Does god enjoy being worshipped? Why does he treat us like second class citizens? Why does he make us humble instead of encourage our pride and self esteem?
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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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We must not judge, that is for God only to do. Those of us who do, show our imperfection. Becoming God's servant is not easy. If it were we would all achieve perfection in this lifetime.\nLearning to be humble and accepting of others is our biggest hurdle. People who say they know what God dislikes or likes to suit their own agenda are ignorant. The most important thing to remember is that they acknowledge God and that does please Him.
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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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God to me...and many other people...means love!but there are some people who look to God as a being that people worship so they would feel all secure!\nbut i love God...and i live and am placed here to serve Him!but as i understand your question...we are not perfect!true it's wrong to hurt someone in anyway...and true..God will do anything for me..He even gave his only son for me so that i maybe free of my debts[sins]!but God loves me nomatter what!once you give your life to God..He will love you and protect you with all his heart!and even if you do wrong...He will always forgive you!belive in what you believe!believe in God!coz he is the greatest!and if what you believe makes you happy....then simply keep beliveing and loving and serving the Almighty!
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Considering the Old Testement says this, one could make an arguement that we are very like that god.\n\nWe are petty, jealous.  We can fly into a rage and commit genocide.  We can be hateful and vengeful and racist.  We can play favorites with our children.  We can murder.  We can torment.\n\nOh boy, am I depressed now.
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Because the very nature of God is love, he made man in order to have a being on which to shower the wonders of his glory. The existence of God is not, nor ever was, dependent on man's righteousness (or lack of...) Technically, he could've just let himself chill out in heaven for all eternity and not even bother with us. But that's divine love for you.\n\nAmazing grace.
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Hi snicker bars.Yes  God is a jealous God and he tells why in the 2nd commandment. We read in \nExodus 20:4-5:\n\n“You shall not make for yourself a carved image—any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; 5 you shall not bow down to them nor serve them. For I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God..."\n\nGod is telling us here that He wants us to be faithful to Him. Whether we put any material thing on earth before Him or following a false gospel, He wants us to put Him first in our lives,\n\nAnd God warns us that we are all jealous sinners in James 4:5-6:\n\n" Or do you think that the Scripture says in vain, “The Spirit who dwells in us yearns jealously”? 6 But He gives more grace. Therefore He says: “ God resists the proud,\nBut gives grace to the humble.”
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the God i know is not a jealous God\nhe is a God that wants people to love people no matter what \nand that is never deserving of hell
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I've taken a look at that question and at the person's profile who answered it. I'm certainly not going to commit the sin of judging someone else but I will say that when someone asks a serious question about how God works in this world a Christian is called to follow the outline given in this portion of Scripture, not that I am using this passage to describe you by any means.\n\n2 Timothy 2:24  And the Lord's servant must not be quarrelsome but kind to everyone, able to teach, patiently enduring evil,  (25)  correcting his opponents with gentleness. God may perhaps grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth,\n\nThe Scripture also describes the battle that goes on in the lives of every believer that sometimes causes a person to not give a favorable representation of Christ in how they choose to interact with others.\n\nGalatians 5:16  But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.  (17)  For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want to do.  (18)  But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.  (19)  Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality,  (20)  idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions,  (21)  envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.  (22)  But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,  (23)  gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.\n\nAnd so if a person doesn't exercise self control and seek to be led by the Spirit of God they run the risk of reacting from their physical human nature and bringing reproach upon the name of Christ.
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God does not stop loving you no matter what you do. God loves killers and homosexuals and republicans and everyone else.\n\nI do not understand why God chooses to punish us for sinning, but rest assured that he does not do it out of hate. God wants us to make our own decisions to worship him or not because God is very insecure and needs the unforced love of his creations to feel whole, but just as you can love or a child even when they have done bad, the sky daddy loves you.
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I like you, you and i think alike. \nBut it is in the nature of humans to be worshipers. All but some who are their own god. Sheep and Wolves. \nAlso, no one but a select few will understand your question, i imagine that is your other hidden point
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Well even God says He is jealous. It's not wrong to think either. He does want us to love Him, honor Him, praise Him and rightly so since He is Almighty and The Creator. It's really only a bad thing if He wanted honor and love that belonged rightfully to someone else.
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God is soveriegn, and everything that happens is according to His will. Sometimes God even has to allow bad things to happen to make people turn to him or to help people trust in Him.
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More importantly, and I suspect this is what you're getting at, why would a god who wants worship set himself up to be totally illogical and irrational? I think that if there was a god controlling it all, we'd be somehow predispositioned to believing in him, rather than having to ignore all logic and reason just to get into heaven.
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If praise was worth bribary then it would be infantile, but of course the 6+ million jews prayed for freedom, just like they have at many other points during their history and after a certain point, ya they got it. Gods will and purpose is hard for humans to comprehend, he wants us to love him regardless and praise him regardless. Kinda like how I want compliments even on days that I probably dont deserve them. Make any sense?
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Good Question, although you got a little lost in your typing there. \n\nI have to agree with your premise though. All in all, I think, and remember this is just my opinion, that you're on the right track. I think it's how a person lives and treats him/her self and others, that really matters. \nIf God really wants everyone to be one religion or another, there has to be some wiggle room in the end for those who just didn't know the difference or who were simply confused over the enormity of it all. \nPersonally I'm a God fearing Agnostic. Meaning I believe in God, but I don't believe in any one specific religious view of God. I know my actions towards others is a reflection of Gods' plan and if I'm cruel then I'm doing evil. \nIf I help someone out of my own kindness then I'm doing God's work.\nI don't believe God watches each of us individually, that's why He gave us free will. \nWe as individuals must look inward to find peace, love and goodness. Each of us must reach that place to pull out the goodness and extend it to our neighbors.
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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.