Having looked at the structure of the Godhead, it is evident that it is one of a unified hierarchy of beings, from a central singularity within whose will the structure acts. When entities act contrary to the will of Eloah, they are decreed to be in rebellion and hence polytheist. Such entities are therefore to be destroyed, having limited existence and purpose. The requirement for these entities to be spiritual is dictated by logical procedure and physical limitation. The substructure of matter appears to be immaterial, thus supporting the notion of an immaterial intelligence regulating the material structure. To decide the nature of the human being and his relationship to the immaterial or spiritual realm, it is necessary to examine what is known of the human entity; what is held to be its structure and purpose within revelation and what agreements and tensions exist between the philosophical considerations and revelation. It is also significant to examine whether the argument for the implausibility of the soul also shows the implausibility of a spiritual God. Many philosophers want to reject the soul doctrine on rational grounds. Their position is not in conflict with revelation. Rather, it is logically correct and in fact in accordance with the entire sequence of revelation. The arguments for the implausibility of the soul are determined by the requirements of an omniscient and omnipotent God. As examined in Cox, Creation (B5) etc., far from requiring the rejection of a spiritual God, rejection of the soul doctrine is required. Logically, an omnipotent and omniscient deity would not create a series of entities which were imperfect, in varying degrees of evil or rebellion against the law and will of God, and require a relatively more complicated ontology and destruction in the execution of the plan He had put in motion. A spiritual God would logically confine such an imperfect being to an easily disposable structure, which aptly suited a transient learning process, and which entailed no long-term cruelty or punishment for a weakness inherent in the system, as part of the teaching process.
Posted on: Fri, 04 Oct 2013 12:15:35 +0000
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