# 128: What is Life?

This subject may be difficult to write about; nevertheless, I will attempt to somehow excavate deeply into the fabric of humanity (what life is all about), so as to possibly find a palatable or reasonable answer. Many down through the ages have attempted to put on paper what life consists of. Have they failed? Without a doubt, human life is a combination of the physical, mental (mind), emotional, and spiritual, etc. The spiritual consists of soul, spirit, and heart (the inner being).

Because of our five senses, which we could not live without, we may place too much emphasis on satisfying our physical needs. And I understand why. The problem which can spring from giving this much attention to the physical is that the remainder of what we consist of may get neglected, leaving a void. Just look at the world around us and we can vividly see the focus on the physical body and the dissatisfied results.

If a person desires to reach his/her potential, there must be a delicate balance to satisfy the whole person, leaving no parts unattended. In order to do that, we must prioritize them as to their importance: attempt to figure out which one should come first and which one can tolerate ending up with the least amount of attention.

Then the question comes up, “What is humanity’s universal genetic potential?” In my mind, there is only one answer: If we were to take a survey of a thousand people, asking the above question, we would get a thousand different answers. I wouldn’t attempt to even guess what some of the answers would be, except most would have something to do with our physical makeup. Here is my answer: Make our inner being the most important entity, but as the same time, do not neglect or abuse the remainder of the whole person so as to become detrimental to the inner person (the real you and me).

This is the reasoning behind my assessment: The inner being, which is located in the head (mind, brain), most likely is the manager of all that goes on elsewhere in the body. If the manager gives the right commands, all is well. If the manager/controller gives the wrong orders, the result will be disorder. We must make sure that “the all-important part of us” is the one who truly resides there and is not shanghaied by an imposter.

I believe the Spirit of God is the rightful resident of everyone’s spiritual cavity. To have Him dominate our lives will allow anyone/everyone to reach their genetic potential, which is God in the flesh. Some might say, “That is an audacious dream.” And they may be correct. But that assessment doesn’t make it impossible. To get almighty God to dominate one’s life means anyone who is presently at the controls must be kicked out if it/he/she is malevolent, or if it is benevolent, put in its rightful place. Easier said than done. We all are creatures of habit. And to drive out or change those habits is a monumental task. We will not be able to hear God’s orders with so many distractions from other habitual entities.

Therefore, the Christian life, as described in the New Testament, with a little help from this post, is the way to allow an all-benevolent God (the Holy Spirit of Jesus Christ) to occupy the inner being of all who truly desire to live life to it greatest genetic potential. Repeating, easier said than done. The reason is because in order to allow holiness to occupy anyone, all of life’s value will have to be turned upside down. That is an extremely difficult feat to accomplish, to say the least. The reason being, most of what we have been taught since birth does not accomplish or accommodate the path to true life.

For those who scoff at God and ask, “How can anyone be absolutely certain that a god even exists?” That is a legitimate question. And I will give an unambiguous answer to validate God’s existence with imperial evidence that science does not have/cannot do. The laws of physics, as far as we understand them at this time, say that physical matter, energy, or any other unknown force cannot create itself out of nothing. That is a basic uncontested law. With that fact established, I ask this question: “Where did our physical universe come from?” It could not have made itself. There had to be a creator of some sort that was beyond the physical. That leaves me with the FACT that a creator—which goes by the title Almighty God—could actually exist. Has science been able to create matter out of nothing to prove the big bang theory? No.

More evidence that an intelligent force beyond the physical could/must exist is this: How can animate life create itself out of simple or even complex chemicals, arranging and rearranging themselves, or organize sophisticated amino acids into a functional order, without a genetic code to dictate exactly how that life should form and reproduce? Or even more conclusive evidence for the existence of God is this: How could a/the genetic code (the DNA molecule which is the most densely packed information system in the known universe) design itself without a designer? If that were possible, by now we would have been able to reproduce the birth of the first organism in a test tube. Their failure is not so much to create life but their inability to present the mechanism of how it is done/how it happened. Only one big problem: Geneticists and physicists don’t have even a clue about how to start designing the DNA strand. Without that molecule, there could be no forms of life, plant or human. That is another winning point for the existence of some kind of metaphysical force, intelligence, or supernatural creator.

As the above information demonstrates, the scientific community holds deceptive theories concerning the formation of the universe and the creation of the first living organism; they also have no empirical evidence to back them up. They are just man-made theories in an attempt to disqualify the existence of any supreme being. Therefore, with all the UNEMPIRICAL evidence in place, how can any group of scientists/atheists dogmatically attempt to put a belief in place which says there is no God, or God is just a myth, or He exists only through people’s faith? Though God is not a myth, it does take faith to believe in the logical facts, just presented, that there has to be a God. Remember this vital point: There are no empirical facts that make God nonexistent. At the same time, apart from faith, there is strong logic that some sort of superhuman, supreme entity must exist.

With that said, let the truth be known that humanity's greatest genetic potential is to become a close facsimile to the best and most powerful being in the universe. Any less and we would be compromising. Consequently, to any deep-thinking student of the Bible, LIFE IS ALL ABOUT becoming—or better yet, being made into—one of the absolute best individuals in the universe. Repeating, finally, we know humanity’s greatest genetic potential. And that is the only reason why God created the universe: to eventually have offspring that can actually identify with Him, which He Himself will bring to fruition (perfection). This is not a “pie-in-the-sky” dream; it is logical reality at its highest level, to say the least. Remember, a person can never rise higher than his/her aspiration. With God, the sky (Christ) is the limit.

At this time, some might be thinking I must be some type of fruitcake. And if I am, what harm am I doing? I just aspire for the greatness that was meant for us. Does it not say in Genesis 1:26, “Let us make man in our image, in our likeness. . . ”? Therefore, to those who see me as a fruitcake, I will accept that degradation as a complement: a Biblical fruitcake.

Let’s tap into the pearls of wisdom with this thought. Before Jesus Christ came into the world, who would have ever thought/guessed in their wildest dream that Almighty God could come to earth in the flesh as a perfect human being? If God could do that, is there anything that is impossible for Him? God is waiting for us to realize our potential; then He can start to work on us, but only to the degree we believe He is able. That is where holiness comes to play: to separate ourselves from the status quo of traditional religion and the world.

By the way, this complete blog does a pretty good job of describing in detail exactly how anyone aware of a need must realize there is more to life than what is seen around them; they can do this without getting entangled in organized religion. The topic of creation, evolution, and intelligent design is described in greater detail in post #122; click on the Table of Contents.