[RnMomof7]

I don't think so. A drop of water in the ocean is a part of the ocean, but it is not the ocean itself. Even an atheist is humbled by the incomprehensible vastness of the physical universe and the physical universe (i.e. what we can know through our senses, scientific instruments, etc.) is perhaps only a very small part of God's being.

But the ocean is made up of those drops.. your theology leads to god being the sum total of his created parts.. yes heresy

[Avenger]

"Respectfully, whether you know it or not, you're espousing heresy."

Excellent, then perhaps I am getting closer to the truth. Commiting heresy is absolutely the last thing I am worried about and if I am then at least I take comfort in being in good company.

"But the ocean is made up of those drops.. your theology leads to god being the sum total of his created parts.. yes heresy"

Perhaps the whole is greater than the sum of its parts? In any case, I am not equating God with this physical world. There are certainly aspects of God's being that reach far beyond what you would call "creation."