These things are what vain, insecure, power mad, dictators expect of their sublects. They are human failings of the worse kind, not even possessed to such a degree by Hitler or Sadam Hussein. Is it not a terrible insult to God to believe that o Him?
2006-08-17 01:27:50 · 34 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I think most of this comes from human beings trying to assign human interpretation to a universal force that defies human explanation. You will see this evolve over time according to human civilization by comparing the God of the old testament to the God depicted in the new testament. I believe in God, just not the God that is defined by human beings.
2006-08-17 01:34:48 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Well, you're the one who benefits most from praise and worship. We become tender to His Presence through praise. Worship is like prayer - a means to communicate with Him, and something tangible is exchanged between us and Him as we worship. Worship renews, refreshes, and restores YOU. Worship is more for you, than for Him.....
Is it vain, insecure, and power mad for a husband to have sexual intercourse with his wife? Of course not. Yet a marriage without sex doesn't have alot of intimacy or satisfaction. Trying to have a relationship with God without the worship is pretty much the same way.
As for obedience? He set things up one way - the right way. You want to do your own thing (the wrong way) and not suffer the consequences, and that makes Him a dictator? That's like deciding you want to step off a ten story building, splattering on the pavement below and then yelling against God because He didn't suspend gravity while you did exactly what you wanted to. Something completely contrary to the way He set things up.
Obedience is wisdom. You have absolute freedom living in the boundaries God has established, just like you have freedom from a hospital bed or the cemetary when you obey your parents by not playing and running about in traffic. So obedience is like worship....it's all for you, not for Him.
I don't follow your logic here....
2006-08-17 01:44:00 · answer #2 · answered by CassandraM 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
First of all the word perfect in the Bible means "mature"; not faultless. God doesn't expect us to be faultless, but become mature. God is the only One who is perfect, without fault. He doesn't demand that we praise Him and He doesn't expect absolute obedience like you perceive it. He gave us a free will. He wants us to praise Him and He desires our obedience because life goes better for us when we do it God's way. After all He did for us through His Son, it is a just saying to say He deserves the glory and honor, He is worthy to receive praise--all praise because He said to not have any other god before Him. Having other gods brings confusion and distrust and distracts us from our Father. Remember, we are only made of dirt. That should keep us humble, not full of pride.
Incidentally, hellfire, God forbids tatoos--Leviticus 19: 28, and homosexuality in Leviticus 20:13.
2006-08-17 01:41:22 · answer #3 · answered by preachingmissy 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
We are yo give praise to God because He expects it. It's all through the Bible how different people praised God. The people of Israel praised God for getting then out of Egypt and free of slavery,for example. the peole gave praise to Jesus as He was going to Jerusalem. There are too many praises to list. You'll have to look through the Bible yourself.
2006-08-23 06:04:19 · answer #4 · answered by deb2rule 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We praise the Lord because of what good he hath done. The trees sway in worship, therefore the trees worships the Lord. The waters roar in praises, therefore the waters sing and praises the Lord. We praise God cause of his marvelous works. We have to obey him, cause he is our Father who is in heaven. Obey him,(Honor the Lord your God, he is worthy to be honored.) and you will get stuff like, a big house, or something. But, he wants us to go spread his word, I honor that. I just say to you, Obey the Lord and Praise the Lord.
2006-08-17 01:49:16 · answer #5 · answered by javiertrevino2221@sbcglobal.net 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because he is God and he has an absolute right to expect praise and worship and obedience as our creator. Would you expect anything less from your children?
2006-08-23 09:52:18 · answer #6 · answered by Preacher 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Praising is a form of worship in the old testament especially when God walks with his people and as long as they remain obedient and faithful, he will help them all the way. The problem with today's world is that we think we are better than God and don't need his help. Kinda like the story of the tower of Babel where the people build a tower so high to reach up to heaven to get to God but found that they couldn't and they were struck with speaking different languages so that they could not communicate with each other. As long as we live the good life we praise ourselves but when bad incidences happen, we blame God...we have strayed away and need to get in touch with God again, so that is why we have to be obedient to his word to show us our direction again...By sending us Jesus who humbled himself to take the form of a human, we are now restored to be called sons and daughters in Jesus. So we are not inferior beings anymore but equal beings with our brother Jesus. Where is the discrimination as you claim to see? It is you who refuse to acknowledge God's presence and are too proud. Not to worry, God is very patient with you and will wait for you...a thousand years is like a day to him and a day is like a thousand years to him....
2006-08-17 01:43:45 · answer #7 · answered by singirl 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
this is quite debatable. God expects praising and obedience as to lead the humanity to the right path. for eg: obeying one's parents', parents' tend to provide a righteous path for their children and so as God, who asks his followers to praise him and thank for this creations. anyway, every religion is the same as per rules, but its the people who tend to diversify to suit their wants. sorry this question could go for sentences, but the whole theme is that love humanity.
2006-08-17 01:39:36 · answer #8 · answered by fars_aswad 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've thought of the same thing myself! And I'm a religious person.
The only answer I can come up with is
THIS IS A TEST, ONLY A TEST
But, I was also taught to have faith in the unknown ( God ), and that it's not our place to question why or why not, so I do my best to do that.
2006-08-17 01:35:28 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
God expects worhip as a form of Grattitude and appreciation. We do not have to do anything which is why he has given us free will. But he does expect it and who doesnt expect that? MOthers want you to call them everynow and then let them know you love them, right? God is the same way call on him tell other people how great he is. That is all he ask. Dont seem lke a dictator at all sounds like a parent!
2006-08-17 01:33:34 · answer #10 · answered by david s 4 · 1⤊ 3⤋