16 - WHY DOES 'GOD WITHIN' TERRIFY CHRISTIANITY?
The Intelligence Test Nobody Talks About
"If we say God within, people will think they ARE God!"
I've heard this 1,000 times since I started writing about direct divine connection.
You know what's fascinating?
No one panics when we say:
- The sun shines through the window
- Music flows through the instrument
- Love lives in your heart
The window doesn't think it's the sun. The violin doesn't think it's Beethoven. The heart doesn't think it's love itself.
But say "God dwells within you" and suddenly we assume humans are too stupid to understand basic distinction.
That's not theology. That's an insult.
The Intelligence Test
When someone says "God within leads to thinking I AM God," they're really saying humans can't tell the difference between:
- Hosting and being
- Carrying and creating
- Reflecting and sourcing
Children hold their parents' love inside.
They never think that makes them the parent.
But grown adults?
Apparently we need protection from this "confusion."
What Jesus Actually Demonstrated
"The kingdom of God is within you."
No disclaimer. No warning label. No "but be careful!"
"You are the light of the world."
Not "you carry a tiny spark maybe." You ARE the light.
"Greater works than these shall you do."
Not smaller. Not safer. Greater.
He called us friends, not idiots.
He trusted fishermen with divine mysteries.
He believed we could handle intimate connection without becoming megalomaniacs.