The Truth and Reality of God

Herein lies knowledge: God is innate to creation. Inherent within all that exists. Although not personal, God is an individual experience. Though we cannot share the truth, depth, or understanding about how we experience God from one to another, for those who experience God and acknowledge and accept Him, God's existence is undeniable. And proving God's existence is wholly unnecessary. We gain knowledge of God, not through religion, but through accepting the truth of the reality in which we live. Religion is the antithesis of God. It purports knowledge of God that it does not possess. And resorts to mythology, superstition, and fear, to keep its adherents in bondage.
Herein lies the truth: That we are born, we live, and we die is beyond speculation. We have done nothing to prepare ourselves to be here. And yet we are here. Fully able to function in the reality in which we exist. That it was God who created us. That there is an eternal afterlife when we die, that we live again through reincarnation, and that we need a savior, are all beliefs; and have no factual basis. However, that we are responsible for ourselves and accountable to each other is a fact of everyday life. Firmly rooted in the second principle of The Divine Law: Respect and treat others as we would ourselves. And is the foundation upon which we must build, if we are to live at peace with each other in this reality. The penance for not understanding and accepting this truth is not an afterlife spent in the unquenchable fires of an eternal hell. But the war-torn, strife-driven, corrupt uncertainty of life in the reality in which we will live, every day!
 Herein lies understanding: God's word is not bound in sacred holy books only a few can decipher. It is inherent within each of us through God's Divine Essence. Therefore, God has chosen none for special favor. Not one. A god that would favor one of its creations over another is a god created by man. God has revealed the truth of this reality to us all!
Many religions teach that we should fear God. But the fear of God is not of God, but of religion itself. The Divine Law holds that we experience God, not through fear, but through the realization and profound understanding that God's Divine Essence intrinsically connects us one to another, and all else God has created. We are of God, and God is of us. Our responsibility is to acknowledge and accept God. Without indoctrination, without mythology, and without fear.
Herein lies salvation: We have allowed religion to divide us and create the mythology that the divisions that exist between us are of God. But our divisions are of our own making and design. Through indoctrination and fear, religion has led us to believe that our salvation lies in the hands of their gods. And have convinced us that their pastors, priests, rabbis, and imams are the shepherds God has chosen to lead and guide us to what God desires of us. And many, like sheep, blindly follow them.
However, contrary to the concepts and teachings of some religions, the Divine Law teaches that salvation is not forgiveness and acceptance through the divine mercy of a god. Instead, it is the protection we provide to each other and our planet's ecology from ourselves.
The Philosophy of the Divine Law defines salvation as the prevention of humanity's social destruction and the deterrence of our planet's ecological devastation by human means. And holds that God has already provided humankind with the guidance essential to save itself and live in peace.
The responsibility to create better lives for ourselves lies in our own hands. We decide what and what not to believe. We choose what to embrace and what to ignore. The truth of our reality rests upon the understanding that God is inherent within all creation. And through Divine Essence, guides each of us towards the most favorable outcome, for ourselves, other people, and our current environment.
To save ourselves, we do not have to worship a god, follow a religion, perform rituals, or believe in mythology. Instead, we have but consciously to use and consistently practice what God has already provided us: the ability to love and respect each other, seek and accept the truth, and live our lives positively and responsibly.
The wise understand that salvation is not God's grace, or a gift, but a provision. And recognize that achieving salvation does not require a faith-based contract, or complete surrender of one's self to appease a god. But a conscious and sustained effort by humankind to do what is necessary, to save itself!

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