In this two-part series, we begin by challenging the modern assumptions that shape how we think about spirituality, God, and the universe. In Part One, we explore the Greek word kosmos—a word that, to the ancient mind, signified an ordered, vibrant, and meaningful creation, infused with divine presence.
But something changed.
Following the Enlightenment and the Scientific Revolution, our view of the universe shifted. The kosmos became “the cosmos”—a cold, vast, mechanistic expanse governed by impersonal laws. This deeply affects not just how we think about the stars, but how we think about God.
Enter the rise of Systematic Theology, which seeks to organize and categorize our understanding of God. While helpful in many ways, this method can unintentionally reduce the mystery and intimacy of the divine to a set of tidy doctrines. When we confine God to our systems, we risk shaping a God who is distant, detached, and out there rather than near, present, and within.
But the biblical witness tells another story.
Jesus declares that the Kingdom of God is within you. Elijah hears God not in the fire or earthquake but in a still, small voice. The Scriptures reveal a God who permeates creation, not one who abandons it.
Join us as we rethink what it means to live in a sacred kosmos—a world alive with the presence of God, even when we aren’t aware of it.
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