Have you ever taken a test in college or high school and missed a question that you thought you had the right answer? I don’t like getting something marked wrong that I thought I had correct. I can be wrong about a number of things in life, but there is one thing I don’t want to be wrong about and that is where I am going to spend eternity.
We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all. Isaiah 53:6
There was a time when people on earth all believed the earth was flat. They had not sailed far enough to determine it was round. Just because they believed the earth was flat did not make it flat. Maybe because you never lived by an ocean, you don’t believe an ocean exists. Just because you don’t believe in a personal savior Jesus Christ does not mean he did not come to save the world from their sins. That Jesus was not a liar, a lunatic, only a prophet, but he was who he claimed to be, the son of God who came to fulfill the law and give us grace to approach the throne of God.
For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. John 1:17
Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. Hebrews 4:16
Is God an Egomaniac or Does He Deserve Respect?
I heard an atheist talk on YouTube of why does God have such a big ego that he demands his subjects to bow down and worship him while he sits up on his throne. Since God is fulfilled in himself than why do we have to bow down to him and why does he want to be worshipped and honored?
Listed as deity's characteristics including omnipotent (all powerful); omniscience (capacity to know everything infinitely) , omnipresence being present everywhere and omnibenevolence (unlimited or infinite benevolence).
Is it pride for the creator of the universe to expect to be worshipped? Is it egomania for a judge to demand respect in court? For a general to demand respect from a colonel? For a parent to demand respect from their child? For the President of the United States, Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, or a dignitary to receive honor? People honored Mother Teresa for her life of charity and Mahatma Gandhi for his political beliefs. Many people honored Princess Diana, Princess of Wales, during her life and during her death and still do. Is it hard to imagine that we would honor and worship Jesus who was God’s son even after his death and especially since he was resurrected and is the son of God?
For this reason also, God highly exalted Him, and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name. that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. Phillip 2:9-10
That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him. John 5:23
We get excited about praising the Colts when they are doing well in football. If our President does a good job in office or makes a good speech we hand clap and congratulate him. Why is it so hard for us to get excited about God and when team Christians are doing well? Can we rejoice with those that rejoice and weep with those that weep? Do we mourn for those who went through the Katrina hurricane in New Orleans, Haiti earthquake, and the tsunami in Indonesia? Are we so filled with ourselves that we don’t mourn or rejoice with our friends, loved ones, and the human family of life?
Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn. Roman 12:15
- Egomania is an intense and irresistible love for yourself and concern for your own need
I heard an atheist talk on YouTube of why does God have such a big ego that he demands his subjects to bow down and worship him while he sits up on his throne. Since God is fulfilled in himself than why do we have to bow down to him and why does he want to be worshipped and honored?
Listed as deity's characteristics including omnipotent (all powerful); omniscience (capacity to know everything infinitely) , omnipresence being present everywhere and omnibenevolence (unlimited or infinite benevolence).
Is it pride for the creator of the universe to expect to be worshipped? Is it egomania for a judge to demand respect in court? For a general to demand respect from a colonel? For a parent to demand respect from their child? For the President of the United States, Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, or a dignitary to receive honor? People honored Mother Teresa for her life of charity and Mahatma Gandhi for his political beliefs. Many people honored Princess Diana, Princess of Wales, during her life and during her death and still do. Is it hard to imagine that we would honor and worship Jesus who was God’s son even after his death and especially since he was resurrected and is the son of God?
For this reason also, God highly exalted Him, and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name. that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. Phillip 2:9-10
That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him. John 5:23
We get excited about praising the Colts when they are doing well in football. If our President does a good job in office or makes a good speech we hand clap and congratulate him. Why is it so hard for us to get excited about God and when team Christians are doing well? Can we rejoice with those that rejoice and weep with those that weep? Do we mourn for those who went through the Katrina hurricane in New Orleans, Haiti earthquake, and the tsunami in Indonesia? Are we so filled with ourselves that we don’t mourn or rejoice with our friends, loved ones, and the human family of life?
Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn. Roman 12:15
Have I not wept for those in trouble? Has not my soul grieved for the poor? Job 20:25
time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance, Eccl. 3:4
Remember those in prison as if you were their fellow prisoners, and those who are mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering. Hebrews 13:3
If you want an audience with the President of the United States, there is a certain respect you give to the office of the President. You can’t barge into the Oval Office of the President without an invitation unless you are family.
Priests before Christ (B.C.) would go into the Holy of Holies with bells on their robes and if the bells quit ringing than they would be pulled out by a rope because they could have died because of sin. Now through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ as our high priest, we can approach boldly to the throne room of God. Our invitation to the throne room of God is through Jesus Christ. Through Jesus we have been adopted into the family of God. When Jesus died on the cross there was an earthquake and the veil of the temple was torn to the Holy of Holies and God’s presence did not dwell no longer in the tabernacle made with hands. God wanted to live within men’s hearts.
At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook and the rocks split, Matthew 27:51
For this reason he had to be made like his brothers in every way, in order that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God, and that he might make atonement for the sins of the people. Hebrews 2:17
Jesus Christ died for us and he rose from the dead for us so we can walk in his new resurrection life. If we don’t get excited about anything else in life we can get excited about what he did on the cross and thank him for that. Jesus is the groom and we are the Bride of Christ so when we worship it is like a wife declaring her love for her groom on the wedding night. The wedding night is very passionate. The problem with atheist is they are in love with themselves.
In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace. Ephesians 1:7
in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. Colossians 1:14
This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. 1 John 4:10.
I was passionately in love with my husband and the passion continued for 15 years. When we are passionately in love with God/Jesus it will continue through all the years of our lives for His love never fails (1 Cor. 13:8). His love will see us through the rough patches of life like God’s love between a husband and wife. We declare our love for our husband or wife in sexual intimacy and our words of love to each other. When I spread the gospel to others, we are declaring that we love Jesus. When we worship God with praise (our singing and words), read the Bible, go to church and fellowship with Christians we are declaring our love for our savior/God much like a husband/wife relationship.
My daughter watches these love shows like the Bachelor where women pour their hearts out to a man and they barely know that person. Love is laying down your life for someone and going somewhere with them because they want you by their side when you don’t want to go. Cooking dinner for them when you don’t feel like eating or cooking. Taking care of them when they get sick all over the floor and walls. Love is doing what you don’t want to do many times because you want to please a person. Jesus/God showed his love on the cross by laying his life down for us. I can’t imagine letting any of my children die on a cross for my enemies or being very merciful to anyone who murdered my child and yet God sent his son for the most vilest of sinners. The worse of the worse including Hitler, Ted Bundy, Charles Manson, Jeffrey Dahmer, Dennis Nielsen, Saddam Hussein, Osama bin Laden, the Al-Qaeda, just to name a few. In the book of Acts, Paul murdered Christians and Jesus forgave him. Jesus also forgave a thief on the cross which shows that it’s faith in Jesus (not works) that saves us since he could do no righteous deed hanging on a cross.
Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. John 15:13
For while we were still helpless, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. For one will hardly die for a righteous man; though perhaps for the good man someone would dare even to die. But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Roman 5:6-8
Is humility not thinking higher of yourself than you ought? God is the creator of the universe do you think He is pretty much up there on the throne as far as utmost in his highest for respect and honor?
For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the measure of faith God has given you. Roman 12:3
All creation praises God and we are part of God’s creation! We were created to praise God. If we don’t praise the Lord than the rocks and stones will praise him.
Let everything that has breath praise the LORD. Praise the LORD. Psalm 150:6
“I tell you,” he replied, “if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out.” Luke 19:40
Praise the LORD. Praise the LORD from the heavens, praise him in the heights above. Psalm 148:1
If you want an audience with the President of the United States, there is a certain respect you give to the office of the President. You can’t barge into the Oval Office of the President without an invitation unless you are family.
Priests before Christ (B.C.) would go into the Holy of Holies with bells on their robes and if the bells quit ringing than they would be pulled out by a rope because they could have died because of sin. Now through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ as our high priest, we can approach boldly to the throne room of God. Our invitation to the throne room of God is through Jesus Christ. Through Jesus we have been adopted into the family of God. When Jesus died on the cross there was an earthquake and the veil of the temple was torn to the Holy of Holies and God’s presence did not dwell no longer in the tabernacle made with hands. God wanted to live within men’s hearts.
At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook and the rocks split, Matthew 27:51
For this reason he had to be made like his brothers in every way, in order that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God, and that he might make atonement for the sins of the people. Hebrews 2:17
Jesus Christ died for us and he rose from the dead for us so we can walk in his new resurrection life. If we don’t get excited about anything else in life we can get excited about what he did on the cross and thank him for that. Jesus is the groom and we are the Bride of Christ so when we worship it is like a wife declaring her love for her groom on the wedding night. The wedding night is very passionate. The problem with atheist is they are in love with themselves.
In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace. Ephesians 1:7
in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. Colossians 1:14
This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. 1 John 4:10.
I was passionately in love with my husband and the passion continued for 15 years. When we are passionately in love with God/Jesus it will continue through all the years of our lives for His love never fails (1 Cor. 13:8). His love will see us through the rough patches of life like God’s love between a husband and wife. We declare our love for our husband or wife in sexual intimacy and our words of love to each other. When I spread the gospel to others, we are declaring that we love Jesus. When we worship God with praise (our singing and words), read the Bible, go to church and fellowship with Christians we are declaring our love for our savior/God much like a husband/wife relationship.
My daughter watches these love shows like the Bachelor where women pour their hearts out to a man and they barely know that person. Love is laying down your life for someone and going somewhere with them because they want you by their side when you don’t want to go. Cooking dinner for them when you don’t feel like eating or cooking. Taking care of them when they get sick all over the floor and walls. Love is doing what you don’t want to do many times because you want to please a person. Jesus/God showed his love on the cross by laying his life down for us. I can’t imagine letting any of my children die on a cross for my enemies or being very merciful to anyone who murdered my child and yet God sent his son for the most vilest of sinners. The worse of the worse including Hitler, Ted Bundy, Charles Manson, Jeffrey Dahmer, Dennis Nielsen, Saddam Hussein, Osama bin Laden, the Al-Qaeda, just to name a few. In the book of Acts, Paul murdered Christians and Jesus forgave him. Jesus also forgave a thief on the cross which shows that it’s faith in Jesus (not works) that saves us since he could do no righteous deed hanging on a cross.
Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. John 15:13
For while we were still helpless, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. For one will hardly die for a righteous man; though perhaps for the good man someone would dare even to die. But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Roman 5:6-8
Is humility not thinking higher of yourself than you ought? God is the creator of the universe do you think He is pretty much up there on the throne as far as utmost in his highest for respect and honor?
For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the measure of faith God has given you. Roman 12:3
All creation praises God and we are part of God’s creation! We were created to praise God. If we don’t praise the Lord than the rocks and stones will praise him.
Let everything that has breath praise the LORD. Praise the LORD. Psalm 150:6
“I tell you,” he replied, “if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out.” Luke 19:40
Praise the LORD. Praise the LORD from the heavens, praise him in the heights above. Psalm 148:1
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