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Jason Upton One Thing Conference 2003

Reading a passage from a book, author not mentioned.

"The minds preoccupation with things of space affects to this day all activities of men. Even religions are frequently dominated by the notion that the deity resides in space within particular localities like mountains or forests, trees or stones which are therefore singled out as holy places. The deity is bound to a particular land, holiness a quality associated with things of space, and the primary question is; where is God?
There is much enthusiasm for the idea that God is present in the universe but that idea is taken to mean His presence in space rather than in time, in nature rather than in history; as if He were a thing and not a spirit."

This writer goes on to say that the reason that we love to make God a thing or a form or even worship or experiences or church ,religious activities a form, is because

"things of space are at the mercy of man, though too sacred to be polluted, they are not too sacred to be exploited. To retain the holy, to perpetuate the presence of God His image is fashioned, yet a god who can be fashioned. A god, who can be confined, is but a shadow of man.”

Full teaching (video) can be downloaded here; http://www.jasonupton.net/audiovideo/vd_onethingKC03teaching.htm