God Is Dead

There were many people that didn’t believe in God before nature.   But he wasn’t saying that he didn’t believe in God.  Rather that the concept of God was no longer needed.  We have killed God along with all ideas of him.  No more sin, or religion, we could do no wrong or right.  The bounds of Christianity have released us and we are free.   A group of psychologists tried an experiment.  Using playground fencing to understand the effect that boundaries have on childs play.  This is what they found.  That when the fencing around the playground was removed essentially allowing the children freedom to go wherever they like.  The children no longer played on the equipment and enjoyed there recess but timidly huddled beside the school building.  However once the barrier was rebuilt the children eagerly ventured out onto the playground.  Now feeling confident to enjoy there playtime.  It’s interesting to see that what appeared to be like a restriction on the freedom of the children was actually the very assurance that allowed them to play in safety.   Historically we have tried so hard to pull down the fence, to do away with God and find our freedom from him.  But it’s interesting that these liberating ideas actually didn’t do what we expected them to do. It’s like we pulled the rug out from underneath our own feet, we wielded a sword that we couldn’t bear and cut ourselves at the ankles, cut ourselves form the core of our being.  Instead of liberating ourselves we became lost, we became cast about, adrift.  To have a framework in which to find ourselves does not rob us of our creativity or individuality but frees us to be ourselves.  To be creative.   Compare it to music.  If you put an instrument in the hands of someone that doesn’t understand the rules of music like harmony or the relation of notes they will play aimlessly and produce chaos.  But if you understand the foundations of music you are free to improvise and create something beautiful.  Knowing who we are before God does not trap us, but it tells us who we are.  It frees us to improvise. To create the sound we are looking for.