Good point, and thank you for correcting me. I'm happy to accept that Christians do not believe God exists inside our universe.
How about if I say that Christians believe that the reality they live in is that God exists - which is rather strange, because they act like He doesn't, as detailed in my OP.
Hi InterestedAtheist and thank you for your friendly and polite reply.
Yeah, I hear what your saying.
Actually, true christians are awaiting the coming of
God's Kingdom, the one that Jesus taught us to pray for:
Matt 6:9,10 “You must pray, then, this way:“‘Our Father in the heavens, let your name be sanctified. Let your Kingdom come. Let your will take place, as in heaven, also on earth. . ."
God's Kingdom government under the rule of God's appointed King, Christ Jesus, will bring about the doing of God's will on the earth as it is done in heaven. What will that mean for those who live on the earth:
No more food shortages, no more sickness, no more pain and suffering, no more death.
Psalm 72:1-16 "O God, give your judgments to the king (Prophetically Christ Jesus). . . In his days the righteous will flourish, And peace will abound until the moon is no more. He will have subjects from sea to sea and from the River to the ends of the earth. . . There will be an abundance of grain on the earth; On the top of the mountains it will overflow."
Isa 33:24 "And no resident will say: “I am sick.”The people dwelling in the land will be pardoned for their error."
Isa 35:5,6 "At that time the eyes of the blind will be opened,And the ears of the deaf will be unstopped. At that time the lame will leap like the deer,And the tongue of the speechless will shout for joy."
Rev 21:3,4 "With that I heard a loud voice from the throne say: “Look! The tent of God is with mankind, and he will reside with them, and they will be his people. And God himself will be with them.4 And he will wipe out every tear from their eyes, and death will be no more, neither will mourning nor outcry nor pain be anymore. The former things have passed away.”
That Kingdom government will remove all human rule and it itself will govern the earth under the Kingship of Christ Jesus. The prophet Daniel, pointing forward to our day wrote:
Dan 2:44 "“In the days of those kings (Present human governments) the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed. And this kingdom will not be passed on to any other people. It will crush and put an end to all these kingdoms, and it alone will stand forever,"
So, in summary. When we pray for God's Kingdom to come, as Jesus taught, we are in fact asking Jehovah to bring about all the wonderful promises he has made towards mankind in the bible. An end to hunger, sickness, pain and suffering and even death. shortly, we will see the fulfillment of these wonderful promises of God, along with this assurance:
Psalm 37:9-29 "Just a little while longer, and the wicked will be no more; you will look at where they were, and they will not be there. But the meek will possess the earth, and they will find exquisite delight in the abundance of peace. . . The righteous will possess the earth, and they will live forever on it."
More on "God's Kingdom" here:
https://www.jw.org/en/library/books/bible-study/what-is-gods-kingdom/
https://www.jw.org/en/bible-teachings/questions/what-is-gods-kingdom/
https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1101996046
Stay safe and well.
LB