I do not believe He started this world-a going and went away and left it to run by itself.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Hubbard rejects the idea that God created the world and then abandoned it.
- In plain terms
- God did not create the world and leave it alone.
- What can you take from it?
- Believe in a continuous divine involvement.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Does God stay involved after creation?
- What role does the divine play today?
Another view
It presents a binary choice without room for natural processes.
More from Elbert Hubbard
I believe that God is here, and that we are as near Him now as ever we shall be.
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