or possibly a third fundamental force. But, the point is that the forces of fields, are actually the action of conscious particles producing the effect of what appears to be force by self directed movement according to the commands or information received by other nearby particles.)
The aggregations of the conscious particles are held together by electrical and magnetic forces to form the subatomic particles. The common subatomic particles (i.e. electrons, neutrons, and protons – the rudimentary constituents of the atom) and the exotic subatomic particles (e.g. pions, kaons, muons... formed by high energy collisions or by decay of larger particles) are the smallest level of particulate aggregations visible by force and energy type experiments (i.e. bubble chambers).
Each particle of the subatomic zoo forms from a unique stable configuration of conscious particles, and groups of particles. Each unique subatomic particle forms as a specific aggregate assembly of many conscious particles and particle groups. Each subatomic particle forms as a dynamic, resonant, equilibrium assembly of attractive and repulsive magnetic and electrical forces. The periodic relationship of stable configurations results in the ability to predict the existence of new, unseen, subatomic entities. The full list of all the subatomic particles in the subatomic zoo is called the Standard Model.
The possible relationships of God to the pre-creation universe include:
- The universe may have been created in the void which lies outside of God’s own point of consciousness.
- God may have created the universe inside His own mind in a manner akin to how we perceive consciousness, create memories, imagine, and dream.
- The consciousness of God may fill all of this universe, and all other universes. There may be none other than God, and there is nothing which is not of the substance of God.
- Our God may be one of many Gods. Each God may create His own universe, and design and form it as He sees fit.
- God may be creating the universe in an environment where other forces compete and attempt to destroy, invade, or rule this universe.
- We may live in a Godless self-created universe, which arose out of an impersonal consciousness driven by the nature of the pre-creation substance.
- In summary: the universe may be internal to, or external to, God’s mind.
- The God of this universe may be a Personal God, an Impersonal God, one God of many, and/or a God who is in continual competition to survive in the pre-creation environment.
Pre-Creation Perspective of the Theory of Absolutes:
In the Theory of Absolutes, we shall examine the universe from the perspective that the Holy Bible was given by divine inspiration through Moses, the prophets, Jesus, and the Apostles. We shall likewise assume that the Bible gives us factual and accurate clues regarding God’s fundamental nature, the rules governing His creation, and the optimum behavior of men in relationship to self, others, and God.
The Bible only gives us only a few clues as to the environment in which God existed before the Creation, so we will not make a definitive declaration, nor theorize in depth about that realm. Rather, we shall focus on constructing a pre creation theory which segues with the manifestation of the physical universe, a motivation by God to create it, and a motivation for men to live in it.
Genesis 1:1.In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. Then God said, "Let there be light"; and there was light.
This passage is the most overt reference to the universe before the creation in the Bible. Thus, if we are using the Bible as our source, we cannot say much with certainty about the nature and details of that pre-creation state. Thus, we cannot say if there were other universes before it, whether there were other Gods that created their own universes, nor can we comment about the origin of God. Without evidence, any theory about that state is simply conjecture, and without factual and true evidence, nothing can penetrate that barrier to give us a certain view into the nature of the pre-creation realm.
Nevertheless, we shall make a few assumptions about the nature of God, the pre-creation universe, consciousness, and evil. We shall assume that God exists, evil or darkness exists independent of Him, but they together form part of a polarity. From His creative declaration, the universe was created, and all actions, reactions, and motivations follow from the patterns and initial motion given to the universe.
The God of our universe existed prior to the creation, but He probably struggled against the darkness to become the point of consciousness, light, life, and wisdom, that allowed Him to be God. The Father subsequently created the Son, who declared by command the existence of the conscious particles, and embedded them with the laws of interaction that in macroscopic form appear to be the laws of nature.
God created men, each one with a unique eternal spirit, a soul/mind, and a body/brain to experience life. He imprinted a human nature on each man, with a desire for both good and evil. The spirit is the point of God-like consciousness and awareness. The soul/mind is the screen of energetic patterns that the spirit perceives. The body/brain is the organ of experience that feeds signals from the external world through the nervous system to the brain. The brain/nervous system projects organizes patterns on the soul, which the spirit perceives and converts into a perception of the external world.
Feelings/judgments are wired into our being from our nature and nurture. Our goal is to conquer the human nature, to refine it, to use it as a tool of the divine, to overcome the temptations in an allegorical or metaphorical way. The tests we face are related to setting boundaries, balancing individual and group needs, individuation, and all the tests associated with proper relationship (lust, greed, pride, anger, power, revenge, hurt, loss...).
In this work, we shall assume the Bible is a work of divine origin, giving us instruction, revelation, discipline, and exhortation. The Bible does not give us a complete revelation about the meaning/purpose of life, the state of the pre-creation universe, the mechanics of how the universe was made, nor a detailed list of the fundamental laws of the universe. But any theory we create must be consistent with the laws of nature, the mechanics of creation, and the state of the pre-creation universe, and the purpose of life.
Science cannot give answers about the pre-creation state, because its domain is limited to inference based upon evidence, which is at best distant from early causes. The Bible, the organ of divine divine revelation, gives only slight inference to the world before the creation. Science, an organ of induction based upon evidence, without data or experiment, has no grist for its mill of induction and inference. Thus, no philosophical or evidentiary system can make an absolute claim of Truth about the nature and origin of the creation and pre-creation state, but science cannot deny a theory, only declare whether it is logically self consistent.
We shall carry forward only a few hypotheses about the pre-creation universe, assume as an axiomatic hypothesis that God is an existent entity, and assume He has the ability to create law abiding particles by the force and abilities of consciousness. The question is thus, “What are the laws that govern the conscious particles?” The answer to this question is the ultimate physics theory. In it lies the unification of all physical phenomena. Its answer may also govern, or at least largely influence, the processes of what we recognize as life.
Science has devoted the entirety of its intellectual force to the effort of proving the rationality of evolution. Its correlate effort has been to develop an evidence set that validates that there is no God, and to do so an evidence set, and logical connection must be created that eliminates the logical gaps which call for God to fill.
The best evolutionary hypothesis does not provide a convincing sequence that plausibly rationalizes a mechanism the jump from biochemical soup to the most simple cellular life. Science provides no causative mechanism, nor tells a unifying story that answers the questions of the genesis of the substance and laws of the physical universe.
Therefore, I have dedicated the efforts of this work to proposing a theory which gives rationality to the Biblical perspective of Creation.
Free Will:
If the universe was designed around Biblical precepts, commands, history, and instruction, then the world, and all the particles composing it, must absolutely, and without error follow His Laws. In such a world, every action, thought, and word must follow lawfully and sequentially from previous forces. But, the logical extension of such a mechanistic and lawful sequence is the lack of ability to exercise volitional Free Will.
But, simple observation by the most casual observer indicates that he can choose to perform or avoid any given action, and chose any available alternate action. And, the Bible is largely about directing people in the ways of righteous choice. But, the Bible also makes reference to predestination. Thus, if we are attempting to create a model of the universe that reflects the Biblical picture of life, we must make hypotheses about the structure and nature of a universe that includes and intertwines both of these concepts without contradiction.
To allow free will in a lawful universe, God must have designed humans with the capability of choosing to exert force in a manner independent of their past. Thus, the construction of the universe is more complex than a simple mechanistic sequence of forces.
The resolution of the problem is based upon the hypothesis that God gave men a spiritual vision outside of the world of matter and form. The spiritual eyes can see possibilities of choice outside of the all previous sequences of action and reaction. Man can take any subset of elements from previous experience and evaluate the outcome of each potential scenario on the screen of the soul. And, feeling and seeing the outcome of each potential action allows us to make rational choices based upon any chosen value system.
In this realm of evaluating potential actions and outcomes, we are unconstrained by the mechanistic dictates of the past. And of course, man being a creature of habit, will often behave in a somewhat predictable spectrum of possibilities. And, while there is an element of the predictable in this sequence of choice, there is no mechanical necessity associated with the action that arises. Having made the free will choice on the level of spirit, the body and brain provide the mechanism by which to effect the chosen action.
Thus, by entering a domain outside the realm of mechanistic interactions, where he can observe and process, a man can be truly free in the moment to make any decision foolish or wise. But, man’s spiritual vision is limited, and he can only process and choose based upon his level of clarity of vision in the spiritual realm. The more closely a man’s morality is consistent with God’s way, the farther and clearer he can see. Likewise, a man with an erroneous moral pattern will see poorly, and will more likely fall in the traps of the tempter. The freedom in Christ is the liberty to walk in the ways of goodness. The sinner who chooses to walk in the ways of darkness believes he is free, but falls in the pit he does not realize was already dug.
Regarding predestination, according to the Bible, God has an overarching plan that He wishes to execute throughout the ages. The individual’s life may be predestined, at least in terms of optimum outcome and events, but this merely means that there are external forces and internal messages that will be operating on the individual. Likewise, God may have plans to create the waves and motion that comprise the large moves of history, and He can use one agent, or another, to willingly execute His will to move the world as He chooses.
Both God and the Tempter can move the minds of the kings or masses to move in distributed ways to accomplish His ends. The movements are unnoticed by the individual when they are small, seemingly random and ordinary. Many small movements of many people produce the social/political shifts of an entire people or nation. Such is the method by which the flow of history can be directed. God can urge good action by impressing His thoughts on the thoughts of men. But, the voice of God is small, one of many, a still small voice, the voice of conscience. And, if we have a resonance with this voice, we may listen, if our mind and heart have been trained to respect the moral standards of Godliness, we may feel an affinity with this behavior, our heart may be pulled in the direction of righteousness, and we may act it out.
Likewise, the Tempter can present thoughts that we may choose to follow. If there is no moral barrier to acting out a thought, a man may follow his thoughts if there is desire. Thus, men can unknowingly be part of the play to act out the plan of the ages. If a man is deeply committed to choosing the ways of the Lord, and he is tempted by sin, he can choose to resist the temptations of sin regardless of the desire, or the strength of the Tempter’s stimulation of the mind. A nation does not have to go the way of temptation. A people strongly dedicated to the ways of the Lord can resist the downward slide toward the flesh and the selfish passions.
Freedom is a central principle in the creation of a meaningful universe. A play which is scripted and acted has no significance to the actors, they are just reading lines. For life to have meaning, there must be choice, true options, and commensurate consequences associated with those choices. God has created the universe with the hope that we will choose to express our love of Him by following His way. He wants us to live well and be fulfilled in the experience of life, which is the general reward for those who choose goodness, righteousness, and constructive behavior.
But, God has designed the world to allow evil, unrighteousness, and rebellion to compete with Him for the hearts of man. Sin looks attractive on the front side, hiding the unavoidable eventual pain. Destruction naturally follows rebellion, but pain and death may come long after the violation of law. God wants us to choose goodness and relationship with Him, and resist the siren song of the flesh and its temptations.
The competition between God and another love must truly be attractive to be a valid test of men’s hearts. Sex, drugs, and rock and roll issue potent calls to a man’s desire, and provide the tests men need to sanctify their relationship with the various spirits of life. Every behavior, word, thought, group, and object has a spirit associated with it, and any spirit can be placed in worship, a place above God and His proper relationship with life.
The excessive relationship with a spirit (e.g. Sex, drugs, and rock n’ roll) is a type of idolatry, but any spirit, even the virtues, can be taken to excess (freedom, peace, perfection, obedience, thrift, toleration, choice, equality...). Such error of proportion is one way to “miss the mark” of Godly perfection, and this is the meaning of the word “sin”.
As we reject the temptations of sin in favor of a moderated life, we show our love to God and come into resonance with His nature and way. We merge into being an extension of His personality, and the essence of His being, come into a full and right relationship with Him. This is the nature of love, this intimate respect for the way of another.
For this purpose, God created us to have free will and freedom. He desires our love, and love given freely is the only meaningful expression of love. Love given under duress is slavery, and love without options is robotic. God’s heart is satisfied in a unique way by the relationship with each of His people. If as the Bible states, God’s nature is love, then He will only be satisfied only with love given and received.
The Purpose of Life and Free Will:
The purpose of life is to be in a loving relationship with God. Loving God satisfies His heart, and satisfies the heart of man. We show our love of God by loving our fellow man and honoring/following His commands. We are pulled away from this prime directive by temptations of the flesh, which appear satisfying, but produce pain and emptiness in the long term. Living in a world of pain, veiled from a direct perception of God, allows each man the opportunity to choose to love God with a truly free will.
Free Will and Certainty of Outcome:
Free will in a world where the outcome and significance of every action is known with certainty has no deep meaning. For example, there is no meaningful free will in the choice to give a robber your wallet when he has a gun, and has promised to kill you if you do not comply. In a world where free will is a fact, where you can actually choose to resist and risk death, having free will adds no quality to life. Thus, for free will to be meaningful, God had to create a world where the consequences of life are only possibilities, rather than certainties. If God had created a world where the consequences of rejecting Him and His way were obvious, then again, the choice to love or reject God would be functionally meaningless.
Thus in summary, there are two types of free will:
- Free will in “option space”, which allows the ability to make choices separated from influences such as past programming and the automaticity of the mechanical progression of life.
- Free will in “consequence space” allows the possibility of making choices which have a plausible element of outcome uncertainty.
The Theory of Absolutes and Biblical Accuracy:
The Theory of Absolutes is based upon the premise that the Holy Bible actually does reflect the True nature of the universe and its laws, the nature of God, the purpose of life, and the optimum ways of man.
Validation of the Theory:
The Theory is validated by its consistency with, and applicability to, every domain of knowledge and experience. If the Theory is True, then politics, science, psychology, economics, theology and the paranormal, philosophy, history, morality, etcetera can all be plausibly framed and understood in terms of the language, forces, and entities described and posited by the Theory.
It is not possible to engage in a proof that examines all social and natural phenomena for their consistency with the premises, axioms, conclusions of the Theory. Nevertheless, we shall consider the applicability of the Theory to a broad spectrum of the domains of life and its experience.
The Theory makes such fundamental axiomatic assumptions about the nature of life, that it necessarily has implications about the True nature of this universe. And, if these axioms are True and accurate facts, then using them should help us navigate life in a more effective manner. By knowing the rules of life and understanding its structure, we can apply our free will to that knowledge and make better choices. A more accurate model of life allows better prediction of consequences, and thus avoidance of pitfalls, methods of overcoming resistance, and optimization of outcome. Ultimately, the purpose of philosophy of science and philosophy is the maximization of pleasure and minimization of pain.
The Conscious Particles – The Spirit-Matter Connection
The Theory of Absolutes rests upon the postulate that God populated the Creation with points of consciousness. He spoke these points of consciousness into existence, and gave them autonomous life. In metaphorical terms, He spoke the world into existence by the power of His Word and He breathed His spirit into each point of consciousness. This life and spirit gave each point an awareness of self and others.
Some particles were given the ability to move (the positive and negative Dipole Particles – DPs), and some were placed in an orderly crystalline matrix to act as the measure of distance (the Matrix Grid Points). All the points were given the ability to communicate with each other by receiving information, which is transmitted between the Particles (DP-DP and DP-GP) by the Force Particles (or possibly by Force Shells). The information carried by the FPs is processed in each FP and GP according to the rules and programs implanted within their memories. Each DP moves a distance proportional to the summation of forces acting upon each DP, each Moment.
The DPs, GPs, and FPs are the smallest elements comprising the substance of creation. Each of these particles at its essence is spirit, and thus the aggregation of many points of consciousness meld together to form the complex spirits associated with objects, concepts, and life.
As individual entities, the particles embody only small aspects of the Mind of God. But in their totality, the assembly of particles, the interaction of forces, the will and passion that arises within the individual and group reflect His nature and way.
Acts 17:26 "And He has made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, and has determined their preappointed times and the boundaries of their dwellings, "so that they should seek the Lord, in the hope that they might grope for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us; "for in Him we live and move and have our being, as also some of your own poets have said, 'For we are also His offspring.'
The Fundamental Particles:
God spoke into existence two types of conscious particles – the Dipole Particles and Grid Points. Each Moment, these two particles each generate de novo a third type of particle – the Force Particle.
1) The Grid Points (GPs): The GPs are stationary, were the first particles made, and occupy every volume of space. They are the underlying structure enable the appearance of distance and movement. The GPs define the extent of creation – nothing exists outside of the Matrix of GPs. The Grid Points are stationary with respect to each other, and form the standard by which increments of distance are measured. The moveable particles, the DPs (Dipole Particles) and FPs (Force Particles), move in increments of distance established by the GPs. Hence, the Grid Points define the ultimately small infinitesimal of distance. The DPs and the FPs perceive the Grid Points directly without the medium of an intermediate particle to signal their location. The Grid Points enable the perception and manifestation of distance. The sequential positions of the Dipole particles, in relationship to the GPs, manifest the phenomena of time and velocity. With the establishment of the rules of perception, interaction, and response, the phenomena of mechanical cause effect, and rule-based interaction were enabled. The rules of interaction dictate the speed of light, which is the rate of travel of photons, EM waves, and the electrical, magnetic, and gravitic forces. The assembly and aggregation of these macro forces are dictated by the rate of movement of the Force Particles. (In response to the passage of changing Electric and Magnetic fields, the GPs generate directional Electrical (E) fields and Magnetic (B) fields and manifest the phenomena of Maxwell’s laws. ???)
2) The positive and negative Dipole Particles (DPs): The DPs are the second type of conscious particles. These particles were spoken into existence by God, and exist for eternity. During the time of the creation prior to the Big Bang, the DPs were in a state of uniform distribution, without movement. The Big Bang may have been initiated by God commanding the negative DPs from a volume of space to instantly move toward the center of the universe. The repulsive forces acting between the negative DPs created a huge repulsive force, causing an expansion away from the center, thus producing the effect of the Big Bang. God may have commanded an inflationary period as another miraculous intervention of command. Over time, matter congealed into the various types of subatomic particles, and eventually atomic masses. The Dipole Particles can move in relationship to each other, and move in relationship to the Grid Points. The DPs communicate with other by generating Force Particles (FPs). The FPs serve as messengers of electrical, magnetic, and gravitic force. The DPs move each Moment (the smallest increment of time) in compliance with the Force-Distance rule. The DPs emit Force Particles (FPs) that carry information about the identity of the emitting DP, its electrical polarity (+/-), magnetic orientation (N/S), and possibly an inward pointing gravitic message. The FPs inform other DPs about how they should move in response to the originating DP. The greater the concentration of FPs striking the effective volume of a target DP, the larger the force, and the larger the movement at each Moment.
3) The Force Particle: The FPs are the 3rd type of particle. The FPs were not made by God. Rather, the FPs are created new at each Moment by every DP. The DPs generate a certain (very large) quantity of FPs each Moment, travel straight through the Grid Point Matrix at the speed of light, and continue forever toward the edge of the creation. We shall define the edge of creation as the infinity point (∞ point). (Note: the edge of the universe may be eternally expanding as it is filled with GPs and undisturbed DPs. And, as the FPs reach the ∞ point, God may generate more new GPs, and Dipole Particles populating that new space which will allow the FPs to expand into that newly created space. The GPs, DPs, and FPs will never decay and are never lost.
The GPs, DPs, and FPs constitute the conscious particles that compose all the substance and structure of the creation. The micro and macro field and particle phenomena all arise from various configurations, assemblies, concentrations, and complexes of these few particle types. The spiritual essence of these particles is likewise the foundational elements
Spiritual Implications of the Conscious Particle Theory
All the principles and laws embedded within the substructure and substance of Heaven and Earth are a reflection of God’s will and plan for the creation. The mechanical interactions of the particles of nature follow His rules of interaction without error or rebellion. The foundational nature of the entire universe, including all particles and space, is consciousness and spirit. As such, every particle can be commanded to move, whether to form the Creation or to manifest a miracle. By command, God can initialize the creation as a tiny point from which to start the universe as a Big Bang, or as a pre-created universe with a history. Likewise, His ability to command the spiritual entities (particulate, archetype, and aggregate) gives Him (and other spiritual authorities) the operating mechanism by which to manifest the miraculous.
All phenomena, substances, and processes in the universe are spiritual. We are spirits living in a spiritual world. But for the sake of discussion, we shall refer to the commonly visible world of particles and waves as the “physical” world. The realm of heaven, hell, and the spiritual world may be composed of an entirely different medium, possibly created by Spirit Particles residing in a layer outside of the physical world. Or, the Spirit Realm may be composed of Spirit Particles superimposed upon the physical realm.
Alternatively, the spirit world may be composed of the same types of particles that compose the physical world, and the kingdom of Heaven may be formed by the connection of points in configurations invisible to the human perceptive apparatus. In such a scenario the spirit world may be superimposed upon the physical, and there would be no awareness of its presence by the residents of the material realm. An example of this type of superimposition phenomenon can be seen in the ocean, with its long tidal waves, which are invisible if we only watch it for a moment. Or, the connect-the-dot type of games where the picture of George Washington’s appears only after the dots are connected properly.
Theory of Absolutes has theological implications. It is based upon the assumption that there is a God, and that He is the origin of all Law, matter, consciousness, and meaning. The Theory of Absolutes was written and shaped with the intent to create a rational model that harmonizes an understanding of the phenomena of nature with the precepts of Christianity. The intent is to give laymen and scientists the courage to defend the rationality of the Christian faith by giving them a theoretical particle set, which operates according to a set of divinely designed laws. Such a spirit-based mechanism connects God to all the phenomena of physics, and gives plausibility to a creationist theory of the universe’s origin. Thus, the creation theory, which postulates such mechanisms, and accurately reflects nature, allows the Christian scientist to compete in the debate on the level of theory and rational argument with the Godless scientific evolutionist theory-base.
In The Theory of Absolutes, we shall not spend a great deal of attention exploring the mechanistic explanations to paranormal phenomenon, such as ESP, ghosts, flying saucers, precognition, Near Death Experiences, telekinesis, etc, but the Theory does have hooks which could be used to expand the Theory into giving a mechanism for these and other psychic phenomena.
The Theory proposes an underlying spiritual structure to the universe, and thereby gives unification and mechanism to all types of physical and spiritual phenomena. The Theory’s simplicity, mechanistic explanatory applicability to all layers of physical and metaphysical phenomena, and its consistency with experiment and conventional physics theory by themselves give the Theory a level of validation. If the Theory truly does offer such a foundational understructure and mechanistic-causal understanding of the creation, science, religion, psychology, and social interactions, the Theory deserves consideration.
This Theory is offered in the hope that a rational theoretical model of the physical universe that includes consideration of the spiritual realm at its heart will allow society to incorporate God and His Law as a central principle in individual character development, education, science, commerce, and government. And again, a Theory which gives names and mechanism to particles whose origin is God’s creative act, will give Christian apologists the rational-verbal tools to raise the debate about the existence of God and the validity of the teachings of the Holy Bible to the point of rational scientific consideration.
Physical law governs body and brain functions. Neuronal configuration and organization enable the brain to perceive the spiritual realm – to an extent, (i.e. the material world is spiritual, and only appears physical because of the conversion of the pixels of spirit into a processed image perceivable by man’s spirit on the screen of his soul). Spirit-level forces have an influence on the physical realm, but in most cases their influence is sufficiently subtle, and mechanism of action sufficiently hidden, that belief in spiritual power requires us to accept explanations for unusual circumstances with mechanisms other than coincidence.
The physical universe is mechanical to a large degree, but experiments have shown that mental intention can produce effects in the physical world. The experiments of William Tiller, Ph.D. in his book, “Psychoenergetic Science: A Second Copernican-Scale Revolution” gives evidence using scientific methods, that the mind and intent can have an effect on physical substance.
We live in a spiritual world that appears physical, but the illusion of an exclusively physical universe is so strong that a reasonable man can plausibly deny the existence of the spiritual realm. The veil of physicality obscures the spiritual nature of reality, and few will see beyond that veil until the afterlife. Which raises the question of why God has made the boundaries so strong between the physical and spiritual realm. To this I reply that the blindness is necessary to create the environment for free will, error in judgment, lessons, learning and growth that has consequences in this life and eternity. The complexity of the physical and the spiritual universe, makes life interesting, the obscurity of the goals, rules, and structures of life make Free Will possible, which in turn makes it possible to love God in a meaningful way.
If we live in a spiritual world created by God, then righteous human moral law and natural physical law are both an expression of the nature of God. Natural law is an expression of how the physical universe must be organized to create the stage upon which the drama of life may be played. God, as creator of all, has decreed physical law, and likewise declared moral law that was consistent with natural law. The moral principles that guide behavior appear complex because the circumstances of life provide an environment where a pantheon of virtues must compete for dominance in any given situation.
Secular Humanists often deny the existence or authority of God, and feel that man’s rationality and ability to judge goodness and govern himself are adequate – there is no need to listen to live life by religious doctrine supposedly decreed by a faraway God when we can feel and reason what is good for each man. Such a philosophy has been well-encapsulated in the phrase, that “Man is the measure,” which can lead to the perspective that morality is relative and situational. And, if one were to believe that life simply evolved and that no divine, caring, or personal influence was involved with life, then the Secular Humanist perspective is the most rational extension of that perspective.
The plausible rationality of various religious perspectives, creation scenarios, and moral systems are all necessary to produce a truly free will. But, there must be an actual truth which men must be reasonably able to perceive and know if the concept of winnowing of souls, personal growth, and the satisfaction of victory are meaningful.
God has built the physical universe with many degrees of freedom in the realm of action. We can walk or stand still, build or destroy, live or die, speak or be silent, follow the dictates of fairness or skew transactions to personal advantage, and follow the guidelines of Godly sexuality or follow the animal passions of the flesh. The multiple tracks of life result in complexity and doubt about the existence and specifics of Truth. The moral confusion associated with the pull of animal passion, competing virtues, and the long term effects of each choice allows for the seduction of mankind into serving the flesh nature and rejecting the optimum solutions of mankind.
God has set up the universe as an alternate lover. He desires us to choose to be in a love relationship with Him, but the spirits associated with the alternate choices of life seduce us into worshiping and loving another besides God. The flesh, the passions of life, the false seductions of immediate pleasure create an attractive alternative to following His Way.
God has given us a real choice, to love another besides Him, and we make that choice and show our loyalty and love by giving our bodies and hearts in service to the god of our highest worship. Sadly, many choose the path of sex, drugs, and rock and roll, rather than the moderated path of loving God with heart, mind, and strength, and neighbor as self.
Modeling Human Psychology using Natural Law as the Metaphor:
As humans, we are always attempting to model reality in order to make life more understandable, predictable, and manageable. The map is not the territory, and no map is as complex and accurate as the actual reality it represents. Nevertheless, models and maps give us an overview and possibly accurate way of predicting how our journey will proceed in actuality.
Obviously, the best tools to use for modeling an engineering project are symbols, calculations, and graphical representations to prepare for building a structure, machine, or circuit. Clearly, using the laws of nature in conjunction with symbols of objects is an effective method for producing an accurate representation of reality, because we know the laws of nature so clearly, and can isolate and identify the laws applicable in each circumstance.
But, the same tools can be used for mapping human nature and the psychology driving his actions, reactions, and relationships. In fact, the various human drives and relationship scenarios can be modeled using the appropriate natural laws as metaphors and models.
The applicability, relevance, and resonance of the laws of nature to the psychology of man is understandable since we are spiritual beings attached to a physical body. All our actions are limited by the laws of nature which govern our structure and substance. Thus, it is a worthy and meritorious study to create a branch of psychology dedicated to the modeling and predicting of human behavior and human interactions using the metaphor of the natural sciences.
Balancing the Pulls of Flesh and Spirit, God/Self/Other:
God has created us to learn to balance the pulls of our natural flesh nature with the greater satisfaction achieved by following the higher laws of heart, love, and relationship. The two polarities must be integrated to achieve the potential fulfillment of deep happiness. That higher law as it relates to human relationship is summarized in the scriptures of the Holy Bible.
“Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, strength, and mind, and your neighbor as yourself.” Luke 10:27
God has largely hidden the spiritual realm from the mind of man, and constructed the human frame so that it is capable of spiritual reception and projection to a modest and variable extent. This allows the human heart to hear and respond to the temptations of earth spirits, demons, and to feel the prompting of the Lord, angels, and the Holy Spirit. The human soul is biased toward satisfying the drives of self, which include pleasure, survival, pride, and dominance. These drives war against loving our neighbor as self and loving God. To realize the goal of loving God first, and neighbor as self, the human drives of passion and soul pleasure must be mastered by placing them in proper place, rather than exalted as supreme guides. God has initialized the human heart with animalistic urges to insure our survival and to create a feeling of deep desire and investment in continuing to live life in His world.
Remaining Fearless in the Presence of False gods:
The moral universe is governed by the considerations and needs of many layers, elements, domains, systems, and organizations. As noted, the physical laws are one method of organizing and modeling the human psyche and its interactions. Another system which provides a good organizing template for categorizing those moral, mental, and emotional domains is the metaphysical Chakra system. This system has been associated with the New Age and Eastern religion.
There may or may not be an actual underlying reality around which the chakra system is built. Still, everyone has a nervous system, and we all display the elements and traits attributed to this psychological/metaphysical system to a greater or lesser extent.
In general, Christians avoid using systems of thought associated with the East or pagan background. But, the major threat to avoid is the seduction to worship false gods. There are spirits associated with buildings, sites, cities, chakras, colors, directions of the compass, animal spirits, icons, relics, rituals, symbols, mantras, poses, sounds, tones, rhythm, fragrance, shape, drugs, animals, plants, objects, saints, prophets, avatars, and idols.
We live in a sea of spirits, and it is impossible to avoid contact with all potential items and objects of worship. Thus, one method of model life is to understand the reality behind each of the false gods. By studying the various world systems, understanding how people are seduced and model life, it is possible to see how life could be organized in many alternate ways.
The heart can resonate on many levels, to many tones, and the melody can change in a moment. Learning to be flexible in how we live and model life gives us the tools to resonate with life on many octaves, and seeing each of these spiritual systems, and spirits, as simply aspects of the natural system, allows us to put them into perspective. None of the earth spirits have absolute power over us. Granted, we can be influenced and feel the presence and desires of the various spirits, but we do not have to capitulate to those desires or follow their direction.
The Moral Laws:
The moral laws are a counterbalance to the animalistic drives of the body and reflect the optimum manner in which life could be lived. The moral laws do not force “right behavior”, rather, they inform us of God’s optimum patterns of life, which are the choices that give us the greatest long term experience of deep life satisfaction. He has created a free will universe, which allows men the opportunity to choose long-term painful outcomes for a moment of present pleasure. Man’s moral choices are limited only by the restrictions of physical law.
Moral laws do not direct men with hard and immediate force; rather, they guide our choices and inform us of optimal behavior. They warn us of the suffering behind the seductive life choices. Every action initiates a spiritual cause and becomes a source for the sequence of future events. The source will eventually produce the outcome expected by the actions of moral law.
For example, adultery has its own spirits and forces that it brings into play once initiated. Competition, sorrow, estrangement, retaliation, anger, hurt, betrayal, and murder may follow in its wake. The particular effects of adultery are not predictable, but the general family of spirits that follow in its wake can be generally predicted. The spirit of adultery acts in relationship with victim and perpetrator, and the individual susceptibility of the host and vector dictate how the play will proceed.
The Purpose of Sin:
The violation of moral law is called “Sin”, which is a word meaning, “To miss the mark”. God desires the universe to operate in harmony with His perfect will, which is reflected in the Lord’s prayer.
Mark 6:9 "In this manner, therefore, pray: Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done On earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, As we forgive our debtors. And do not lead us into temptation, But deliver us from the evil one. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.
Clearly God desires the Earth to be in a state of perfection, and He does not want imperfection to manifest on the earth. But, imperfection is necessary to give man free will. In turn, it is free will that allows men to choose between various value systems, behaviors, and passions. He has given man the desire for immediate satisfaction of the animalistic passions. But, these passions must be tamed and moderated, otherwise without perspective and wisdom these passions easily blind him and produce the long-term outcome of erroneous action. Choosing to act on the passion is the easy, the flesh pulls toward accepting the natural seduction into error and sin. God intentionally designed life to have conflicting pulls so that when men chose to desire and follow Him, God’s need for love and relationship was truly satisfied by this free gift of a man’s heart.
God’s heart is perfect. His way is sustainable. He has created a universe which is truly meaningful. His way is different than our own. Without a change of heart, we cannot see Him as He truly is. Without a reborn spirit, we cannot be in an adult co-creator relationship with Him. Without being cleansed of the stain and spiritual consequence of our errors, we cannot come into His presence. Without being purified, we can only have a long distance and filtered relationship with Him. God is perfect, and He cannot even tolerate looking at imperfection.
God designed the world and the human soul to embrace sin with enthusiasm. But, He also designed man with a spiritual channel of communication to feel and hear the voice of conscience, and hunger for knowing and living in His perfection. This duality of desire, this internal pull of opposites, creates the tension around which we play our life drama. This choice between following heaven and earth spirits allows free will on the very important axis of whether or not to follow His way. God desires us to choose obedience to His Law and Way as our expression of love to Him. But, the pull and nature of man’s heart is strongly seduced by sin, and the cloud of confusion surrounding right moral choices makes it impossible to perfectly choose God’s way.
Having followed the passions of the flesh, our hearts grow to love and give our loyalty to those spirits. Having embraced other gods, man’s heart does not resonate with God’s. Our thoughts, words, and deeds reflect our heart and manifest the imperfection of our life performance. The outer reflects the inner, and even the best human cannot flawlessly follow God’s way and consistently resonate with His heart from birth to death.
Thus the need for a bridge between God and man. We need more than a single experience of cleansing, more than a one-time act of accepting the existence of a God-man and His atonement. We need a relationship with God. We need an ever-present counselor. We need the presence of a new and perfected heart to bridge the gap that makes it possible for imperfect man to be in full relationship with a perfect God.
“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God” Matthew 5:8
Jesus as the Son of God:
Jesus, the Son of God, was, and is, also God. This unity of God and the Son is true not in terms of identity, but in terms of action, thought, and Word. The Son was created by the Father by the creative act of the Father’s declaration of I AM -That- I AM.
Exodus 3:13 And Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? what shall I say unto them? And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you. And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations.
The Father and Son are identical in essence, but separate in location, separate in identity, and separate in role. The Son is submissive and perfectly obedient to the will and way of the Father. The Father God is the original, timeless, uncreated I AM, the source, and first person of the Godhead.
Yeshua (Jesus), the Son, the Word, is the Creator of the universe.
John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life; and the life was the light of men. And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
It is He, the Son, who was Jehovah God of the Old Testament. He gave the Law to mankind, and directed us in the right way of life by giving the 10 Commandments. As the Messiah, he lived a perfect life, directed people toward the Way of the most High God, warned people of the consequences of sin, and then unjustly suffered pain and death at the hands of the world.
The Father God loves every soul, but He is unable to even see imperfection, yet be in intimate relationship with an impure heart. This necessity to isolate perfect goodness from the imperfection of man required that God assign the duty of creating the entire creation to Jesus/Yeshua/Jehovah. Evil was created as a possibility because free will cannot exist unless evil, error, sin, imperfection, foolishness, ignorance, and rebellion are allowed as options for choice.
Matt 25:41 Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
The Place of Satan, Evil, and Hell in the Spiritual Universe:
The Son created Hell and Satan, and the entire hierarchy of the spiritual worlds with its principalities, powers, and rulers of darkness. By delegating the task of creating evil to the Son, the Father remains isolated and insulated from the imperfection that is required to illuminate the beauty, joy, and peace of heavenly perfection. In this world, perception requires polarity, edges, and difference for consciousness to register its existence. In this created world of name and form, the good of Jehovah is opposed by the evil of Satan.
Satan was created as a spiritual being and given an innate taste and passion for smoke, death, and destruction. Just as the dung beetle pursues its daily ration of digested waste, Satan pursues the possession of souls and inflicting pain. His hunger is for the nourishment of life in blood spilled by death, sin, and decay.
Satan operates in our lives intimately. Any violation of the perfection of God’s Law immediately opens a flow that drains us of spiritual power, bleeds us of life, and feeds this precious substance to nurture the demons of Hell. Deception, exaggeration, minimization, implication and unmerited confidence are some of the tools used to deceive humanity into sin. Satan and the demonic hoards desire that we violate God’s Law, rebel against and hate the restrictions and limits of God’s Kingdom. Satan feels joy and power with the enrollment of each soul, whether partial or total. He seeks to expand his territory, by enrolling new converts, and enlarging his spiritual footprint in each man’s life.
Satan may be a fallen angel that rebelled against God, or he may be a created being. There are references in the Bible that sound as though Satan was Lucifer, but other interpretations of these scriptures are possible. Suffice it to say, Satan may have fallen as part of the play and method by how he was created. Regardless of the actual genesis of evil, rebellion, and the demonic realm, the most important point is that God intentionally created Satan’s role of challenging God and causing death and decay.
Prior to the time when Jesus died on the cross, the spiritual survival of the universe was in question. Until that time, Satan was an undefeated foe who had real power that could have truly put the universe under his control. But, the perfect life of Jesus, the unjust death of the Creator into his own creation at the hands of evil, gave lawful power to Jesus, the Savior, to override the sentence of death on us all because of our own imperfection.
God created both spiritual kingdoms – Heaven and Hell. He set up the conflict as a competition for the souls of men and a battle to dominate nature. God created the set for the play, populated the cast, made the rules for the play, played the protagonist, created the antagonist to oppose Him, and wrote the script. But, He handicapped Himself sufficiently to make the balance of forces a true life and death struggle to create a real life and death battle for the domination of the universe.
The battle was won when Jesus lived a perfect life, died inside of the world He created, was executed without lawful warrant to justify His death, and resurrected to life. The warrant for authority Satan had been given was to sentence everyone to death who violated God’s Law. Since all humans are imperfect, all are subject to death and Satan’s lawful warrant to dominate those who violate the letter of the Law. But, when Jesus was resurrected, He proved that He was able to exert lawful superior authority over the kingdom of darkness and death. The power to commute the sentence of death was now in His hands.
At this stage in the history of the universe and spiritual drama, Satan cannot dominate the entire universe, but, he can dominate individual souls. Obviously, all who overtly put themselves as subjects inside his moral system are under his authority. Likewise, Satan clearly has a superior influence in the lives of those who rebel against God’s law and follow what is right in their own eyes.
- Idolaters who reject the True God and bow to the authority of other gods,
- Thieves who steal that which was earned by the sweat of another’s brow,
- Adulterers, fornicators, and sodomites who dishonor the sacred vow of covenant and soul bonding of natural procreative sexual union,
- Drunkards who debauch the sacred temple of the body,
- Extortioners who use power and position for personal gain.
1 Corinthians 6:9 Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God. And such were some of you. But you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God.
Those who have no spiritual allegiance are more likely to listen to the counsel and messages of the flesh, and follow the rationalizations and temptations that Satan speaks into the heart.
In this world, we live at the center of a battle between two spiritual kingdoms where the the territory at stake is the individual’s heart. Without a relationship and bonded loyalty to God, we have no allegiance to His way. Without evidence that He exists, we wander without a foundation. In such a weakened state, Satan can appear as an angel of light, and false doctrine that satisfies the flesh can appear true.
John 8:42 Jesus said to them, "If God were your Father, you would love Me, for I proceeded forth and came from God; nor have I come of Myself, but He sent Me. "Why do you not understand My speech? Because you are not able to listen to My word. "You are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father you want to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources, for he is a liar and the father of it. "But because I tell the truth, you do not believe Me.
The word Satan, means “accuser”, and it is his job to tempt the weak to follow his ways. He challenge the character of men, testing them with adversity and circumstances of compromise. He tempts men to follow the lusts of the flesh with women, gold, and power, and when a man falls he accuses him. Satan desires to bring more souls under his domination, and feels pleasure in producing pain.
Revelation 12:10 Then I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, "Now salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of His Christ have come, for the accuser of our brethren, who accused them before our God day and night, has been cast down. "And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death.
In God’s kingdom, Satan plays a necessary role, a function similar to that of viruses, bacteria, fungi, and parasites. Satan and his microbiological spiritual scavengers are opportunistic in their action upon the ignorant of the long term costs of following the flesh, and those rebellious against God’s law and His way. The demonic hoards have an important role to play in God’s kingdom – they administer pain and death to all which is imperfect. They are the agents of temptation and consequence to those who sin. They provide the test and feedback to those whose allegiance is to the flesh and unGodly standards.
Microbes can overwhelm even the strong if their concentration is sufficiently high, the host sufficiently weak, or the attack deadly enough. In general, Satan relentlessly challenges the human psyche with temptation, and maintains a constant search for any hint of weakness in the realms of desire and proper understanding of the law and structure of the psychic universe. God protects those who are faithful and love Him, and He allows our faith and character to be challenged according to His sovereign will and plan.
Job 1:6 Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came among them. And the LORD said to Satan, "From where do you come?" So Satan answered the LORD and said, "From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking back and forth on it." Then the LORD said to Satan, "Have you considered My servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, one who fears God and shuns evil?" So Satan answered the LORD and said, "Does Job fear God for nothing? "Have You not made a hedge around him, around his household, and around all that he has on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land. "But now, stretch out Your hand and touch all that he has, and he will surely curse You to Your face!" And the LORD said to Satan, "Behold, all that he has is in your power; only do not lay a hand on his person."
Satan receives nourishment when men violate innocence, degrade character, experience pain from sin, rebel against God’s law and satisfy their desires, and serve darkness. But, not all sin leads to immediate death and pain. In fact, often the most vile prosper. But, the power given to men in the Faustian bargain is actually derived from the consumption of their own souls.
When a man violates God’s standards of righteousness, it corrupts his soul and a measure of his life vitality ebbs away. Serving evil dissipates a man’s life energy, and transfers it to Satan. Satan can use that energy to perform strong miracles for evil, and the rebel’s life may prosper for a while. But, in the end he may awaken from the drug induced slumber of seduction and see that the pleasure today was paid for by degrading the substance of his own soul.
Satan is a destroyer, not a creator. Satan is not the source of energy, only its user. His relationship to life is parasitic. He lives off of the creation and its organization by sapping, degrading, and dissipating the energy of organization, and then diverting that energy to his own purposes. This process resembles the function of bacteria, which degrade the high-energy molecules of life, they then use the energy stored in those molecular bonds for the purposes of powering cell function.
And like bacteria, Satan is only capable of attacking the weak and poorly defended. Satan cannot attack the vital and well defended, which is the state and position of those who are fully established in the truth of nature and Godliness. Those with weak moral convictions succumb to the temptations (attacks, challenges, misrepresentations, seductions, and flesh desires) and are degraded. The pain of degradation can serve as a stimulus to activate the sinner against the invader, and thus to stop the further loss of function and life.
Thus, Satan serves as an irritant to our souls. His attacks and the cost of capitulating to temptation stimulates us to retaliate by putting on the full armor of God and turning from our unGodly ways. Thus, Satan serves an ongoing purpose in God’s creation, to challenge those who are weak in the faith, wisdom, maturity, and love of God. The creation speaks to those with ears to hear and hearts that love truth. It warns of the boundary between good and evil in the language of action and reaction to life circumstances. Those who are wise, those who were chosen from the beginning (the elect), will quickly repel the attacks, recoil and retreat against the pain of sin, and choose life and Godliness instead. All can turn from error, even those who were born with a spirit of rebellion, those who were raised to love evil, and those whose life track was predictably skewed toward the path of Satan from their birth circumstances and lineage.
Satan feeds on the emotional and body pain we suffer when we fall prey to his seduction. Those who are poorly defended by wisdom and love of Truth swallow the bait of his lies, half truths, and superficial payoffs. They then suffer the pain and decay lawfully coming due from their unGodly choices. All who are awakened by the pain of sin, and resolve to live a new and Godly life will be strengthened in character. New life, healing, and restoration of the soul will come to those who confess their error, and repent of their old ways.
Satan continues to torment us with guilt, even after we have turned and renounced our old ways. The guilt and death sentence we deserve for violating God’s law does not disappear when we stop our sin. God has declared that the price of sin is death, and the guilt reminds us to accept the forgiveness available to all who claim the sacrifice of Jesus as the substitutionary recipient of our spiritual violations. He challenges our faith in that sacrifice by tempting us to doubt our forgiveness. He repeatedly tests our faith that God has commuted our sentence, and given clemency. We must resist the temptation to guilt, and instead dwell on the truth that His sacrifice on the cross was sufficient and effective. In time, the guilt and shame will depart, and we can stand tall before the throne, forgiven.
James 4:7 Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.
God’s moral Laws are a reflection of God’s nature, and in turn reflect within the nature of physical universe. God has established the boundaries of Satan’s intervention as a de facto effect of the structure of life. God may be involved in a more directive way, as seen in the book of Job, where God asks Satan to consider testing his righteous servant Job. We revisit the lesson provided by Job.
Job 1:8 Then the LORD said to Satan, "Have you considered My servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, one who fears God and shuns evil?" So Satan answered the LORD and said, "Does Job fear God for nothing? "Have You not made a hedge around him, around his household, and around all that he has on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land. "But now, stretch out Your hand and touch all that he has, and he will surely curse You to Your face!"
This passage implies a God who tests people, even those who are righteous. But, we see that it was a challenge God allowed, rather than created. Thus, we can assume that God allows challenges by the evil one, which can be one of the reasons for the challenges we face in life. But, such God-initiated challenges are not the only reason for the challenges of life.
The most common reason for Satanic intervention is probably our own moral imperfections, which can be unique or habitual, purposeful or ignorant sins. Satan can use these sins as the legal authorization to enter a life. In so doing, he fulfills God’s purpose of challenging the imperfections of this Earth realm. He produces pain in the minds and hearts of men, and thus causes men to confront their errors and ideally repent and raise their character to the standards and way of the Kingdom of Heaven. In short, the Satanic attack produces pain and a reaction against it. The pain should cause men to turn away from sin and turn toward Godliness.
But, Satan does not limit his attacks and temptations to the weak or sinful. He will attack outside of legal authorizations and temp those without error. He will challenge even good and Godly behaviors, attitudes and character, by false imputations. He will use any violation and legal technicality as grounds to enter into a life for torment and enrollment of new souls into his service. Satan is an administrator, thief, murderer, sadist, and strategist. He uses his position and abilities to feed his own pleasure, and challenge our knowledge, skill, and commitment to Godliness. He is the one who tempts to violate, judges the crime, and prosecutes the deed.
Satan’s influence and presence in our lives cannot be eliminated, but his temptation can be resisted. By resisting, we eventually exhaust the energy he allots to attacking or tempting any particular soul or issue. Our steadfast resistance to attack and temptation creates an unprofitable spiritual economy for his enterprise. Resistance prevents him from receiving a profitable return on his investment of spiritual energy.
To oppose the temptations of Satan, choose to dwell on the good and Godly. This focuses the mind on creating righteous outcomes. Occupying the mind and heart with expectations of goodness prevents Satan from appropriating our power of intention, mind, and emotion. By resisting temptation and filling our minds with Godliness, he cannot turn our thoughts, words, and deeds to self-create destruction and decay.
James 4:1 Where do wars and fights come from among you? Do they not come from your desires for pleasure that war in your members? You lust and do not have. You murder and covet and cannot obtain. You fight and war. Yet you do not have because you do not ask. You ask and do not receive, because you ask amiss, that you may spend it on your pleasures. Adulterers and adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God. Or do you think that the Scripture says in vain, "The Spirit who dwells in us yearns jealously"? But He gives more grace. Therefore He says: "God resists the proud, But gives grace to the humble." Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
Jesus, Yeshua, being God, lived a perfect life. He was tempted as all men are tempted, but he resisted the temptation, did not sin, and was not subject to the penalty of death for sin as is every other man. Thus, he was able to legally resurrect Himself from the hold of death after his unjust execution. Death is a spiritual sentence, and being innocent, death had no lawful hold over Him. After His death, He descended into Hell and set the captives free.
We can likewise be set free from out captivity to sin by submitting to His Lordship. He still sets the captives free. We can ask for freedom, and He will give it if we recognize His Lordship, authority, and supremacy over the power of sin. He will forgive us and commute our death sentence as we recognize His sacrifice, His Lordship, and commit to grow in submission and humility in His standard of righteousness.
Hell was established as a place for Satan and his angels (messengers). All who are rebellious against the way of the Lord are agents, or messengers, of Hell. Hell is still real and still applicable as a threat to our lives and souls, and we should all remain humble and submissive to Yeshua as our advocate, defender, and savior. We have no ability to remove or redirect the automatic consequences of our inevitable spiritual errors. We cannot chant, meditate, do good works, sacrifice, or walk a sufficiently balanced life to remove the cause-effect consequences of our errors.
This is God’s world. We are living in it as guests and He wants us to love and embrace Him as Father and creator. The rebellious child has self-separated himself from fellowship, relationship, and family privileges. His arms are always open for us to return.
Luke 15:11 Then He said: "A certain man had two sons. "And the younger of them said to his father, 'Father, give me the portion of goods that falls to me.' So he divided to them his livelihood. "And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together, journeyed to a far country, and there wasted his possessions with prodigal living. "But when he had spent all, there arose a severe famine in that land, and he began to be in want. "Then he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country, and he sent him into his fields to feed swine. "And he would gladly have filled his stomach with the pods that the swine ate, and no one gave him anything. "But when he came to himself, he said, 'How many of my father's hired servants have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger! 'I will arise and go to my father, and will say to him, "Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you, "and I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Make me like one of your hired servants."' "And he arose and came to his father. But when he was still a great way off, his father saw him and had compassion, and ran and fell on his neck and kissed him. "And the son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight, and am no longer worthy to be called your son.' "But the father said to his servants, 'Bring out the best robe and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand and sandals on his feet. 'And bring the fatted calf here and kill it, and let us eat and be merry;
Hell supplies a necessary polarity to the joyous goodness of Heaven. Hell provides a place and method by which the most severe consequences in life are delivered. Some process must occupy this position and Hell takes that position at the extreme bottom of all possible outcomes. The universe is constructed as a cyclic flow from high energy to low energy, order to disorder, source to sink, inflow to outflow, and creation to destruction.
Likewise, the emotions are meaningful only in opposition such as joy and sorrow, victory and defeat, love and hatred, excitement and boredom. The same principle applies to good and evil, the two are illuminated by their relationship to each other. Hell and evil provide the extreme ends of the polarity to heaven and goodness.
All these polarities are required to give life the real choices and substance required to actually create a world where free will exists. In turn, the possibility of true free will makes “loving God”, or rejecting Him, a real choice. The consequences and existence of Hell provides a platform where relationship has the potential for risk and reward. And, Hell provides the ultimate deterrent, the ultimate aversion therapy, to dissuade men from pursuing evil.
But, still the human soul can choose to follow evil and adopt the heart of Satan. We can can acquire a taste for smoke, death, and destruction and blind ourselves to the long-term consequences of error and rebellion. The same spirit that motivates Satan invades and drives the desires of his disciples. The seduction of a soul often begins by being victimized. The training and reactions developed after the victimization are often protective and coping mechanisms, that may be appropriate or understandable at the time, but often they continue on as subconscious programs that run a man throughout his life.
Often the victim turns perpetrator, and fights against God, justifying his rebellion with accusations about a God who didn’t care because He didn’t intervene. Such accusations are based on errors of understanding about the nature of the universe. The rebel can develop from many paths. He may have been hurt or seduced. He may have been born with a strong will, or programmed with false teaching. Still, God continues to call the rebel to repent and return to the good and Godly life. Rebellion against God is futile, yet many still follow lord Satan and support his fight. A shortsighted and distorted drug haze can possess the user after drinking from the cup of evil.
Theology and Government
Much theological-social turmoil has resulted from the debate about Right doctrine regarding salvation, sexuality, work, marriage, money, and government. In modern times, discussions that include the topics of salvation and sexuality are considered to belong exclusively in the domain of the religious theological debates. There are now those who argue that theological concepts have no place in government and social policy, thus such considerations are irrelevant and forbidden.
But, Right doctrine has consequences, both privately and publicly. Having a proper view of life and the rules governing heaven and earth makes it easier to avoid the pitfalls and roadblocks of life. And, those who approach life Rightly can take advantage of the rewards and possibilities afforded by the physical-spiritual universe.
When considering applying theologically derived values to government, this brings up questions about the broader implications of the religion being embraced. In particular, is Christianity, with its values, morals, and ethical standards, consistent with reality? Can it be used as a true and optimal pattern for society?
Obviously, the words of the Bible should not be taken out of context and applied to situations with little commonality to the original lesson. But, the Bible has so many layers of hidden meaning that we should be cautious in making quick, definitive, and declarative judgments about the meaning or applicability of any particular passage. Jesus spoke in parables to keep rebels and legalists from understanding His teachings. Great deliberation should be given to study of the Bible for the insight and perspective of Truth in provides. This level of sober application of study, meditation, and prayer should be applied as we use the Bible as our guide in our daily personal lives, and well as using it to guide our public decisions of government and as a pattern for forming social organizations.
Right understanding of the Truth represented by Biblical text, can guide optimum life expression. But, gaining maximum benefit from its guidance, metaphors, lessons, and parables requires expanding its meaning beyond the literal context, and avoiding the temptation to apply its lessons literally to every seemingly similar life situation. But, applying this directive opens the insoluble question of how to properly hold and apply Biblical precepts. How dogmatic or flexible, specific or general, are its commands and standards? Ultimately, the Holy Spirit must speak in our hearts, we must study the words of the Bible to become familiar and tuned to the rhythm and spirit of His voice.
We cannot be 100% sure of our evaluation of Truth and Right decision at every moment. Nevertheless, we must proceed and act with faith. Our faith is based only upon the training of the heart in right precepts by bathing in the words spoken by God. The Holy Bible gives us words written by men who were inspired by God, and thus we have a vehicle for teaching our hearts to recognize His voice, and thereby tuning our senses to resonate with His guidance in moments of evaluation, choice, and decision.
The Bible speaks in symbolic and general terms, and in some cases we see examples which appear contradictory. But, close examination allows resolution by seeing how each specific lesson illustrates a different context, aspect, and/or circumstance comprising a larger whole. An example of the multiplicity of interpretations available, and the complexity of understanding in the Bible is seen around the issue of salvation.
Salvation
In one passage the Bible says to, “Believe on the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and
thou shalt be saved.” In another, simple belief in Jesus is considered inadequate
because even the demons believe and tremble.
Romans 10:8 But what does it say? "The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart" (that is, the word of faith which we preach): that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. For the Scripture says, "Whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame." For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek, for the same Lord over all is rich to all who call upon Him. For "whoever calls on the name of the LORD shall be saved." How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher? And how shall they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: "How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the gospel of peace, Who bring glad tidings of good things!" But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Isaiah says, "Lord, who has believed our report?" So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
Regarding attaining fellowship with God, Jesus said, “I am the way, the Truth and the Life, No one cometh unto the Father but by me.” Such exclusivity indicates a religion with fairly tight borders and boundaries. And, while there is no doubt a good deal of subtlety and context that should qualify the spirit behind these verses, but the general idea presented in the Bible is that a relationship with Jesus is the way to have the most intimate relationship with the Most Holy Father God.
I believe that the path to salvation must penetrate deeper than just believing the right words, and having the right understanding of the spiritual realm. For example, while all humans are imperfect, many are intellectually modest in their processing capacity, few spend a large portion of their day studying theological questions, and even fewer master the entire body of religious questions, and having done so then hold those doctrines perfectly. It seems unlikely that God would have created a universe where the primary consideration for salvation was perfect scholarship. Such a bar is too high for the simple, ignorant, infirm, and poor. Nevertheless, we should all study, learn, grow, and mature in the faith. But, a perfect doctrine is probably not the primary criterion for being welcomed into heaven, or having a relationship with Father God.
The larger context of the Bible gives us clues that other factors important for salvation include: a love relationship with God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit. The unmerited favor theory appears important since salvation by grace is a broad theme in Christianity. To fully grasp the significance of salvation by grace requires a heart acceptance and appreciation of the pain and suffering of Jesus as a payment of the spiritual debt created by our errors and imperfections as humans.
Salvation appears to include quite a broad spectrum of spiritual postures, realizations, feeling states, and understandings. And on the other hand, the thief on the cross next to Jesus was promised that he would be in Paradise that day. The Bible presents a path of salvation and spiritual growth that includes the following elements:
- Actually loving, serving, and being relationship with God.
- Recognizing the inadequacy and futility of our effort to save our selves by our rituals, beliefs, and works, while at the same time working diligently, and doing good works rather than simply having faith. But realize that if the works aren’t done with the right heart you will be sent away from Him like the men who cast out demons in His name, saying they were workers of iniquity and He never knew them.
- We are to acknowledge that Jesus was God’s only begotten Son, and confess him as our Savior, and believe on His name, but realize that even the demons believe and tremble, so the faith must be on a heartfelt level, rather than just using faith as a show or a way to make money.
- We are to have gratitude to Jesus for His sacrifice on the cross, since his victory saved the whole universe, in addition to paying the price, and freeing me from the spiritual consequence of my sins.
- Receiving a reborn spirit, a new heart that desires the way, Law, and things of God, and resists the spirit of the old man which desires the taste and feel of sin.
Clearly this is not a spiritual path that you can just “do”. It requires works, faith, miracles, and a right heart. If this path makes any sense at all, the Bible must be talking about living life in a way that cannot be described with simple “do” and “don’t do” formulas. There is something complex and rich about the life with Christ and following His Law and way that cannot be spoken. Thus, all efforts to justify and make it formulaic will probably end only in frustration. In the end, I believe Christianity will defy containment and proof or disproof by logical argument.
The most objective people may look at all the alternative religions and be convinced by the mountains of metaphorical, historical, coincidental, prophetic, and internal sensory evidence that the path of Jesus is correct. Many who choose the Messianic Judeo-Christian way were born into a family of believers and follow the faith out of the inertia and programming delivered in early childhood. Others were born in another religion or no-religion, and found their lives were painful. They may have searched for an alternative, or were introduced to the gospel in some unexpected way and gave their lives to Jesus. Their lives may have turned around totally and walked straight from then on. Others may have gone back to their original life of debauchery and tried again later to live and hold to the path of Jesus. Some have had an instantaneous miraculous change of heart, and others struggle with faith.
But none of this proves or disproves the gospel or the significance and efficacy of its message. Ultimately every man will walk his own path, follow his own desires, and use his own reasons to believe, and God will be the judge of each man’s heart.
The most common argument presented by those who question Christianity as a religious path is the disbelief that God would send people to Hell if they had not heard of Jesus, and hence could not have believed on His name. Likewise, how could a good God create a universe where He would send people to Hell if they didn’t understand the significance of Jesus’ sacrifice, or were raised in environments antagonistic to His teaching and hence rejected Him. And of course, there is the question about those who are raised in a non-Christian faith, and follow the religion of their youth with sincerity.
I don’t know the answers to these questions, but I do believe God will make a proper judgment about who is worthy, repentant, and of the proper soul character to enter into heaven. Regardless of the specifics of how God judges men after this life, I think it is better to believe and follow the teachings of Christ than not. Life works better when lived in harmony with the way that the universe was designed and administered, and I believe that Christianity strongly reflects the way that the universe is organized on a theological, moral, and physical level.
Jesus/Yeshua, both as creator and redeemer, is the intermediary between Father God and man. The Father’s nature is love, and man was created to be in fellowship and relationship with Him. Man was created to be a companion to God, and member of His family. Man has the potential to function as a satisfying companion to God because man has the same spiritual nature and essence as God Himself.
Genesis 1:26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
Thus, the understructure of the universe must be capable of fully engaging, occupying, and interesting the heart, mind, and soul of both God and man. The unfolding drama of life must be endlessly varied, unpredictable, and complex. The world must contain many possibilities, realms of decision, and rules, all of which require the optimization on every axis of life such as love, justice, and profit. Such a world will provide so much complexity that the limited mind of man will find it impossible to always choose the perfect optimization of thought, speech and action on all levels, at all times. With so many seductions and pitfalls, everyone will fall prey to some emotional, mental, and spiritual trap. We all violate the perfect way of God. Every imperfection is sin, and as such we incur a debt that cannot be paid by any currency other than death. Every sin is a capital punishment in the spiritual realm; and we incur a spiritual consequence by our ignorant, selfish, and rebellious actions.
Genesis 2:16 And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.
Romans 5:12 Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:
Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
But, the problem with sin is deeper than just committing or not committing sin, and asking for forgiveness and accepting Jesus’ sacrifice. Our problem is being a sinner; and having a heart that is comfortable with practicing evil. This is our daily struggle, to purify our spirit, and make our hearts more like His. Salvation, belief, and correct doctrine are good, but the real benefits to life come when we develop the habit to live and feel life as He does.
The Father God cannot relate with any soul/spirit other than one that is perfect in its essence. Such perfection is not possible to attain by power, meditation, discipline, or the will of man; thus, the need for the intervention of a savior who can cleanse us from the spiritual filth we embrace and consume. Our sin creates a spiritual atmosphere of cause and effect, where the spirit of our sin follows us and creates an effect. We cannot cleanse ourselves from this spiritual cloud, and we cannot walk in perfect righteousness to stay clean. We may have good intentions, and we may love God, but the uncleanness of our spirit still prevents Him from being in relationship with us in our human condition. Our good intentions will not bring us into relationship with the Father; our nature inherently separates us, we love sin, and He cannot even look upon it. Thus, we are incapable of restoring ourselves to right relationship with Him by our efforts alone. Thus, it was necessary for God to create a method by which we could be cleansed, a new heart could be implanted, and the unclean spirits that follow us released.
Thus, God has established a bridge, path, and way by which mankind can have relationship with the Father. By recognizing the sacrifice of Jesus as the atonement, as the acceptable neutralizer of our sin, God can then again be in relationship with us.
John 14:1 "Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. "In My Father's house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. "And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also. "And where I go you know, and the way you know." Thomas said to Him, "Lord, we do not know where You are going, and how can we know the way?" Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. "If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also; and from now on you know Him and have seen Him."
1 John 3:22 And whatever we ask we receive from Him, because we keep His commandments and do those things that are pleasing in His sight. And this is His commandment: that we should believe on the name of His Son Jesus Christ and love one another, as He gave us commandment.
1 John 5:9 If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater; for this is the witness of God which He has testified of His Son. He who believes in the Son of God has the witness in himself; he who does not believe God has made Him a liar, because he has not believed the testimony that God has given of His Son. And this is the testimony: that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life. These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life, and that you may continue to believe in the name of the Son of God.
We are confronted with what it means to believe in the Name of the Son of God. This is a command to trust in His nature, not to simply believe He exists. We are to love one another as a concrete expression of our attempt to follow His way. But, we fail because our hearts are impure. We must continually work to heal from the damage sin does to our soul and relationship with God.
Healing includes:
- Recognizing and acknowledging our error.
- Making an intentional commitment to change our behavior, habits, character, and soul.
- Paying the debt we have incurred with our fellow man.
- Recognizing that we cannot pay the debt, or repair the damage incurred on the spiritual level.
- We are entirely dependent upon grace, and must ask for forgiveness and restoration of relationship and soul.
We are dependent upon His mercy. We can only repay Him with gratitude for that divine restoration. Likewise we are to appreciate the sacrifice of the Son, for His successful transit of the gauntlet of human suffering and temptation that allowed Him to be in a place of authority over the human soul and the restoration of its purity. It is only through this divine intervention that we can obtain a full release from the spiritual consequences of our sin and come into relationship with the Father.
Our commitment to follow His way, and turn from the ways and temptations of the flesh, are integral to the gratitude for His debt-paying sacrifice. The spirits that surround us are bound to us by cause and effect. When we violate God’s moral law, the spirits have a right to act, and continue to act in our lives. Until we fully cleanse them from ourselves, we are unfit for relationship with the Father, and until our hearts truly desire and embrace purity we cannot see Him. The physical law reactions and behavioral, social, and soul repercussions of wrong action may continue to act in our lives even if God cleanses us of the spirits that we pick up because of our sin. But, the spiritual estrangement from God will be erased as we accept and live in humble gratitude toward Jesus and His sacrifice, and maintain our commitment to walk rightly according to His moral law. As we continue to embrace His way, our hearts gradually change to be more like His, and our hands will violate less, and our way will be straighter.
Thus, God’s commands to follow right thought, speech, and action are a gift, an instruction, and a codification of the forces that operate in the spirit, soul, and physical universe. His moral Laws warn us of the complex soul forces that operate in the hearts and minds of men, and the consequences of following and acting on these temptations. These unseen soul forces pull on the human heart to act and react to various stimuli with desire and aversion. This results in the sequences of consequence that proceed with inexorable eventual conclusion. Men are attracted to happiness and repulsed by pain, but the feelings of the moment are insufficiently precise in their instruction to guide us directly to optimal behavior and outcome.
Evidence for a Spirit/Soul Influence of Matter
External soul and spirit forces can influence the neural circuitry, which in turn creates signals in the screen of the soul that are perceived as thoughts, ideas, inspiration, emotion, intuition, and impulse. The Theory of Absolutes has correlates which provides for the possibility that spiritual forces (produced by the command of God, angels, demons, or intention) that can produce actual physical displacement of particles. The command affects the entire group of conscious particles comprising an object, thus producing the effect of coordinated movement of mass.
The effort to prove that soul and spirit forces can affect normal cellular and neural function requires the use of statistics. In the normal miracle, the everyday spirit speaking to the heart and mind of man, probably only a small skew in the firing of neurons need be produced to generate the messages of conscience, the warning of future danger, the temptation to satisfy the lust of the flesh. Such extremely small electrical effects amidst the chaos of normal brain activity is poorly identified with the tools of modern science.
These momentary, single event, brainwave transients associated with the soul/spirit event will escape the statistical analysis of perturbation from the brainwave norm. Thus, these soul/spirit/brain events will remain hidden in the background noise of metabolic-neural activity. But, the fact that we cannot currently detect the individual spiritual signals that move neurons and consciousness does not confirm or deny the existence of the spirit-matter force connection.
The Tiller Experiments:
The experimental work of Dr. William Tiller has examined the effect of human intention on inanimate physical systems and detected statistically significant effects. One of his experiments measured the pH of water over a period of 14 days. He introduced the effect of human intention into the system by having a group of 4 people imprint a simple electronic device, an oscillator, with their intent to raise the pH of water. And in another experiment, he had the same group of 4 people imprint a different oscillator with the intent to lower the pH of water. He then placed the imprinted oscillators in two different Faraday cages with a beaker of water with a pH electrode in each, and recorded the pH over the next 2 weeks. The pH of the water with the positive pH intention imprinted device went up .2 pH units, and the pH of the water with the negative pH intention imprinted device went down .15 ph units. He conducted other experiments that showed other small but similarly statistically significant effects on animate and inanimate systems.
The Soul, Spirit, and Consciousness:
These experiments imply that soul and spirit force can influence the physical states of matter. These experiments give real world evidence to support the hypothesis that the metaphysical world of God, demons, angels, and people can influence the human psyche.
How might these psychic/soul/spirit forces affect human behavior? When these forces act on the neural process, they may activate neural pathways that generate, retrieve, or transmit thoughts, ideas, or feelings onto the screen of the soul. The spirit is the person, the viewer, the one who watches the signals that display on the screen of the soul, and it is the spirit which has consciousness.
Implications of having a new thoughts impressed from outside the person:
If God, demons, or men place thoughts, urges, and impulses into the mind of man, the man can still choose how he will respond and act. Having new thoughts does not require or necessarily cause a person to act in accord with those thoughts. But, new thoughts open up options for new behavior.
Having established that the spirit world (from God, demons, and men) can plausibly influence human consciousness, we can hypothesize that spiritual principalities, entities, and forces operate at various points of opportunity in people and circumstances. Each spirit has its own direction of desired outcome, and we must in turn choose our path given this play of forces. Our circumstances are the context within which the spiritual forces act. Our standards of behavior, morals, and prejudices are the filters we currently use to make general evaluations as to participating or avoiding an opportunity of the mind.
An environment of temptation will provide the opportunity for sin. On the screen of the soul will assemble the following elements:
- The Temptation:
- The short term payoff and the pleasure of the flesh associated with the temptation.
- The Acquired and Given Factors:
- Life wisdom and understanding about the long term consequences of sin
- The training and experience of childhood, adolescence, and adulthood – Nurture.
- The spirits and traditions of family, the nature of the personality, and the innate processing abilities.
- The moral commitments and moral standards made regarding similar situations.
- The habits of behavior which have overcome previous resistance.
- The force of addictive pleasure reinforcement that habitual sin has created.
- The Voice of God and Conscience:
- Conscience always operates to provide warning with thoughts and feelings of doubt, guilt, shame, fear, and/or disgust in response to temptation to sin.
The culpability of all men for their crimes:
This analysis has been pursued to show that everyone has a choice as to how to respond to every temptation. The voices and images of nature and nurture appear on the screen of the soul, but, the Holy Spirit is also there on the screen of the soul projecting the voice, feeling, and/or images of alternate actions. In other words, we always have a choice, and we are all culpable to some degree. Parents should train their children in the ways of Biblical morality, and to recognize and follow the voice of conscience. The child, adolescent and adult should realize that choices are always available, peer pressure, monetary pressure, and flesh temptations, can always be resisted. There is no excuse for violating the Laws of God. Total ignorance garners the least rehabilitative punishment, but the lesson still must be deeply imprinted. Habits must be retrained. Peer pressure, addictions, and illicit pleasure must be recognized and resisted. And, malice must be replaced by a new, soft, and God honoring heart. Each sentence and rehabilitation should be completed in the appropriate way as judged by the community.
The option of choosing the path of conscience:
The voice and presence of conscience may be small, and the voice of nature and nurture may in fact be large, nevertheless, man is not an automaton. Men can examine the possibilities presented on the screen of the soul and they can choose Godly action and resist the habitual responses of nature and nurture. In other words, every man is responsible for his actions – none of us have an excuse for our choice of evil. We try to justify our errors with excuses about ignorance, habit, feelings, pressure, and past victimization. And, given that we are human, we are imperfect in our judgment. Not all crimes of the same type deserve identical punishment and rehabilitation. Thus, we must allow for the mitigating circumstances of intent and knowledge to dictate the appropriate response to crime and moral lapse. The ultimate outcome of rehabilitation is that behavior must change. Society must take the role of parent and teach habitual adherence to the unbending standard of right action. In general, the perpetrator should have learned the lessons of proper social behavior as a child. The criminal must have a change of heart and mind as part of his penitence and return to society.
The influence of the spirit realm on the mind, heart, and circumstances of man:
The play of good and evil operates continually on the human psych, always competing for attention and enrollment of the human soul to serve its side. Our words and actions give authority to the demonic and angelic spirits to act in the hearts of men and circumstances. Each spiritual force seeks to expand its influence. Good and evil compete to win the affection and loyalty of men, which is the prize each seeks tow win for their respective kingdoms.
Submit yourself to God, resist the devil, and he will flee:
If a man chooses to follow the ways of God, the spiritual battle raging in his heart, mind, and circumstances will eventually be resolved in the way of joy, peace, goodness, and justice. When evil operates in a situation, the promise of pleasure (women, gold, and power) tempt us to follow its siren call. With wisdom, we realize the illusory nature of the payoff. With development of character, we simply resist the temptation, and take an alternate path that leads us to goodness.
Satan, evil, and demonic spirits never die, but they can be resisted. When we ignore their demands, they atrophy to from disuse and inattention. When the demonic spirits attack, we can benefit by learning something about our susceptibility to temptation. Each failure should be used as an opportunity to gain understanding and wisdom as to how to properly respond in the future. Replace the temptation with righteous thoughts, words, and deeds.
Until the spiritual force is replaced with a new righteous spirit, the evil spirits initiated in our lives will continue to act like a virus or life force. It will reproduce, infect and spread its influence from one person to the next and pollute a population of those who are susceptible. There is no limit to the debt or repayment that evil can extract once released into a life. Like a virus, evil is a living spirit that reproduces its own, and seeks to claim every soul as its victim and host/servant. Evil uses the principle of repayment of debt as the legal basis upon which to justify entry into a life. But, the sickness, pain, and death produced by sin acting in a life never actually retires the debt. Once present, an evil spirit continues to act, spreading from one portion of a life to the next, taking every undefended portion of that life.
James 4:7 Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.
Resist evil by replacing those thoughts with thoughts of righteous actions. The evil spirits will eventually be reduced to ineffectiveness by depriving them of attention and service. When the offender and offended recognize the error that allows evil to grow and survive, and they repent and change their hearts and minds to embrace goodness, the spirit of evil that infects their lives will diminish its hold and voice, and eventually leave.
The 10 Commandments: Embedding Moral Law in the Life:
The moral laws, the Commandments, warn of the long-term pain associated with wrong choices. As humans, we truly do have free will in terms of choice, but we have no ability to separate the spiritual response from our actions. Hence, God’s Commandments to men regarding moral conduct are the equivalent of a wise and loving Father giving instruction to his children about how to avoid pain and succeed in life. The Commandments advise us how to live life well. But even with this warning, our spiritual eyes see only dimly the heaven and hell-world forces operating in our lives. And, as frail flesh we fall prey to seduction and fail because of ignorance.
The Authority of Jesus over the Spiritual Powers:
By following the rules of life perfectly, we optimize our pleasure and minimize our pain. And by living life perfectly, we are able to be in the presence of God the Father, who can only look upon perfection. But since we will fail and miss the mark, we are estranged from God, and we will suffer the pain of the spiritual forces that we have released by our own failure and sin. Since all our efforts are inevitably imperfect, we must rely on the gift of Jesus’ sacrifice as the atonement for our sins. By opening our hearts to Him, we are allowing the force of God’s authority to cast out the demonic influence in our lives. Jesus earned that right to speak to all the demonic hordes, because he violated no law. They have no authority over Him, and He has all authority over them.
To appropriate His authority over the demonic realm in my life, I must submit myself to His Lordship. I must recognize that His way is THE right way, and that He has authority over the demonic forces because of His victorious fight. At the command of the Father, he obediently submitted Himself to their authority on the false accusation of guilt, and then allowed Himself to be taken (or to go) into Hell. But, even the strongest spiritual force applied against Yeshua to possess, imprison, and neutralize Him was ineffective. He had given them no legal grounds. Thus, to have His power act in my life, I must actually be of the same mind as Christ, completely committed to the ways of God.
When we have an attitude of humility, recognizing Him as the authority and leader in our lives, we are in a posture of submission to His way. That posture allows us to let Him work in our lives to apply the spiritual force necessary to cleanse us from the self-created evil that surrounds us. Our humility and gratitude for His sacrifice are part of the posture of the soul that allows our hearts to receive the gift. Likewise, our recognition of powerlessness in self-salvation removes the barriers for Him to act on our behalf.
Spiritual and Physical Law:
The world is composed only of spirit, and the spirit defines the Law, that is, the ways of allowed and prohibited interaction. There are two domains of law, the physical and spiritual domains. The physical domain refers to the laws of nature, and the spiritual domain refers to the moral laws of behavior. The moral laws are the allowed and prohibited interactions of spirit to spirit.
Since the world is only spirit, the distinction between physical and spiritual law is somewhat arbitrary, but the distinction is made because from the human frame we naturally organize and separate life into the domains of the seen and unseen.
The first task of the Theory of Absolutes is to overtly and explicitly elaborate the allowed spiritual commands and their responses, which in turn produce the actions and reactions seen in the physical world. Secondarily, the Theory of Absolutes considers the spiritual Laws which govern the realm of spirit commanding and responding to spirit.
In the spiritual realm, God, demons, and man can exert spiritual force. Obviously, if God allowed His force and action to have full authority at all times, men would have no free will, we would all be puppets and automatons that followed the direction of God’s power and authority. Thus, when God structured the universe, He designed it so that He allowed Himself only a limited expression of power, and gave authority and power to both men and demons to have influence in the world.
God has given us the Bible as roadmap or owner’s manual, to help guide us past the land mines of spiritual consequence. The universe of particles and spirits has rules of cause and effect that are embedded into the nature of the universe. God has given us guideline laws of relational behavior in the 10 Commandments. The Commandments are not requirements of behavior, rather they are a set of commandments given to men to avoid the pain of life that will naturally follow if these behaviors are followed or avoided.
The 10 Commandments are an accurate reflection of the rules of engagement that God has given to the demonic realm as authorizations for action in the lives of men if they behave in certain ways. God is warning us in the 10 Commandments how He has designed the universe. In them He reveals the prescriptions and authorizations of spiritual force loosed by certain types of thought, speech, and action. The 10 Commandments thus inform us of the eventual outcome of transgressing those commands.
God likewise has informed us of the ways of beneficial effect. In this He encourages us by the promises of benefit for those who live within those limits and follow His Way. The wise human, the one who chooses to follow the path of long term gain over short term pleasure, will profit from heeding and organizing his life around these timeless eternal moral guideposts.
The Theory of Absolutes advances mechanisms that give name, form, and sequence to the spirit-based laws of the physical universe. It likewise gives plausible mechanism to the interaction between the hearts and lives of men and the unseen spiritual forces that flow from thought, word, and deed. The Theory at its base is an examination of the plausibility of a universe where God stands as source and author of all physical and spiritual Law. Such a hypothesis that He has given and declared moral Law follows naturally from the assumption that there is a God, and that He in fact is the sovereign originator of space, time, mass, energy, and man himself.
Proof of the Theory:
The fundamental premise of the Theory of Absolutes rests upon the hypothesis of a universe populated with conscious particles, all of which sprang from His mind, and from His command. Upon this single assumption we can build a model by which we can understand location, time, and substance.
I have used “non-contradictory correspondence” as the standard of proof of the Theory. I have sought to show consistency of the Theory of Absolutes with the currently accepted body of experimental evidence in the full range of human experience: the social, theological, and natural realms.
Current physical theory consists of only a catalogue of phenomenon, well described by equation and consistent with the validating body of experimental data. While conventional physics is useful as a body of descriptive and predictive theory, it gives no insight into any fundamental eternal cause-based mechanisms that underlie phenomena. The current physics theories do not connect the mundane reality of the physical world with the transcendent forces of spirit that give them life.
I do not believe it is possible to derive or know God’s origin, so I am satisfied to present a theory that simply assumes that God is the creator, and then develops an understanding of the operation of the universe based upon the implications of that single assumption. Having made that assumption, the question is then, “What was the mechanism by which God manifested the creation, and what are the mechanisms within the interactions of spirit that manifest physical law?”
Thus, our work will be to develop a body of rules of spiritual interaction that these spirit points must follow to result in the phenomena we see in the physical universe. Since, if the universe is built upon the behavior of a set of spirit points, we can plausibly attribute that behavior to rules which God has embedded within them. The rules of behavior between individual particles must have the bulk effect of manifesting the phenomena of the material and psychic world. Thus, our goal is to arrive at a set of spirit-based rules that give object, rule, and process-based explanations to questions such as, “What is mass?” “What is time?” “Why do objects move after collision?” “Why do charges attract or repel each other?”
Again, the current physics provides an excellent description of phenomena, but it does not give us any insight into the connection between the world of matter and spirit. One of the goals of the Theory is to provide this bridge. The ultimate hope and purpose of this project is to provide implications of the Theory which would give insight into the realm of appropriate human behavior.
The search for a Unified Field Theory is an effort to show that all forces arise from a single phenomenon, but even this level of unification does not connect spirit with matter, it only shows that the laws of nature are less complicated than they appear on their surface. In effect, the Theory of Absolutes is looking for a single source for all phenomena, physical and spiritual, and to show that all things come from God and follow His Law.
Again, the Theory of Absolutes seeks to unify physics with the assumption that God is the source of all particles and natural laws. The central structural entity composing this world of spirit is the set of all conscious particles, which follow the God-established rules of interaction and movement. In their complexity of interaction, they manifest all particle and field phenomena. Likewise, complexity is the key to manifesting many particulate manifestations from the few elemental spirit-based particles (DPs, GPs, and FPs).
Elements of variety needed to manifest the physical universe:
The design of the universe requires a minimum amount of complexity to create the desired level of uncertainty to make it plausible that God does not exist. Some considerations which would contribute to a complex world include:
- A number of God-given rules of force, time, direction, and movement.
- A number of unique particle types.
- The possibility of a large number of configurations of particle aggregates.
- A sufficiently small increment of particle movement.
- A level of uncertainty in movement.
In the proof/description of the system (i.e. the completeness of the Theory of Absolutes), the rules developed to describe/document God’s rules must allow for the physical phenomena seen by experiment.
Rules of Particle Interaction:
Each Dipole Particle emits a message (via a message-carrying Force Particle) that is perceived by other particles. Each Dipole Particle has Force Particles arriving from every part of the universe, coming from every direction, carrying various forces (+/- charge, N/S magnetic orientation, and gravitic pull). Each Dipole Particle integrates the effects of all these particles arriving each Moment, and in turn moves in response to the summation of these various messages. Every particle emits Force Particles every Moment, generating them out of notion but their creative power of consciousness. The Force Particle is thus a point of spirit consciousness just like the particle from which it originated. Every Dipole Particle receives Force particles each Moment, and integrates their total force (magnitude and direction). The DPs moves in response to the sum total of the force-influences acting upon them.
Thus, the conscious particles (Dipole Particles – DPs) must have awareness to perceive the presence of the incoming Force Particles. Each DP must have the processing capability to understand the message, and then integrate all the instructions coming from the Force Particles each moment. The DP must then have the capability of movement, and have a standard by which the amount of movement proceeds at each moment in proportion to the force acting on the DP each Moment.
The standard of distance is held by the Matrix Grid Points (Grid Points). The Grid Points are spaced at the minimum increment of distance, which may be the Planck Distance of 1.6x10-35 meters. The Grid points are the markers of movement, and the movement between Grid Points is the smallest increment of movement.
The smallest increment of time is the Moment, and it may be of duration equal to the Planck Time, which is 5.39x10-44 seconds. Time is composed of cycles of perception, processing, and action. The amount of movement each Moment is computed by each DP based upon the number, type, and direction of the impinging Force Particles.
Light travels at the fastest speed in a vacuum, which is defined as 299,792,458 m/sec. That velocity is governed by the electromagnetic nature/properties of space itself; namely the inductive (m) and capacitive (e) nature of space (c=1/Öme).
The Force Particles themselves are subject to absorption and reemission by the positive and negative Dipole Particles at each Moment. Thus, complex electromagnetic particles such as photons, which are composed of an organized pattern of Force Particles acting on and aligning the DPs, will likewise be subject to the m and e of the space thru which it travels.
The m and e of space, the electrical and capacitive nature of space, is governed by the intensity of the electromagnetic and gravitational field present at any location. Given that the local speed of light is the rate at which particles communicate, the m and e of the space therefore governs the transmission of all types of force messages including electric charge, magnetic orientation , and gravitational direction. The m and e of space affect the absolute velocity of mass, the absolute duration of a second, and the absolute length of a meter, when comparing these units between a vacuum frame, and an electromagnetically stressed frame.
The DPs and FPs are fundamental entities, and their interaction is the fundamental process that causes 1) the congealing of particulate mass (e.g. electrons, atoms, molecules…), 2) the storage of energy in its various forms (the organization of DPs and FPs to form particles and waves in various assemblies of order), and 3) the transformation between particulate and electromagnetic entities (e.g. Pair Production, Pair Annihilation…).
The Theory of Absolutes proposes that the conscious particle concepts provide an adequate set of axioms about the nature of the physical universe to provide a framework upon which all phenomena in classical and modern physics can be given logical explanation. Thus, the conscious particles, and the rules upon which they operate, can be used to give explanation to mechanics, particle physics, field theory, quantum mechanics, and relativity.
The Dipole Particles emit Force Particles, which carry the message of electrical, magnetic, and gravitic interaction. On this elemental level, each of these forces produces a change in position proportional to its magnitude.
The Force Particles deliver a message to DPs (and in turn to whole assemblies of DPs such as electrons, atoms, etc) to “move” in certain directions. A larger number of Force Particles pushing in one direction increases the displacement in that Moment, thus the rate of movement.
There is an agreement between particles to act in compliance with the “law of force” which God has embedded within each conscious particle. This law requires a particle to displace from its current position a distance proportional to the magnitude of the force applied to it.
The forces operating at the level of the elemental particles (The DPs and the FPs) produce only displacement proportional to Force, whereas, forces operating at the macro-level produce acceleration. This will be explained later by the kinetic energy effect, which entails the storage of electromagnetic energy around every moving particle. Once produced, the Kinetic Energy field continues to apply the same amount of Force on the moving particle each moment, thus producing a constant velocity. The addition of more force produces acceleration that produces an increase in velocity each moment, and a corresponding increase in the storage of energy in the Kinetic Energy field.
An example of the continual application of force is seen by dropping a ball under the influence of the gravitic field at the surface of the earth. The ball has a constant force operating on it each Moment, and will therefore accelerate at 9.8 meters/sec². The ball will add velocity and therefore energy to its Kinetic Energy field each Moment. Integrated together, the continually applied force will produce a ball traveling an additional 9.8 meters/second faster after each passing second. The equation for velocity as it relates to acceleration is v = a∙Dt.
Every Dipole Particle generates Force Particles which carry an electrical, magnetic, and gravitic message. Thus, all compound particles (electrons, neutrons, protons, mesons...) likewise exhibit these properties. The net force generated by a compound particle is determined by the vector addition and subtraction of all the elemental forces acting within the particle.
All forces are mediated by the Force Particles. A fixed number of Force Particles emanate spherically from the Dipole Particles each moment, and travel at the speed of light away from their points of origin. The speed of these force-bearing particles is governed by the rate at which electrical and magnetic fields are processed by the fundamental particles in each increment of space.
The rate of electrical and magnetic response is dependent upon the capacitive and inductive nature of each increment of space, which in turn is dependent upon the amount of electrical and magnetic field stress already present in that space. This electromagnetic stress on space can be applied by:
- The presence of electromagnetic and/or gravitational fields,
- The presence of mass (i.e. due to an increase in the EM fields due to the high concentration of DPs in that space),
- Traveling at a velocity through space with respect to the Absolute Frame, which produces a larger EM fields due to the Kinetic Energy Fields, which are generated by the moving charges comprising a mass.
The absolute metric of distance is established by a matrix of Grid Points embedded in every volume of space. The Grid Points give a solid foundation to the increments of distance, but these absolute distance increments are invisible to the human-level/macro-world perspective. Rather, we must use the speed of light as our measurement marker of distance and the passage of time, hence the common conception of space-time and their inextricable relationship.
The rate of processing of EM signals by the underlying Dipole Particles determines how fast a signal travels in the local space. In turn, physical phenomena proceed at a proportionally higher or lower rate within a space depending on that local speed of light.
Macro-environments such as planetary velocity and gravity, affect the local speed of light uniformly throughout the region of their effect. Thus, all experiments, observations, and interactions in the test-frames in that space are affected uniformly. But, the effect is sufficiently linear, at least at low velocities and modest gravitational fields, that the laws of physics produce the same experimental results, regardless of the velocity of the laboratory frame, or the gravitational field of its macro-environment. Hence, Einstein’s famous statement that the speed of light is isotropic in every inertial reference frame.
Again, the space-time relationship is inherent to the speed of light and transmission of information and force. The resultant actions proceeding from these speed of light forces gives the macro-world its markers by which to measure both increments of time and increments of space. The standard of time (1 second) is measured in terms of the increment of elapsed time corresponding to 9,192,631,770 cycles of a particular emission from excited Cesium 133 atoms.
Likewise, the standard of distance (1 meter) is defined as the distance corresponding to 1,650,763.73 wavelengths of the orange-red emission line in the electromagnetic spectrum of the krypton-86 atom in a vacuum.
The velocity of light (EM radiation) is dependent upon the capacitive and inductive nature of each local environment. Thus, a yardstick will appear to be the same length in every environment. But, if the absolute number of Grid Points spanned were counted in a high gravitational field or at a high absolute velocity, and compared to a low gravity/low velocity frame, the absolute numbers of Grid points would be smaller.
Thus, any local environment with an increased inductive and capacitive saturation of the space will be subject to the relativistic alteration of the number of absolute processing cycles required for light to traverse a given unit (e.g. 1 meter) of local space. The greater the EMG (Electro-Magnetic-Gravitational) stress, the smaller the absolute span of a given increment of measurement (i.e. the meter stick will not span as many Grid Points in stressed space).
Thus, compared to the Absolute Frame (choosing one Grid Point from the whole set of Matrix Grid Points), where space is at its least stress, light will travel slower in stressed space. Light will cover a shorter Absolute distance in the same number of Moments in stressed space. Light will take longer to travel the same absolute distance in stressed space.
The effect of stressed space is invisible inside the local environment. Thus, when measuring time (such as with a matter-based measure of time like the Cesium 133 atomic clock), distance (Platinum meter bar), or velocity (speed of light) inside any local frame, these local macro-measurements appear to be identical in each local environment. But, compared to the Absolute Frame, each measurement is different, corresponding to different numbers of Grid Points, and Moments.
The dependence of the appearance of time and distance on inductive and capacitive delay of information transfer hides the Absolute Frame of time and space. In the Absolute Frame, the standards of time and space appear identical to those in stressed space.
There is little asymmetry present in the stressed frame, compared to the Absolute Frame. Every laboratory frame, regardless of the level of stress (due to field, velocity, or mass) appears to be using the same standards of measurement, hence the difficulty in detecting, or even confirming the existence of the Absolute Frame. The result is that the notion of the Absolute Frame has been eliminated from consideration by the physics community.
The existence of the Absolute Frame has been hidden beneath the camouflage of similarity that pervades every laboratory frame. This disguise obscures the fact that the underlying Absolute state of the conductive medium is altered. This disguise holds well because physical laws maintain uniformity in the Absolute and Stressed Frames. But in actuality, an object spans a different number of Grid Points, and an event transpires over a different number of Moments.
The universal clock tick (the Moment) is the measure by which all particles in the universe conduct their processing steps (perception/reception, processing, and action). Thus, in a more highly stressed volume of space, a beam of light traverses less distance during each cycle.
Likewise, electromagnetic and gravitational fields transit a smaller number of Absolute distance increments (Grid Points) per processing cycle in a more highly stressed space. As a result, time measuring machines such as atomic clocks will register the slower passage of local time. We see evidence of this phenomenon in the appearance of slower passage of time as measured by atomic clocks at Sea Level compared to those in mile high Denver Colorado where the gravity is weaker.
An alternate explanation of the phenomenon is whether the Grid Points or the DPs are the absolute measure of distance. If the background concentration of DPs is uniform, then the DP concentration itself could be the measure of distance. But, DPs clearly have a gradient of concentration in areas of mass, compared to free space. So, to use the inter-DP distance as the standard of distance would require the measurement of density in a large volume to determine an average local density, which would then establish the Absolute metric of distance. Such a method seems complex, thus in the Theory of Absolutes we shall take the Absolute Frame to be the Grid Points, and simply use these marker-points to establish the metric of distance.
In the Theory of Absolutes, we hypothesize that DPs emit Force Particles, which are the messengers that carry force. The DPs absorb and reemit the Force Particles at each Moment (the length of the complete perception, processing, and action cycle).
The length of time (number of processing cycles) it takes for the DP to complete its electrical and magnetic orientation, and then pass that change on, determines the speed of light in each local environment. In an unstressed vacuum space, there may be around 1045 processing cycles (Moments) each second, with increments of distance of 10-36 meters (1036 Grid Points per meter) available for each distance step. Thus, in stressed space, the signal is delayed as it is processed by the electromagnetic reorientation of the DPs prior to reemission.
Alternatively, the Force Particles may have their incremental advancement reduced each moment compared to the increment traversed each moment in unstressed space. The Force Particles influence all of the DPs through which they transit, and have a beginning and ending point at each Moment. The FPs count the total number of FP-DP interactions had by the DPs encountered in the Moment of transit. ***The FP only transits a distance equal to the total number of FP-DP interactions as would be encountered in unstressed space. This would produce the equivalent effect of the inductive-capacitive nature of a local space governing the speed of light through a space.
Force is carried by Force Particles, and as they radiate farther spherically from each DP at each Moment, their concentration per unit area diminishes at each increment as they travel radially from the source. Thus, the underlying nature of the particle-emitting DPs automatically produces the effect of the inverse square law reduction of force with distance. Therefore, the theoretical and observed force produced by a point source is proportional to 1/r² (where r = radial distance from the spherically emitting source).
The force-bearing particle, when it arrives and is present in the space of a DP, produces its appropriate electrical, magnetic, and/or gravitic response. Thus, the motive action producing acceleration is the compliance of each DP with the embedded law governing such response. The command to “move” produces action because the target particle follows its movement-response instruction set. That is, movement arises out of compliance with the embedded law.
The balance of the elaboration of the Theory will continue to elaborate, expand upon, and explore how forces add and respond in various particulate and field configurations. We shall likewise continue to examine the implications of a spirit-based universe in the affairs of mankind.
Last partial revision: 8/12/2009, 9/1/2009
