God is Dead and We Killed Him.
There were two years of my life that these words rang true to me. And honestly even with a new perspective, they still do.
Nietzsche coined this phrase and when he said it, he was getting at the idea that humanity had moved past the need of God, religion or whatever. We killed him, we don’t want him around, we can save ourselves. I felt that was true for a while, I wanted to love people authentically, without the requirements of religion and without God breathing down my neck.
I had always called myself a Christian, it was easy to grow up a Christian and say Jesus was God and not do anything about it. Talking about Jesus and speaking the words of the Gospel is one thing, but living a life that reflects the love of God is another. But it took a long time, 22 years exactly, for me to really understand that if I wanted to live a life like Jesus, it was going to take much more sacrifice than I wanted to give. I had started working at a ranch in Colorado at the time. If you want to see a community of folks that really believe what they believe check out Lost Valley Ranch. Their ethic there goes something like this, “Rather than trying to work certain Christ-like traits into our lives and work. A work ethic and the gospel itself leaks out of a person full of Christ’s character and selfless love. From the top down.
I understood this well. Christian code is to love others as yourself and to humbly count others more significant. But I wanted about 40% of it. I wanted to be helpful to others and love them but I loved my life more than I loved others. I knew what this meant, so I stopped calling myself a Christian.
There’s a lot more to that story, but I wanted to share with you how humanity as the murderers of God actually brought me back to him with a greater understanding.
I like the way God is spoken of in 1 John 4:16. God is love, when you abide in love, you abide in God. With that perspective, humanity will not ever move past the need for God. Because we won’t move past the need for love.
I had recalled this verse in October of 2017 after not really engaging with spirituality for a couple of years. When I read it, my worldview collided with Jesus’. I realized humanity had killed God. We killed love, and we still kill love.
Nietzsche’s full quote, “God is dead, he remains dead and we have killed him.”
I agree.
He will remain dead to us as long as we do not engage with love and him.
I asked myself and God how to join in on his love for the world.
For me it is the World Race.
Knowing the world needs individuals filled with the character of Love is what I’m bringing with me on the World Race. I’m praying that every individual will be asking how to engage with God as love.
Thank you for reading. I hope this means something to you.
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