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Author Topic:   Man's Search for God
R. Cuaresma
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02-24-2006 4:01 AM


Duality
The Two Laws. There are two laws governing the creations of God: The Divine Law and the Natural Law. The Divine Law is responsible in the administration of the Spiritual World. It is the only law applicable to all spiritual beings. It is not subject to revision or deliberation because it is purely of divine origin.
The Natural Law on the other hand is responsible by the time God have created the Earth and the universe (cosmos). Thus, the passing of time, the rotation of the Earth, the formations of stars and galaxies, aging, and the cycle of life and death, are all under the control of this law. And the different natural phenomena that this material world is experiencing are not actually the will of God but the consequences of the universal forces governing the material universe.
The Duality of Man. At the very moment of the realization of God’s plans, both men and spirits will able to see each other face to face in the world known as the Kingdom of God on both Heaven and Earth. The Two Kingdoms will be united under the rule of the Almighty God. All His creations will be under the rule of one Divine Law.
Only human beings will then experience rebirth or second life. There will be no more reincarnation because material life will no longer be necessary for spirits’ existence. This will be the realization of man’s dual dimensional destinations - when he is both a material and spiritual entity. Then he will be the subject of both the dual rule of God in His Two Kingdoms. The Lord Jesus Christ is the very example of this duality of man. When He dies, He carries His material body in Heaven.
Man - The Rational Being. Man is a material living entity with the blend of spirit. He is the only creation that possesses a permanent spirit. He is the most beautiful and unique among all creations because his life is dependent on both material and spiritual supports.
Of all forms of living entities, only human being is rational. Other animals may have the ability to think, to fear, and experience biological metabolisms - a parrot may talk, or a dolphin may perform some tricks - but they cannot reason out why they are doing such acts because they don’t have spirits of their own.
Before God had created man, He created first the spiritual beings and the material ones. Then, God combined the characteristics of the two creations into “one single living entity” and called it “man.” This makes man a universal living entity almost exactly the likeness of God. Thus, man is the first realization of the duality of the Kingdom of God because man is known as the living temple of God where He (God) can manifest His divinity and omnipotence - an abode of the His Holy Spirit. In the realization of the dual Kingdom of God, man is the ultimate example of His Material Kingdom.
Now, if man was created in like manner similar in characteristics and features, like the Earth and the cosmos; and, if God had prepared man as the primary example of His material temple, then He might as well do the same to Earth and the universe.
The first example of the realization of God’s human temple was (supposed to be) Adam, then it was Lord Jesus Christ. They were the only persons who came to this material life without their biological parents, and they both possessed the purity in nature and existence. Adam had seen and talked to God face to face because he was pure and immortal, except after he committed disobedience to God’s command. Lord Jesus Christ on the other hand had acted as the Messiah - the Mediator between God and man, and the human representation of God Himself. The Most High does not live in temples made with hands, although Solomon built Him a temple (Acts 7:42). The Apostle writes: “Don't you know that you yourselves are God's temple and that God's Spirit lives in you?” (1 Corinthians 3:16).
The Dual City of God is near to realization. He had already established His human kingdom for many times. Eventually, this material world will be transformed as the home of His Material Kingdom, and the duality of His Kingdom will be patterned to the duality of the nature of man.
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