Great question. I suspect our understanding of 'worship' is a bit dull. I struggled with this also. Our understanding is corrupted and incomplete. It is more than we know, and perhaps the time to truly understand it is not yet. That's the best I can do, although I am confident it does not embody vain repetitions or many of the current forms of worship. I'm not so confident it is well taught in mainstream Christianity. I suppose, on this matter, I feel a bit like the child who constantly says "are we there yet". I have no idea on the length of the journey, nor the twists in the road. I have faith aplenty that this is the road I should be on, because a time or two, I took my feet off the path and spiritual darkness hounded me.
I suspect He loves us and seeks our love in return. Desiring our love is not a flaw. It is an intrinsic part of our nature, and we are created in His image.
You are trying too hard to impose your own limited understanding of perfection on a God you can't possibly grasp. If God indeed is as those in this thread are believing him to be, then it is folly for you to expect to grasp the notion of God's true character, powers, desires, whatever.
Those who insist on grasping God will never be satisfied because we just don't have the tiniest fraction of mental capacity required to create all of existence. I would argue that the chasm is greater than asking an ant to grasp humanity.
You are free to ask questions, but I'm saying none of us have the capacity to grasp the answers. Surely your logic tells you if there is a being capable of creating all of existence, from the vast universe down to the tiniest subatomic particle, then expecting to understand the nature of this being and his motivations is beyond unattainable.
Even more, the very presumption that you can grasp a fraction of the true nature of such a creator and divine his motivations is the utmost in delusions of grandeur.
You may ask, but you will never know. It is impossible. And withholding your belief or acceptance until you know will be a frustrating folly that will last a lifetime.
I posit that it takes more faith to believe all matter came from nothing spontaneously than to believe that it had a creator. Finally, science and faith are not mutually exclusive. Science believes in invisible matter which has never been observed, among many other things.
Well, in all honesty - it was a two minute video. She might be quite detailed in other videos. This was the first I have seen of her.
As to the age of existence? We are only informed about earths creation with a timeline [six days]. I agree, Father has 'always been' and He hasn't 'always been' in a vacuum. There has to be 'location '- whatever that entails, associated with His existence.
What if it isn't a lack, rather a desire to share the bliss? Could you embrace that possibility? I enjoy giving far more than I enjoy receiving, and I suspect most of us do. A gift received is a fleeting pleasure, but a gift well given is a lasting joy.
Great question. I suspect our understanding of 'worship' is a bit dull. I struggled with this also. Our understanding is corrupted and incomplete. It is more than we know, and perhaps the time to truly understand it is not yet. That's the best I can do, although I am confident it does not embody vain repetitions or many of the current forms of worship. I'm not so confident it is well taught in mainstream Christianity. I suppose, on this matter, I feel a bit like the child who constantly says "are we there yet". I have no idea on the length of the journey, nor the twists in the road. I have faith aplenty that this is the road I should be on, because a time or two, I took my feet off the path and spiritual darkness hounded me.
I suspect He loves us and seeks our love in return. Desiring our love is not a flaw. It is an intrinsic part of our nature, and we are created in His image.
You are trying too hard to impose your own limited understanding of perfection on a God you can't possibly grasp. If God indeed is as those in this thread are believing him to be, then it is folly for you to expect to grasp the notion of God's true character, powers, desires, whatever.
Those who insist on grasping God will never be satisfied because we just don't have the tiniest fraction of mental capacity required to create all of existence. I would argue that the chasm is greater than asking an ant to grasp humanity.
You are free to ask questions, but I'm saying none of us have the capacity to grasp the answers. Surely your logic tells you if there is a being capable of creating all of existence, from the vast universe down to the tiniest subatomic particle, then expecting to understand the nature of this being and his motivations is beyond unattainable.
Even more, the very presumption that you can grasp a fraction of the true nature of such a creator and divine his motivations is the utmost in delusions of grandeur.
You may ask, but you will never know. It is impossible. And withholding your belief or acceptance until you know will be a frustrating folly that will last a lifetime.
I posit that it takes more faith to believe all matter came from nothing spontaneously than to believe that it had a creator. Finally, science and faith are not mutually exclusive. Science believes in invisible matter which has never been observed, among many other things.
Well, in all honesty - it was a two minute video. She might be quite detailed in other videos. This was the first I have seen of her.
As to the age of existence? We are only informed about earths creation with a timeline [six days]. I agree, Father has 'always been' and He hasn't 'always been' in a vacuum. There has to be 'location '- whatever that entails, associated with His existence.
What if it isn't a lack, rather a desire to share the bliss? Could you embrace that possibility? I enjoy giving far more than I enjoy receiving, and I suspect most of us do. A gift received is a fleeting pleasure, but a gift well given is a lasting joy.