The nearer to the lamp we are, the greater the intensity of its light.

The nearer to the lamp we are, the greater the intensity of its light. These two examples show that all things which are situated in a certain place do not have an equal effect at all distance, the nearer we are to the center of something, the greater its effect will be, and vice versa. Does God Have a Center? Some people may possibly think that like the sun and other material things, God has a place and that He has a seat from which He exerts His influence over His creation.

However, this is not the case, because His influence on creation, which is His own work, is the same in every place, from the depths of the oceans to the furthest parts of outer space. There is no place to which His influence does not reach in sufficiency. This influence is not such as has a center, such that the further we go from it the weaker it becomes, until we reach a point where there is no trace of his influence and chaos reigns.

For if God had a place like other material things, His influence would vary throughout the universe. Therefore we can deduce from this that the Creator of this world has no location and no center. Indeed, God is the Creator of “place” and it is impossible that the Creator should be dependent on what He has created. God cannot be compared with an inventor, because, as we explained previously, an inventor is not a creator.

His only genius is that he understands the properties of things and is successful in bringing together certain elements to make something which, in some cases, he is himself in need of. But God, who is the Creator of all creation, is not in need of what He has created. Is God Visible? Now, since we have seen that God has no place, it is clear that he has no body either, because a body needs a place, and there can be no body which has no place.

Since God has no body, he cannot be seen, because our eyes can see only bodies. God Is In Need Of Nothing Since God is the Creator of nourishment and other necessities of life and all things, we must agree that He has no need of any of these things. God, therefore, is the entire Truth who is in need of nothing. Unlike human beings, He does not need shelter, nourishment, and the other necessities of life, rather all people and things are in need of Him.

* * * Maybe you will now ask: “If God has no body, occupies no space and cannot be seen, then what is He and how can we say that He exists?” To understand this, take the following example.