Does it make him well up inside and is that why he gets jealous when we worship false idols when we could be worshipping him instead? Isn't the need to be worshipped kind of vain?
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In heaven we will reign with God for 1000 years, we will each have crowns also. We will not be equal to God, thats not possible, but it will be like a partership. Same thing now, worship isn't just bowing down, it's spending time with God, which, yes, is required to go to Heaven, with few exceptions.
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I think that any person who is that famous will invite jealousy and suspicion.  They want to see the "mighty" fall and so watch their every move waiting to see the tiniest sign of flaw or humanity in someone revered as a god.  I hope he just blows it off and just enjoys what he does because only then can he have a live fulfilled.
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God blesses everyone,  He does not play favorites.\n\nAny other idea is someones silly little dream of superiority.\n\nLove and blessings Don
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do you have a girl freind or wife? do you not like hearing her tell you nice things?(like i love you)  does it not give you joy when she praises you? that is part of a relationship building up of the other partner. since being in a relationship with Jesus, praising him is just an out flow of the love shared.and it is a choice we make.
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To each follower, his God is always better. It is better to imbibe Godly qualities to the extent possible, than disputing about the better one.. One may spend / waste a lifetime trying to choose a better God !
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If there really were a perfect and supreme being, would it really make sense that he would give a rat's ass about being worshiped?  Ancient men thought of god according to the only precedent they knew for authority figures; petty narcissistic tyrants.  That's why the god of the Old Testament is a petty narcissistic tyrant.\n\nWhy would a perfect and supreme being care about "sin" either?  It makes no sense for a perfect being to "care" about anything at all.  To care implies you are not already self sufficient and something external to you is required for fulfillment.
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Being a person that was recently saved, I think it is more an ego thing than anything.  People want to be their own God, or in control of their own lives, etc.  WHen you finally realise that He exists, and let Him into yoru heart, that ego goes away.  It's just hard to give it up in the first place.
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God is not shallow! that is blaspemy!!\n\nHe made me in His image, so He must be smart, intelligent, sweet, cute, etc, etc. \n\nBut i can't really imagine that He made me in His image, because i really would have gotten a better agent. Creating people, creating food, and then let the half world die from hunger. \n\nGod is not shallow, He is an arrogant jurk.
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You shouldn't worship anything or anyone.  If there really was an omniscient and benevolent deity, why would he want you to worship him?  \n\nAnyone that wants to be worshipped has some serious self-esteem issues.
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You are absolutely right! We need to get away from that.  We do it as a habit or what we were taught.  No one knows what God looks like so we should not worship statues or pictures that proclaim to be Him.  We should only worship him and not pics.
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When you love somebody, do you not enjoy talking about how wonderful they are and praising them to other people?  And isn't that a pleasure?  Now imagine if the object of your love were perfect, how much greater your pleasure in praising that object would be.  God invites you to praise and worship Him in order to make you happy- to enjoy Him and enjoy your relationship with Him.  It's not like He's a vain idiot who needs to fish for admiration and flattery all the time.  He doesn't need any of that.  He doesn't ask you to do it for His sake, but for your own.
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Simply put, I don't think he did.  I think that man created all of the fire and brimstone, believe in me for your own good or I'll kill you stuff.  Only a complete ego centric would create us just so we can worship and glorify him.  That's not my idea of a higher power.
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I think everyone worships something whether they believe in God or not.  Some people even worship the idea of not having a God because they have to tell everyone about it.  I do agree with your idea about weakness.  I think that people who are insecure about their beliefs tend to try to recruit people to believe the same thing so they don't feel alone.  Those who are secure about their own beliefs tend to keep quiet and go on with their lives.  They don't need to feel justified that their beliefs are okay since they have their own truth.
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I don't think he worships the devil. I think he is cool and very talented. I don't know how he does it, but  if we did then almost anybody could. people are afraid of things they don't understand or can't explain. thats probably why they say that.
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Christians understand that this earthly llife is really a preparation for eternal life in the kingdom of heaven. The focus of this preparation is the mind. It is through the mind that God communicates with us and impresses us for the development of a Christlike character. But Satan tries to work through the body to control the mind. Anything that elevates the mind, inspires reverence and love for God and promotes physical well being in harmony with God's word is acceptable for a Christian. Some modern music with its emphasis on rhythm bypasses the higher faculties of the mind and stimulates the physical senses. The more often a person is controlled or stimulated by feelings, emotions or the senses, the less willingness to study God's word and the less defense against temptations aimed at the body. \n\nDoes the music leave you with a clearer understanding of God ? Does it increse your love for Him ? Are you inspired to serve Him with your whole heart after listening to it ? Can you picture Jesus and the holy angels better ? Does your body like it more than your mind ? Is your mind involved when you are listening to it ?\n\nBiblical answer: Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: Philippians 2:5\n\nFinally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things [are] honest, whatsoever things [are] just, whatsoever things [are] pure, whatsoever things [are] lovely, whatsoever things [are] of good report; if [there be] any virtue, and if [there be] any praise, think on these things. Philippians 4:8\n\nShow N Tell
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As a Catholic, I do not believe they are idols.  Let me ask you a question....Do you carry around a picture of a loved one in your wallet, perhaps take it out and look at it.  Are you then worshiping a photo?  No, of course not, the photo is only a representation of the loved one and so it is in Catholic life.  We have pictures, statues and medals as holy reminders to us.  They are not worshipped, they are a means to bring and keep us closer to our God in all word and deed and also serve as examples to us in our desire to follow Jesus.
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God is Not jealous.  Man wrote Him out to seem this way.  Think of it, a Mighty Creator jealous of what He Created?  \nnot likely...\n\n.