Statement 2 (Vol 4 No 23)
Statement 2 (Vol 4 No 23)
Our God is a human construction arising out of an evolution of thought – an evolution of conceptions of God, from earliest times to the present.
Our God is a human construction arising out of an evolution of thought – an evolution of conceptions of God, from earliest times to the present.
We can give thanks and can value our past human wisdom;
We can give thanks and can value our past human wisdom;
Yet, when evolving, our concepts will widen our spectrum;
Yet, when evolving, our concepts will widen our spectrum;
Thoughts can arise
Thoughts can arise
Built on the past that we prize;
Built on the past that we prize;
But we give new truths a welcome.
But we give new truths a welcome.
God of the past, we acknowledge was thought to be violent;
God of the past, we acknowledge was thought to be violent;
This super-being would sometimes be present or absent;
This super-being would sometimes be present or absent;
Concepts can change
Concepts can change
Evolve from what we think strange;
Evolve from what we think strange;
God-thoughts today are so different.
God-thoughts today are so different.
God of the past, we remember dwelt high up in heaven;
God of the past, we remember dwelt high up in heaven;
God, the creator, made all in just days – less than seven!
God, the creator, made all in just days – less than seven!
Concepts can change
Concepts can change
Evolve from what we think strange;
Evolve from what we think strange;
We heed new truths when they beckon.
We heed new truths when they beckon.
Concepts of God, when determined as dogma should never
Concepts of God, when determined as dogma should never
Gain such control and have claim to be valid for ever;
Gain such control and have claim to be valid for ever;
We must exclaim
We must exclaim
Concepts do not stay the same;
Concepts do not stay the same;
We will join each new endeavour.
We will join each new endeavour.
Tune Lobe Den herren AHB 28 Tis 111
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