clip of a response I made in Philosophy....

[novapsyche]

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Does it make any difference to God if we do good?
If it does not than He is an indifferent God, unworthy of worship.
If it does, than is this difference positive in nature or negative in nature?
If it is negative in nature, than He is evil, and therefore unworthy of worship.
If it is positive in nature than He is imperfect, since His finite creation is affecting His state, and He is therefore unworthy of worship.


I've thought along related lines in the last month or so. Here's a page from my Spiritual Journal:

See, it is I [the Lord] who created the blacksmith
who fans the coals into flame
and forges a weapon fit for its work.
And it is I who have created the destroyer to work havoc;...
Isaiah 54:16 (NIV)

This verse clearly shows the author's cosmology: that the Most High God did indeed create those who would promote 'evil'. Therefore, 'evil' (or, perhaps, 'entropy') serves as part of God's plan. No one today would want to say that about a merciful God. "Why would God send us awful, terrible things? If that is what God is, then I don't want to worship that God. I want a God that has and wants nothing to do with evil."

... He is an indifferent God, unworthy of worship.

What human can say what makes or could make God unworthy of worship? That is another form of putting human limits on a limitless entity/concept; it cannot be done. God cannot be circumscribed, either physically or conceptually.

That that is God is, can, and will be worshipped. This will happen whether God is deemed "worthy" or not.

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[novapsyche.livejournal.com]

*smile* Thanks for the compliment. (Both compliments, actually!) :)