Teachings of Jesus - SOM

God Does Not Argue (Luke 15:11-32)

“A certain man had two sons: And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living.”

When the younger son asked for his portion of good, God did not argue with him; nor did he try to dissuade him; did not suggest that he was using bad judgment. God never argues. To argue is to suppose an opposite and God has no opposite. We argue to arrive at a correct conclusion. God is already the correct conclusion of all things, therefore, He does not need to argue. Plotinus tells us that Nature never argues, that It contemplates Itself; that Its contemplation creates a form, through which It may become expressed. Undoubtedly, this is the whole meaning and the process of creation.
“And he divided unto them his living.” There was no argument. God did not tell the son that it would be far better for him to remain home. He did not say that he might come to want and suffer, perhaps starve. He did not tell him anything: “He divided unto them his living.” The Universe gives us what we ask; experience alone will teach us what is best to have. “He divided unto them his living.” No clearer statement of individuality could possibly be inferred than this. The son received exactly what he asked for, no more, and certainly no less. The cup of his acceptance was filled from the universal horn of plenty; he could do with it as he chose.
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