SELF-DIRECTED STUDY → Part I

Paper 2 - The Nature of God (002)


Description
When man regards himself as a child of God and looks upon the Creator as a true spiritual Father, he has begun to grasp the nature of God. In this paper, through some familiar Biblical quotes, we are reminded of the many ways in which a Creator was envisioned by the authors of the Bible. But here we also learn much more about the infinity of God, his perfection, righteousness, mercy, love and goodness. We learn that, notwithstanding the "tremendous distance" to be bridged, both physically and spiritually in our ascending journey to find God, that he travels that distance with us, and that he has "already bridged the gulf" by sending his spirit, a fragment of himself, to live within us. Here is an affectionate father, full of devotion, perfectly good and faithful.

God is "absolutely and without qualification infinite in all attributes", which is a fact that prevents direct personal communication with finite material beings. Yet our Universal Father has made many arrangements to lovingly downstep his infinity in order to draw nearer to the finite minds of his creature children, including the revelation of his divine nature through the life of Jesus. We learn in this paper that the eternal quest of the universe is for unification, for divine coherence. And the isolated mortal of time and space is everlastingly drawn by this indwelling fragment of God, seeking for divine unification.
Content
  • How To Take this Course
  • About UUI's Self-Directed Study Courses
  • Instructions for taking this Self Directed Study Course
  • How to Take a Self-Directed Study Course Video
  • Meditation and Centering Prayer
  • Master Content
  • Summary
  • Highlights from Each Section
  • Reading Assignment
  • Explore Resources
  • Reference Modules
  • Key Terms and Definitions
  • Learn More
  • Audio recording of Paper 2
  • Apply Knowledge
  • The Nature of God Quiz
  • Reflective Questions
  • Advanced Reflective Question
  • My Favorite Passages
  • Suggested Meditation - Your Existence
  • Engage Community
  • Got a Question?
  • Office Hours
  • Learner Perspectives - Thought Gems
  • Earn a Certificate of Completion
  • Certificate Checklist
  • What Have I Learned from this Paper?
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  • You must complete the units "Summary, Highlights from Each Section, Reading Assignment, Key Terms and Definitions, Learn More, The Nature of God Quiz, What Have I Learned from this Paper?"
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