Does God wants to be wroshiped or loved?

[Anonymous]

If according to Judeo-Christian religion humans are created in the image of God, and an average human does not want nor need to be worshiped,
then why the assumption is that God wants to be worshiped. If God is a superior being and spirit, worship seems kind of lame form of worship of superior divine. Love and awe see more in order?

[Anonymous]

Prescribed rites, scheduled around the calendar and clock seem so inadequate in the presence of superior spiritual being. It is hard to believe that missing any some or all of them will be punished with eternal damnation. Can you imagine God sitting on a big cloud mid of the Universe keeping scores who showed up on Sunday and God forbid if they missed one of them without true and authentic reason? Who ate meat on Friday, who cursed once or twice..
I would like to believe that God like good father he is, he loves when people are kind and loving to each other because they want to be or because they are good inside, not because they are afraid of God. I wonder if going to the Temple or Church or what have you makes God happy if people are doing it from sheer fear. By the same token of being an image of God, would you as a parent be happy or satisfied with child's devotion if they would come and visit you or be nice to you out of fear or hope for getting inheritance down the line? Would it be good enough for you to love such child with whole depth of your heart or would you be a little bit sorry that you saw the sheer "interest" behind their behavior towards you.
Unrestricted free worship seem worth so much more from the eternal perspective then fear forced admiration or adoration? Right?

[Anonymous]

I worship God out of love and gratitude, not fear.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If according to Judeo-Christian religion humans are created in the image of God, and an average human does not want nor need to be worshiped,
then why the assumption is that God wants to be worshiped. If God is a superior being and spirit, worship seems kind of lame form of worship of superior divine. Love and awe see more in order?

Assumption? Take a look at the first commandment. It's a demand.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I worship God out of love and gratitude, not fear.

+1. and hope.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I worship God out of love and gratitude, not fear.

+1. and hope.

Not a single little bit? You are not afraid if you would stop worshipping and start loving things would go south?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I worship God out of love and gratitude, not fear.

Right thing to do. But are you afraid that if you would stop doing the prescribed rites if you do them, would you be punished?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If according to Judeo-Christian religion humans are created in the image of God, and an average human does not want nor need to be worshiped,
then why the assumption is that God wants to be worshiped. If God is a superior being and spirit, worship seems kind of lame form of worship of superior divine. Love and awe see more in order?

Assumption? Take a look at the first commandment. It's a demand.

Well. .it is all how you look at it.
If this is the first commandment as you refer to:

"I am the Lord thy God", under Tamludic division of the third-century Jewish Talmud. "Thou shalt have no other gods before me",

What we really see here?
God introduces himself to Moses and his people as the one who signs the ten commandments but he does it in thebe inning not the end, probably so the people would know who is talking. Then, God simply asks "thou shalt have no other gods before me" ..
This one is tricky because here God only wants to be your one and only god, but he also kind of elevates other divinities to the status of Gods because otherwise he would not call them that.. but staying on the topic.

It does not say anywhere that God expect to be loved, feared of worshiped per se. Right? Or show me what am I missing here.
Where does it say anything how do you specifically worship God? Yes, the other commandments tell you in nine different ways
to be good and kind and have love.. yes because if you be and have it then you don't need to have it spelled in nine different ways...

Jesus came and said : love one another.

He took ten commandments and gave you one, Right? And it takes care of all nine.

So at the end Love is the answer. But Jesus does not give you anything in return. He just asks you to love one another.
Tough one right?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I worship God out of love and gratitude, not fear.

+1. and hope.

Not a single little bit? You are not afraid if you would stop worshipping and start loving things would go south?

No, not really. Look at how well someone like Donald Trump is doing being a horrible person.

[Anonymous]

OP, to love God IS to worship God, and vice versa.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I worship God out of love and gratitude, not fear.

Right thing to do. But are you afraid that if you would stop doing the prescribed rites if you do them, would you be punished?

"Worshipping God" and/or "Loving God" is not a prescribed rite. It is something that is done from the soul, through the power of the Holy Spirit that lives within us.

[Anonymous]

God wants you to be happy and at peace. Church should be a peaceful place for you. If not, it’s not the correct parish.

[Anonymous]

He wants a relationship with us.

[Anonymous]

What's with the constant moronic theological questions in this forum?

[Anonymous]

Worshipping God includes loving his children- I.e your fellow man.