Does God worshiping as told in old books is relevent at present day and also Does God ever was or is?
102517
Whether or not there is a God I can't believe He spends all\nHis time basking in the worship of His followers,punishing\nthe sinful,and dreaming up natural disasters to test or\npunish Humanity. A Creator of the Universe might not even\nbe aware of our existence. If He was,we could seem like nothing more than microscopic beings,of no real interest.
1077877
Yes, God is God no matter what you call him (or her) or how you choose to worship.\nI wish everyone understood this!
1104086
Nice book. (If you’re a sadist)\n\n\n(edit)\nWhy would the old testament be in the book if this god decided to change his cruel, voilent and hatefull ways. Then you shouldn't present the old testament to me. If I tell you "Hey man, here is the word or GOD, the creator of all the universe! He is all-knowing, all-powerful and all-present!!!! ..But why then is there a part in his word that doesn't apply to our time?? I thought he is all-present which would mean his word will be timeless.
10056
Absolutely right. But have you noticed that this is only in the religous studies of the Christians. Following the beliefs of other cultures with the absence of a "rule book" the belief takes a completely different stance. Multiple gods are not inherent to fundamental change in the nature of God and Man. So does that mean the Christian beliefs are right or wrong? Maybe the old non-Christian beliefs have the answere.
385997
LOL\nNo.\nDefinitely god himself NEVER changes....\n\nBut he ACTS differently throughout times
180362
This is a logical fallacy, appeal to novelty, that states that because something is newer it is better.  There is nothing, per se, wrong with following customs that are centuries old just because they are old.  It's just as wrong as the "Give me that old time religion" argument, which states that because it was good enough for Paul and Silas, it's good enough for "me".  That's an appeal to tradition.  People should follow what actually works, regardless of when it was developed.  I guess this isn't really an answer to the question, though.
496472
I see your point, but it's not 100% accurate. You see, the Bible and God are inseparable. We believe it is the inspired, infallible Word of God. Basically that even though human hands actually wrote it, they did so using the exact words God was speaking to them so that when we reread it we hear God speaking directly to us as well. So while I see your point of worshiping a book as idol worship, I disagree when referring to the Bible because it is nor "just " a book - it truly is the Word of God. John even refers to that in the opening of his Gospel:\n\n"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and that life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood it... The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth." - John 1:1-5, 14\n\nSo as you see, John referred to Jesus as "The Word", which makes God 7 the Bible inseparable from each other.
302167
If you are a christian, a jew or a muslim, you do all worship the same god. Maybe it is time to examine your premises as to what a god, or your god, is, and why is it that you think it is involved in man's foibles - at least on a day-to-day basis.
1071629
God can be real if you choose to believe in Him. In english, He is a He because the word It carries a somewhat negative meaning, and becuase of the <presumably> male-centred society existing in Britain when the word and concept of God was adopted.\nAs for Him becoming, if you believe in Him, than He would have to be ever-existing. Read the Quran's Sura-tul-Ahad for further information.\nI personally have a belief that God is more an ever-binding omni-present force than He is a discrete thing. I.e: closer to electricity, which we cant touch, feel or usually see, than a statue.
1166862
The problem is, you are assuming in your "if there is a God" case that you know what to do to "serve" Him.  But you don't have any basis to know that.  If you are talking about some generic God, there are infinitely many possibilities for how to "serve" Him (assuming He even needs serving).  On the other hand, if you are postulating a very specific God that you have heard about from other people or a book, then you have created a false dichotomy; there aren't just two possibilities (no God versus the God of the Bible), but rather infinitely many (God of the Bible, God of the Koran, God of a book that no one wrote yet, etc.).  So if you "serve" one of them (whatever that means), you are neglecting to serve others.\n\nSo we are back to figuring out what you believe, and going with that.  I guess if you believe in no God, you could still pick one of the infinitely many possibilities of God to "serve," but that seems awfully arbitrary, and your odds of guessing right seem so infinitesimally small that it seems hardly worth the random guess.
934935
It is a form of worship. It includes a system of religious attitudes, beliefs, and practices; they may be personal or they may be advocated by an organization. The Bible speaks of true worship and false worship. Those serving God worship him with "spirit and truth." John 4:24
5732
I believe there are differences in religions because otherwise we wouldnt have so many problems affeecting mankind today....religion is about serving the grand creator....worship that is pure and is based on the principles from the bible and not mans thinking....religions today do not live by bible principles
277172
It's not a weird notion.  There is no evidence of a lot of things that transpired during the times of Christ.   Sure the Bible talks about it and is the ONLY accepted history of that time.   I'm inclined to think that the apostles did run with their interpretation of Christ's teachings.   I'm not so sure it was to create an alternate Jewish religion, but an alternate politically correct on of the time.   Jesus didn't come to Earth to have people worship him as God.  That was furthest from his teachings.  His teachings were to show people the way to the Father through his teachings.  Even the perverstion of "The only way to heaven is through Christ."   It simply means that to get to heaven is to be like Christ and follow his teachings.   It does not mean to worship him as God.   Never has, never did, never will.
999787
No one can know the mind of God, because I don’t think anything written in ANY religious book is from a divine source, it’s from people who were trying to control the status quo in whatever time it was written.  It had more to do with politics than it did worship.
683536
God is spirit and don't forget he said to obey the government. People were to follow the laws-rather they liked it or not-unless it went against him. This does not fit into that category. Which I am sure you will pick  on a few scriptures and not the whole-which must harmonize.
1187071
why wouldnt it be? I think you may be confusing God with Jesus Christ. yes they may be one in the same now, but "in the beginning".. there was ONLY GOD!! the old testament is still the word of God, as told by different people and proffets.
417349
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.