Quote Originally Posted by Mr. Happy
"The journey to God is merely the reawakening of the knowledge of where you are always and what you are forever. I give you the lamp and will go with you. You will not take this journey alone. I will lead you to your true Father, who hath need of you, as I do." Jesus Christ
Ok, there are a few problems with this quote that point out to me that it's false, because it does not fall in line with what we know about God from the Bible and from Christ's own words. True, humans are born with an innate knowledge of God, a God-shaped hole, so to speak. We were made like this on purpose, because God desires communion, fellowship, and our worship. The whole "what you are forever" part is misleading, because our condition changes and is not static. At some point in the future those who have accepted the Lord will go to be with him and those who haven't, will be sent away from God according to their own wishes. So what you are is not constant. You either become complete through the renewal of our bodies and reunion with the Lord, or you become forever separated according to your own choice.

In Scripture, the lamp is the Word of God, the Bible. Jesus giving the lamp to someone would be Him simply giving someone the Word of God. This is true, and it is also true that Jesus accompanies us in our journey to become more like Him. It is also true that "no one comes to the Father except through me," as Jesus said.

But it is totally false that God NEEDS man. To insinuate that means that God is imperfect. God in His own nature is totally fulfilled and was before time began. He was perfectly contented within the fellowship of the three persons of the Godhead and didn't need man to fulfill him. In fact, the opposite is true, because man betrayed God through his choice to sin. God created man out of His own intense joy and contentment. The best example of this that I can think of is when a husband and wife love each other dearly and want to bring children into their life to share that joy. It was the same with God- a choice not born of need but of love.