Book First

[LoLzboi 661]

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The coming book series will be distributed to the world by a few fat monks, penned in the years leading up to the Schism, they revolve around the Canonist Faith entirely.

 

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Book First

Concerning God

 

High Priest, St. Everard I of Al’Khazar being guided by the Prophet Owyn to protect the Faith

 

Penned By High Pontiff Siegmund I

 

1st of Harren’s Folly, 1694

 

 

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It has come, as it has come over the course of its history, that criticism of the Faith and the questioning of GOD that sinks its roots deep within the earthen body of Humanity resurfaces once again amongst us. Its tendrils snaking within to grasp the very stone foundations by which the whole is upheld upon, its purpose to dislodge, disassociate, and ultimately destroy that which binds we, the humble and pious, together beneath GOD’s great glory and sink us all to the depths of nothingness so that they might glimpse the pleasure of our suffering for even but a brief moment.

 

With this plague, which crosses the hearts and minds of both intelligentsia and the masses, the highborn and low, I reach out to you, whether you be of the aforementioned or not, to discuss that which we the Faithful beneath GOD’s Light hold dear in our hearts and keep close in our minds. To discuss by what meaning we have lived, live, and will live upon this mortal plain until our existence here ends through great suffering or otherwise restful peace.

 

Thus, with this in mind, I open now to you my thoughts upon the divine, with the intention that perhaps the wisdom of my words may come and ring the bell of truth to those too blind to its presence to perceive it or those too far astray to hear the sound so that they might be guided back to His path once and for all. But let these I mention not be the sole audience with which I engage, for these thoughts are not meant for the few, but for the whole of Humanity and beyond.

 

 

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Upon the question of what is meant by GOD

 

Let me begin my explanation at the beginning, although it is also the end, of that being which we call GOD, or rather to present the initial before the summation, His work known as creation, upon which our ancestors, ourselves, and our children shall forever be home to for so long as we live.

 

There is not born a Man, Dwarf, Elf, or even Orc from which the question of creation stays its hand and conceals itself from, for within the primal nature of the descendants exists the fundamental question of what, or rather, who or whom brought the existence of all they know, and see, and live to fruition.

 

The question arising most naturally when the youth first looks out and ventures upon the fields, mountains, forests, seas, and skies of the world around them and ponders, perhaps in the most basic of terms, the thought, for whenever we find great beauty, or otherwise pleasure, in a creation we immediately turn our attention to the question of who or what produced it in hopes to garner further understanding, or for a replication of the work.

 

So it is that the answer of what created the world is found in a multitude of sources, or more concisely phrased, the beings known as Deities or Gods, which are found in plethora amongst the array of religions that reside upon this mortal plain, for such great beauty must be made by one equally or more prominently above that which is created. Of these religions those Deities they purport to exist have created the world, whether it be made by a Pantheon of many Gods or perhaps a few Gods and their subordinates, or by a singular God which has created all but resides in one.

 

With this, we might find the answer to what is meant by GOD, the creator, the lifegiver, the alpha, the ultimate, the benefactor of all existence. But from this, how are we to ascertain that which sets apart the true God or Gods from the false God or Gods?

 

Upon the question of how we know GOD exists above all others

 

These Deities, as numerous as they are, are piecemeal in their nature, in that through their own beliefs they leave aside pieces from the whole of creation.

 

To the Elven Aspects, for one, industry and man-made, for the lack of a better term, creations are not seen as part of creation, for these Elven Gods only concern themselves with the natural world unchanged and in doing so leave apart from the whole these aspects of creation from their mythos and worship. Or, for yet another example among many that would surely bore you, the Nordengradic God, which only cares for that of the Nordengradic peoples, excluding all others. For he does not spread his Hearth Fire beyond the confines of their realm, and only delves in matters pertaining to that miniscule aspect of creation that is these peoples. Although this shall be delved into at a later time for I do not have the time to dwell upon this matter further, nor does it truly represent the thoughts herein presented.

 

So then, to presume these Gods represent what is true and have made the totality of all creation, they would indeed need to embrace all of which they do not embrace, and are thusly incoherent in the teachings they supposedly provide.

For apart from these Gods through which the majority of the descendants, as well as the various races not descended from the first man and woman, propose to exist, GOD stands singularly and in doing so through his singular presence and word, encompasses all aspects of the world. The Fauna and Flora, the seas and skies, the deepest caves and the highest mountains, the depths of the mind and the expanse of the heart, the very soul to which all descendants bear, even if they do not recognise such a thing themselves, are encompassed by Him and within Him, for He does not dwell within one place but within all places, and does not hold one above the other as these other Gods do.

 

And so we might believe, given the nature of the other Gods apart from GOD, that these other Gods are mere creations themselves of a grander God, for a God would surely not be limited in power over creation if they are indeed the creator of creation themselves and would not pursue but one aspect of it continuously out of favour if all aspects were pursued in the beginning to form it.

 

Upon the question of the nature of GOD

 

So then, in representation of all there was, and is, and is to be, GOD exists as the whole of His creation and consequently knows of it as an inventor knows of his invention and naturally cares for it as would the same regardless of what aspect might be put through torment at the time.

 

We may then, if it is rightful for a mortal to do such, presume that GOD cares for His creation as a mother would her child, guiding it and correcting it across the fabric of the era’s to form what we now briefly know as our plain of existence, the mortal realm. For if GOD did not care for the wellbeing of this plain, then he would surely allow a field torn apart to be left as mud and not see it reborn anew with fresh grasses, and flowers, and animals that remove the existence of such an unpleasant sight, and instead leave it for all eternity as but mud to never again be graced with the foliage it has lost.

 

And if GOD is akin to that of a mother tending to her child, we might presume there is a love between creator and creation present. As like a child we beckon out to our surroundings looking for a figure by which to gain love from in times of hardship or distress, and like a mother GOD answers, perhaps not by words but, by the grace of all he has given us so that we might feel His affection albeit detached.

 

Upon the nature of GOD's love

 

Yet, even with this detachment present, GOD does not seek solely to love unconditionally His creation, as a mother does not unconditionally love her child or the child their mother. For the use of perceived absence, perceived uncaring, anger, or punishment is of the greatest benefit in teaching ones child right from wrong as a mother does throughout her child's life, so too does GOD engage in these same devices in order to guide His mortal creations upon the right, and just, and pure path.

 

From this understanding of the limitations of GOD’s love, to which contesting voices might incorrectly cite as proof of the lack of GOD or even His malevolent nature, in respect to the aforementioned technique of teaching, we can rightfully say that GOD does not truly mean to bring unjust acts, cruel or otherwise, upon those who profess their Faith to Him or those that have wandered from Him. Instead, He merely wishes to press upon us the importance of the guidance which He provides to us, like a mother would do to her unruly son. For the son might not recognise the wisdom in his mother's words at the time of punishment, but may only understand the reasoning of said punishment through the lense of retrospect. Whether it be the following day or the following decade.

 

Upon the necessities of GOD

 

Thus we must draw from these aspects, those herein observed above, that the true God of Gods, or Creator or Creators as we might dually refer to Him or Them as, must therefore be the creator of all creation itself. Following this, God must be the absolute creator of creation with no peer, for a creator that is co-creator cannot be claimed to be the ultimate God for both creators must have their origins within something more authoritative and thusly powerful than that which is themselves or each other, and cares for His creation through without special preference of favouritism given to one aspect of the whole or another. This caring for creation by GOD must therefore come from a sense of love for His creation, and stewardship of it without abandon or disregard, for as an inventor cares for his invention a creator must therefore care for his creation. Lastly that this love extends itself into the necessary guidance required to keep ones loved one from torment or danger, even if through this guidance punishment must be serviced for not but the reason of betterment of it. So then, from these pieces we find the whole in which we know as the one true GOD, without peer.

 

 

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[Imperium 3495]

Rhys is more impressed at the speed this man has written these posts, then the contents themselves.

[sandey0000 216]

"Is there a too long didn't didn't read part?" Sergei says next to Rhys, also wondering how the hell he writes so fast

[Guest]

“Actions speak louder than words,” comments Ilya.

[_Elrith_ 4525]

2 minutes ago, Heathen said:

“Actions speak louder than words,” comments Ilya.

“Well he certainly is acting to write all this **** holy ****.” Elrith comments.

[osumanduas 1442]

Moved to The Great Library. It shall be sorted into the appropriate category shortly.

 

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