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.
The Real Difference: Lucifer vs. Jesus
Here's what the "that's Luciferian!" crowd misses:
Lucifer said: "I will be like the Most High"
Translation? I don't need the Source. I AM the source.
Jesus said: "The Father and I are one"
Translation: I'm so connected to the Source we move as one.
One is theft. The other is gift.
One is usurpation. The other is relationship.
One denies the Source. The other celebrates it.
We're called to union, not usurpation.
Big difference.
The Control System Revealed
But here's what this fear really exposes:
If people can connect directly with God:
Why do they need approved interpreters?
Why do they need permission to hear?
Why do they need institutional mediation?
The panic isn't theological. It's institutional.
Yet another manifestation of...
