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Originally Posted by Interested
Why would an omnipotent god want other literal gods in his company?
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Why does God want a planet with human beings on it and everything from elephants to rats? Why does God want anything?
I'll say a word on the matter. I hear constantly that God creates all these things so that he can be worshipped by them, served by them. What service can man do to God? NOTHING. Our worship, our righteousness is filthiness to Him. "
But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away." (Isaiah 64:6)
It is Satan that wants our worship. For he tempts saying: "
All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me." (Matt 4:9) Tis all counterfeit.
The LORD God needs nothing of us. In our worship of Him we do nothing but receive. He is not served by all, but He is the servant of all. "
Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many." (Matt 20:28)
Now if indeed the great work of God is not to be served, but to serve, what then does He do in His service? He came to give man immortality and eternal life.
The Saviour prayed saying: "
Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee: As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him. And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent." (John 17:2-3)
How will Jesus glorify the Father? By giving eternal life to man.
How then will we glorify the Father? By taking up eternal life and serving others. What will we do on our thrones? Why, the same thing God does: service to others.
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