Why does God need to be worshiped?
Speaking specifically of the Christian God, because as far as I know he has a specific rule stating we have to worship him. I just want to know if anyone knows why, or has an idea.
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If he's perfect there is no reason he should have an ego, or need our worship to survive, which are the only two reason I could think of for him commanding us to worship him. I mean I get that he created us, so he should maybe want us to believe he exists, but I'm still kind of like wondering if he made us for his ego, or for our enjoyment. If it's my life to live, and I don't want to believe let alone worship, why can't I just not? If he's perfect there is no reason he should have an ego, or need our worship to survive Perhaps that is part of the criterion for being perfect? I think the advantage of describing a deity as perfect is in the vague meaning of the word. Certainly those would be qualities we would like to attribute to perfection (lacking ego, not requiring worship, etc) but considering we really don’t have any example of what perfection is besides a concept in the mind, it is possible that anything could be considered perfect as long as it had some sort of “divine plan” attached to it. We’ve all heard the line. If God is perfect why does he lets millions die of starvation?… “God works in mysterious ways.” If it's my life to live, and I don't want to believe let alone worship, why can't I just not? If referring to Christianity, I don’t think that is actually the case... it isn't your life to live as you see fit. In fact it is quite clear that the opposite is what is described in the Buybull. You are a slave… You are inevitably doomed to everlasting torment lest you submit to your maker and obey his every whim. This is the theme continuously illustrated in the Buybull. Free will is not evidenced in scripture, pre-determinism is (not to be confused as just plain determinism btw). 1
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There is no scientific evidence so as to justify who really created us it's just a sense of feeling safe that someone whom I pray has a superpower and will protect me wherever I am. So prayers are the connection which connects us to these Gods or watsover. To be honest religion and I don't mix hence I don't believe in this. He does not need it. In fact you don't have to. Well I have sung praises to men with faults... then surely a perfect God ought to be praised. The fact that He let's himself be praised by wicked men... Is a mystery. God can't go against his character and therefore can't stand sin. That is the reason for hell. Holy wrath. (According to Christianity) I have nothing against a perfect God bragging if he can back it up. 1
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Because they need christians to constantly re-affirm their undying devotion to the system that keeps them financially enslaved. And because those who created the character of god were small-minded people who found it difficult to concoct such an entity that would not be described as being almost wholly human, with human like emotions and qualities. 1
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