We, as human beings, have the choice between two paradigms about God. The first paradigm says that God is the boss and we must adhere to his rules or suffer the consequences. The second paradigm says that the energy and intelligence we call God is part of everything in existence, seen and unseen, so we are all part of God and, as such, are equal to God. God is not our boss but rather is the observer of our experiences without judgment.

Most of the humans on the planet today have been conditioned to believe in the paradigm that says God is the boss. This theology is ingrained in us as humans through thousands of years but it is still just a paradigm, a way of viewing things, a perspective.

It is the paradigm of fear-based love. Paradigms do shift and change. This particular paradigm is based on a sponsoring thought that is rooted in the idea of a fearful, untrustworthy and vengeful God. We have taken the perceived actions of this monarch, God, and employed them in our human experience.

We have told ourselves that if this fear-based love is good enough for God, then it is good enough for us. Use of these fear-based thoughts about love and life, has condemned us to lives of conditional love, never to realize the magnificence that resides within us. Fear-sponsored thoughts keep us chained to the idea that we are separate and less than God and we have only two choices in life.

We can choose to go for the gusto and accumulate and have power over our perceived domain, or we can give up on fulfilling our desires and take what life gives us until we are released from this hell on earth. We can hope that God will take pity on us and let us into heaven, but if he doesn't then we are ready to accept the alternative.

Most of us choose one or the other of these fear-based realities. It does not matter which one you choose, because neither is designed to bring you peace. They are both never-ending struggles. One struggle is designed to accumulate and gather external power, and the other struggle is to journey through life without hope or passion, all the while envying the things that you don't possess.

Inner peace and peace on earth are not a part of this paradigm. Nor can they ever be, because these concepts cannot be manifested within the paradigm of fear. Fear is the energy that hoards, harms, angers, runs and hides, contracts, accumulates, holds power over, covets, kills, steals, is untrustworthy, and not truthful. It is impossible to develop a system of individual peace, much less world peace, when you rely on these values.

But, as I mentioned earlier, this is only a paradigm. It is not written in stone, but it is heavily entrenched. In fact, except for small pockets of civilized tribes (tribes most people would define as primitive) can we find people who have a more spiritual way of conducting their lives.

It is interesting and amazing that most of the industrialized world calls itself civilized. These “civilized” societies pillage smaller and weaker countries to exploit their natural resources and cheap labor. These are the same societies that will go to war and kill not only their perceived enemies, but also women and children, calling it collateral damage. These societies force people to believe the same religious philosophies they subscribe to under threat of death. These we call “civilized” societies?

Whereas what we often term as “primitive” may be a society of people who honor the land they live on, and would not think of destroying the environment that sustains them. These people honor all members of their tribe and take care of their needs, from birth to death. These are tribes where love is given and shared openly and without shame.

These tribes do not know what rape and murder are. Avarice and greed are foreign concepts. These tribes love the land and its creatures. Nature is revered and blessed as the source and provider of all things necessary to sustain them.

The God of these societies is a God who gives love unconditionally. These societies do not require governing bodies that legislate morality for them. They live by simple rules of honesty, responsibility and awareness.

This system of societal behavior is a paradigm too. This is a way of thinking and a perspective that is not fear-based. This we call “primitive?” Maybe the “civilized” societies of the world should take a lesson from the primitive societies and try living from a base of love rather than fear.

The difference between the civilized society that we live in and the primitive societies that are isolated from us is that we have been taught to live our lives in fear. It stems from a theology rooted in the idea of a fearful, vengeful and untrustworthy God. The monarch God of the paradigm of separation.

Even though we want to love this God in a way that is more magnificent than how we love ourselves, we hold back because the very God we wish to love is a God that we fear. So we have developed this fear-based love of God. That perspective of love has carried over into the way we view love in the physical world.

The question you must ask yourself is, “Does the idea of God as the boss serve me?”

About the Author

Richard Blackstone is an author and international speaker on Life, Love and The True Nature of How Things Work. He won the prestigious "America's Next Top Author" award from ConsciousOne.com for his book, "Nuts & Bolts Spirituality." Read his FREE report, "The 3 Simple Immutable Laws of the Universe" at: http://www.NutsandBoltsSpirituality.com