Why does God need praise if God is God?  Why would God need reassurance through praise, is God insecure?
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God does not need praise, he is worthy of it.  God does not need reassured, he wants you to be reassured through your praise.  Praising God is uplifting...satisfying.  I am sorry you have not experienced that.  I pray you will someday.*
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why would "god" pray? that is the stupidest thing ive ever heard, i dont even believe in god but if god prayed he wouldnt be god, whomever he prayed to would be considered god. Prayer implies asking and thanking a divine being higher than you.
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Why must a person be judged on which God they believe? God is the ONLY ONE to judge, not us mortals.
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Why do some “believers” often not get answers to their prayers?\n\nBelief alone is not sufficient to please God and have him answer our prayers. Even a credulous person may claim that he believes. For belief to have substance, it must be based on accurate knowledge, which can be gained only by a study of the Bible. Additionally, belief and faith must be proved by the works they produce. “As the body without spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead.”—James 2:26.\n\nA true believer would need to take God into account daily, not resorting to prayer only when faced with an emergency. He would also do acts of faith, right works that include speaking to others about his belief and faith in God.\n\nIn Harmony with God’s Will\n\nThe apostle John told us: “This is the confidence that we have toward [God], that, no matter what it is that we ask according to his will, he hears us.” (1 John 5:14) Here is another requirement for having our prayers heard by God. Our prayers should be in harmony with God’s will. Furthermore, once we pray we should be sure to act in harmony with our prayers.\n\n27 What are proper subjects for prayer? Anything that will affect one’s relationship to God; anything that will affect one spiritually. The apostle John wrote: “No matter what it is that we ask according to his will, he hears us.”—1 John 5:14.\n\n28 “According to his will” would mean that we rightly would not pray for things that promote strictly selfish interests, such as riches, position above our fellowman, revenge, selfish pleasures and like things. But we may, for example, petition God with regard to marriage—for his help in providing a suitable mate. Married couples may pray regarding the bearing of children, or for wisdom in rearing their children.\n\nThe answer from God can be expected in the form of wise guidance in the person’s own individual case. (Psalm 32:8) Of course, he should be consistent and act in harmony with his prayer. He should seek for counsel on the problem from the Bible. He may consult others who can help him to see what the Bible says on the matter. He should persist in praying on the matter until he gets a clear understanding of what is the wise course to take. (Luke 18:2-5)
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no God does not protect us from all harm, and he allows to go through periods of suffering.  God never wastes a hurt.  meaning that the things that we go trough, He will use for His glory.
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And herein you hit upon one of the biggest problems with religion. The idea that god is all knowing, all powerful etc, but also it matters what humans do. Why does anyone need to pray if a god knows they will do it - surely the god can decide to perform whatever action the prayer would have solicited without the need to actually hear the prayer - as you say, the god knows it's coming.\n\nThe idea that "god exists out of time" is an answer so devoid of meaning that it beggars belief.\n\nAlthough an Atheist myself, I'm not sure if your subtitle to this message (about "stupid Christian") really helps, even if it is meant ironically - it's unlikely to tease out the most interesting responses.
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To test your faith. If something bad happens to you and you still worship and praise God, then you have good faith. If something bad happens to you and you question God, then your faith isn't as strong as it needs to be. There is a reason for everything good and bad that happens, whether we know why it happens or not.
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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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God isn't ALL anything - and God is not a person.\n\nGod is a metaphor for the universal energy that flows through and drives this existence.  We are all, at our essence, part of that very same energy (children of God).  We come here to learn something that we can only learn here on Earth and when we are done, we rejoin this energy (with the use of our own personal Death myths - i.e. Heaven).\n\nEvil is a metaphor for the limits and pitfalls of the flesh.  In this existence we are subject to a lot of negative emotion, much of it of our own creating.  Fear, guilt, resentment all lead us to despair, self doubt, intolerance - it helps us make bad choices - it helps us create our own personal Hell.  We are sometimes so consumed with this negativity that we cannot shake it upon death and we become lost - that is Hell.  Nothing more.\n\nThe God as Person thing, in my opinion, comes from the idea that we can "appeal to this energy" or ask for help as a child would a parent.  It's a father because it gives us exactly what we ask for (knowing from our thoughts and prayers) - mother would want us to really consider our words, and be sure that it was just what we wanted.  Father says "you asked for it?  you got it!"\n\nFree will is so 100% on but people don't realize that it's on all the time - like being tape recorded.  If God is sending what we are thinking about then we are 100% in control of our existence.  There has been exhaustive research on the mind's ability to heal itself, affirmations, visualization, laughing yourself health, etc.  Of course the prayers of the faithful and meditation is popular also.\n\nSo let's suppose for a second that is true - that our brains are our "link" home (to God).  If that is true, then God is listening 24-7, not to what you say, but to what you think.  Does it seem that when you worry about losing your job, that is exactly what happens?  Our free will is working but we are using it incorrectly.  When we want that promotion do we think - Yipee! I am gonna get that promotion!  - or - Damn, I might not get that promotion!\n\nThe bottom line is nothing is all good or all evil - in fact I will go one further and say nothing is good or evil, it is all in the mind of the interpreter.  A thief can be evil, but a mother stealing bread for her hungry child can hardly be considered evil.  One who kills randomly is an evil murder, but one who puts a soul out of it's misery can be thought of as a hero.\n\nPeace!
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I completely agree with you.  I have asked myself numerous times, " Am I doing this for God?"  Especially when I am doing something good for someone or whatever.  I want to be sure that I am doing it for God and not doing it for the purpose of being recognized.  It is way too easy to cross that line and say that you are doing it for God, but if you are already anticipating the attention or if you find that you relish the attention then you need to step back and evaluate things.
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God says He's a jealous God and I imagine He knows more about Himself than I do.\n\nConsider this: God is supreme.  He is GOD.  He wasn't invented by man, or He wouldn't be God.  He is all-knowing when we obviously aren't.  He's all-powerful when we obviously aren't.  He has always existed when we obviously were born not all that long ago.  He is holy and we definitely aren't.  He is GOD and is infinitely more awe-inspiring than we are.  Basically, He is worthy of praise.  He deserves it.  Just like kings and royalty get respect, He should get just as much and more.  He created us, we didn't make ourselves.  So imagine all that; imagine what the word "God" infers.\n\nAnd then read Exodus 20:2-5: "'Iam the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.  You shall have no other gods before Me.  You shall not make for yourself a carved image...you shall not bow down to them nor serve them.  For I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God...."  \n\nIf God is really God, He has some claims on us.  Because we are not God.  We are His creation.  And one of those claims He has on us is that we worship His awesomeness.  I mean, imagine your favorite singer, actor, writer, athlete, and then imagine you trying to tell the media that, no, YOU are better than this person when obviously you stink next to their talent!  That is how we act as humans most of the time.  We don't give God His due.  And He has a right to be jealous.  Don't know if that answers your question, but that kind of jealousy is righteous.  Ours is petty.
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God IS!  Believe what you want.  Be blessed you are here to ask the question.  Moving forward...
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We are human and cannot possibly know what God knows.  Do I believe things he has done?  Yes.  Can I with certainty explain how it was done? No.  I don't necessarily think it's doubt, I just think it's being unaware.  The longer you have a relationship with God, the more you will come to understand.  He will make some things clearer so that His will can be done.  We are his servants.  So in some ways I agree with you but I don't like the use of the word doubt, that makes me think of being unfaithful.  I see it more as being in the dark, not able to understand.  He is God, our Creator.  We are merely human.
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God.is God. It's our relationship that's important to him not a religion.
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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.
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something i read really helped me with this same question...i believe the god/s that every religion worships is the same one..i just didnt know how to be close to a god with so many personalitys...and when i read this \n"God is love and he respects love, whether its between a parent and a child, a man and a woman or friends. i dont think he cares about religon one little bit. live your life right. love with all your heart, dont hurt others and help those in need. dont worry about heaven. if it exists you be welcome."  i knew that just talking to the big guy upstairs and following my heart and what i think is right then ill be ok...and i consider myself close to god because i can have a conversation with him anytime and feel like hes listening. but i dont have to go to church or practice religon i just have to believe and ill be ok....
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Hmm, yeah, that's a very interesting point! Why not just trust "god" to protect him? Now, would that be a sin? Because if it was gods will for him to die, than he's preventing that from happening, right? but if god was "almighty" then he could give him a heart attack or something...but then if he's that powerful, why the need for bulletproof...round and round we go....I need chocolate!  :) smart question btw!