"In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth."
Genesis 1:1

"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him."
John 1:1-3

"Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us,
that we should be called children of God."
John 3:1

"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son,
that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life."
John 3:16

The natures of Almighty God, Jesus Christ and mankind's relationship with them both presented here are significantly different than that presented by any known active religion. The keys to understanding the interpretation of "The Word" presented here are acceptance of the existence of an Almighty God and acceptance of our role as the children of Almighty God. Those keys have been used to interpret the "The Word" which has been given to mankind.

The first key is derived from Genesis 1:1 which proclaims that God created both heaven and earth and John 1:3 which clarifies that proclamation by simply stating that he created everything. John 1:1-2 further claims that God and "The Word" are the same thing within a context of creationism and existence. Together, they support the key that God exists as the superlative regarded as creator. But more importantly, John 1:1-2 places emphasis on the "The Word" and its role in creation and existence.

The second key is derived from John 3:1 and John 3:16, both of which reveal the deep loving relationship that we have with Almighty God and Jesus Christ while supporting the key that we are the children of Almighty God and his desire that we have everlasting life.

The highlights of the resulting interpretation are:

1. That in all things Almighty God can only be true or positive otherwise the definition of the phrase "Almighty God" would be false.
2. That there is only one condition for eternal life: belief in Almighty God's gift of eternal life.
3. That Almighty God does not require death as a condition of eternal life.
4. That belief is also the secret of miracles.
5. That both everlasting life and miracles are achieved by belief in the omniscient love of Almighty God towards his children and are simply the exemplification of that belief in words and actions: the belief that we are the living children of Almighty God created in his image.
6. That this precludes any methodology or religion of obtainment.
7. That evangelism, affirmation and celebration are and should be the only resulting activities.

This interpretation was the result of an analysis of both Almighty God and myself for we both can and have stated “I Am”.

In analysis, “I Am” is a statement that can be seen as being either an extremely simple or an extremely complex definition of being. As the former, a statement expressing just existence; as the later, a statement conveying a broad set of positive states implied within an inclusive set of sub-states espousing coexisting preexistence, existence, as well as continuance from the beginning to the end; and of super-states: living and thinking. The states of living and thinking are preconditions of each other. In their purest form, they are a set of states that are traditionally applied to a being conceived as the perfect, omnipotent, omniscient originator and ruler of the universe, the principal object of faith and worship in monotheistic religions: Almighty God.

Thought creates the substance of living while Life provides the environment for thinking; one cannot exist without the other. It is in a single expression that Thought, the assemblage of all expressions, the result of the state of thinking, is contained without the reverse needing statement. The assemblage is composed of words; words which are eternal and as powerful as their expresser. It is the existence of this single expression that forms the basic premise of this work which seeks to evangelize the Truth regarding Almighty God, the nature of his creation, and our position as his children: to affirm that we, mankind, have an “I Am” birthright.

So simply put, all expression and analysis regarding Almighty God and mankind need only be relative to eternally positive existence in which the states of living and thinking apply. Hence, the being, Almighty God, referred to herein is greater than the gods referred to by all existing religions and belief systems which present their gods as of a lesser being. Their gods may have been based or modeled on Almighty God, but time has taken its toll on the images remaining, all of which are primarily conveyed by words. Words that in many cases are not the original words but are translations of translations of those words. Words conveyed by others in many cases as just spoken words, and perhaps not in their entirety. But words strong enough that a glimpse of Almighty God is present, giving rise to beliefs and convictions that form the basis of the religions of the world.

Amongst those words was a warning: Genesis 2:16-17 "And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, 'Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eat from it thou shalt surely die."  But those words were and are shrouded by a lie: Genesis 3:4-5 "And the serpent said unto the woman, 'Ye shall not surely die: for God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil."

So also simply put, the lie was and is that we had not been given everything as the children of Almighty God, that there was more to be had: the knowledge of evil which is the opposite of Almighty God who is good. To know the opposite of living: death. Which good parent would desire that their children know of either evil or death?

As the children of Almighty God we have the capacity to know both good and evil, life and death; but who would truly desire to know the later of either? But since the father and mother of all living, we, mankind, have known both evil and death. And just like our ancestors, we have given it existence in our lives because we believe that by knowing it, by allowing it a place in our lives, we will obtain someday, someplace, something more that which we already have readily available from our inheritance as the children of Almighty God; in reality, the more which we find is only them, evil and death. It is this shroud which needs to be removed, so that we can clearly understand the issue that stands between us and eternal life with our father, Almighty God, and re-claim our rights as his children.

What of the promises of the religions of the world; promises of another life(s), of heaven(s) and living with god(s)? Of living another life free of evil and death? These form the basis of the various religions of the world; religions which are variants of the lie, sweetened by the delicate adulteration of the Truth, so that mankind can find them palatable. But at the core is the same message, that by knowing both good and evil, there is something to be had beyond death. The same untrue story told to the father and mother of all living: the lie.

Simple logic should tell you that life, heaven and Almighty God can’t exist where the lie would have them exist: where there is non-existence and as a result of evil and death. The only problem is that simplicity does always fit nicely within a world which tends to make things more complex that they really have to be.

The Truth existed before the lie, the Truth being that as the children of Almighty God we inherited all of his being, including goodness and eternal life. As part of that inheritance we also have the ability to make decisions and to create or destroy via our words and actions just as he has. In the beginning, the father and mother of all living were immortal and lived in a paradise; the same state to which we dream to return. They made a decision to believe in the lie; only when they gave credence to the lie did they become mortal, subject to both evil and death. Because of their actions, we have inherited their knowledge and are immediately subject to that state.

But like them, we also have a choice. A choice which most of us are not consciously aware of since it is not part of what we are taught; in fact, so much of what we are exposed to during life predisposes us to believe that evil and death are essential parts of life. A choice that is equal to but opposite to the original choice. The choice is simply not give credence to the lie; to consciously choose goodness and life over evil and death in everything we do. To choose to be the children of Almighty God, re-claim our inheritance and by our words and actions reverse in an instance that which isn’t and should never be.

This is the witness and testimony of Christ. That we are the Children of the Almighty God and our father loves us and has already given us everything that we need. That we are capable of overcoming both evil and death and just like he demonstrated to the world, we can push aside and dismiss what evil would appear before us and that in what might seem to be the darkest of moments, even the declaration of death itself, that we can overcome death. That if we follow in his example, we too can have life everlasting, the word everlasting not including interruption. We don't even need to invite either evil or death to be near.

As Almighty God has lived and lives, he has thought, thinks, has spoken and speaks his thoughts as words. With those words he created and controls the heavens and earth.   With those words he also created mankind in his image and subsequently gave dominion of his creation to. Collectively, those words and the ongoing story of those words are referred to as the Word. Which Word? The same Word which existed in the beginning. The same Word which was with Almighty God. The same Word which was and is Almighty God.

We are sons & daughters of Almighty God; as such, we have also been given in addition to life the ability to think and speak. These are the same abilities as Almighty God. It is in these abilities to think and speak, which we have inherited, that complete the image which makes us like the Almighty God. We have the ability to live, to think and to speak. Think and speak what? Thoughts expressed as words. Which words? Any words; the process of thinking is the making of choices of which words; otherwise you might just be babbling incoherently. In speaking we have the ability to both create and destroy. Individually each word expressed has a capacity to affect now, the future as well as the past.

By giving into the lie, the effect is the choice of words which we speak. We limit ourselves to a choice of words which don’t promote life, but promotes death. In short, we are throwing away our inheritance. But we are not just throwing away our inheritance of life eternal in terms of length of time, but the quality of that life also; for what is the real value of life if it is filled with strife, struggle or evil and to end in death? What creates this situation? The words we use daily create and control those situations in the world about us. Words that are so powerful that they can create either heaven or hell; give life or take it.

Which words do you use? Which words do your friends or neighbors use? Which words do the organizations you belong to use? Look at the decisions which we make and the words which we speak and then assess the impact of our denial of our heritance has on them and the subsequent results. Why is the world the way it is? Because we have made decisions and expressed them based on that denial our inheritance exists.

But we can make a new set of decisions starting now and not give credence to the lie allowing ourselves to be subject to either evil or death. It is time for the children of Almighty God to choose to accept our inheritance and make every decision embrace life and improve its quality, not just for ourselves but for everyone. We must speak together as one, knowing that our words can bring heaven into reality everywhere. It requires being reborn into a new spirit of belief in the love of the Almighty God towards mankind; a love which has not changed or faltered. A spirit of belief that sets aside the lie for what it is, accepting what was already given and professing that we already have everything necessary to be both good and live eternally because of our inheritance: to be a son or daughter of Almighty God. We are already blessed, for the Word of Almighty God from the beginning is that eternal life is already ours if we so believe.

I am a son of Almighty God. Who are you?

Marc W. George