| The illusion that God cares one way or the other | | | | have the essence of God within us, it is now up |
| about what we do is one of the main reasons | | | | to us to decide what the point of our lives will be. |
| that the world has accepted the belief that we | | | | This is one of God's greatest gifts. You, as a spirit |
| are all separate from each other so fully. If God | | | | child, have the ultimate choice as to how you are |
| cares about what we do then it would obviously | | | | going to play the game. God has no preference in |
| follow that he cares for a reason. If we subscribe | | | | the matter. |
| to the concept of separation we can understand | | | | Remember when your parents sent you outside |
| that reasoning. | | | | to play. They didn't care what you played. You |
| The belief that we are all separate says that we | | | | could play cowboys and Indians, or hide and seek, |
| are separate from God and therefore dependent | | | | or whatever you decided. Your parents didn't care |
| on him to provide for us and to allow us the | | | | what game you chose. Of course, they didn't |
| opportunity to gain entrance into heaven upon our | | | | send you out to play in the freeway. They gave |
| death. In order for this to happen we have to | | | | you a fairly safe environment to play in and |
| pass God's judgment about whether or not we | | | | hoped that you would stay within those confines. |
| followed the rules and commandments set forth | | | | They allowed you to choose, that is, they gave |
| by him as part of his agreement to allow us to | | | | you free will to decide what you desired. Then |
| occupy this planet. | | | | they could observe you, but it would not be |
| To do this God would have to have a vested | | | | necessary for them to monitor you to such a |
| interest concerning what you do here during your | | | | point that you could only play in a particular way. |
| lifetime. God would need to have an accounting of | | | | If you hurt yourself you could always go to your |
| your life in order to check it against his rules and | | | | parents so that they could help you heal your |
| commandments to see how you stack up. This | | | | hurt. They would warn you about what games |
| way he can make a judgment about whether to | | | | and things you might do that could be dangerous |
| allow you into heaven or condemn you to hell. | | | | but they understood that they would not always |
| So this God of separation definitely cares about | | | | be available to keep you out of danger. It was |
| what you do in your lifetime. In fact, it is critical in | | | | your choice if you choose something that was |
| the paradigm of separation that you monitor and | | | | dangerous to do. Your parents wanted you to |
| judge yourself about the doings and events of | | | | choose safely so that you can go out the next |
| your life. If you do good things you will feel better | | | | day and play again. Once again, they wouldn't care |
| about your chances in the final judgment. If you | | | | what you play, only that you were safe. |
| do bad things, you know that this won't look good | | | | It is the same with God. God sends us out on the |
| to the big judge in the sky come judgment day. | | | | stage of the physical world and then allows us to |
| Because you would prefer to go to heaven, it | | | | live the life that we choose through free will. Like |
| seems appropriate to feel guilty about any bad | | | | your parents, God is always there to assist you, |
| deed that you perceive yourself to have done. | | | | but we have to understand that she is not there |
| You believe that this feeling of guilt will somehow | | | | to interfere or undo or change any of the |
| reach the big accounting system and it will | | | | experiences or circumstances of your life. You |
| register that you did do the "bad" thing, but you | | | | are allowed to live your life in the manner in which |
| feel guilty about it. | | | | you choose. This is a great gift. This gift tells you |
| So even though it happened, you understand that | | | | that what you will for yourself is what God wills |
| it was "bad." By acknowledging your guilt you | | | | for you. |
| think God should give you a little slack when it | | | | Could it be any other way? If you believe in the |
| comes time to assign points in his big accounting | | | | concept that all of life is interconnected then you |
| book about your life. | | | | know you are one with God. God has given us |
| If you subscribe to the theory of separation you | | | | free will because God has free will. God has given |
| would have to believe that God not only cares | | | | us the ability to create because God has the |
| about what you do in your life, but also has a | | | | ability to create. So we create our lives and we |
| vested interest in these events in order to make | | | | live according to the choices we make when we |
| an accurate evaluation of you at the time of your | | | | play the game of life. |
| death. It all makes sense when you believe that | | | | God has no preference about what we choose. |
| you are separate from God. | | | | Why would she? For what purpose? He is not |
| Under the paradigm of oneness and unity, we | | | | here to judge you because what would he judge? |
| know that God created us in the image and | | | | Himself? If he judged himself would he condemn |
| likeness of God and therefore gave us the same | | | | himself to hell if he did something bad, or broke |
| creative powers that she possesses. God also | | | | the rules and his own commandments? |
| created the heavens and the earth in order to | | | | No, God is the observer. God created us and we |
| have a physical world of relativity where the spirit | | | | created the rest. God does not judge us for our |
| children she created could experience all that she | | | | creations. We do that well enough on our own, |
| knows in an absolute and conceptual form. | | | | because we have bought into the idea that says |
| You and I are these spirit children. God created us | | | | we are separate from God. As long as we |
| to fulfill his grand plan, to experience all facets of | | | | continue to believe in this theory of the universe, |
| ourselves in order for God to know experientially | | | | we will continue to worry about the second great |
| all that she knows conceptually. God has set the | | | | illusion of man, which says the outcome of our |
| stage and wants us to go play. Given that we | | | | lives is in doubt. |