whirlingmerc
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Many claim to serve God but what does it mean?
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To me it means living a Godly way of life; service to the god within others.Many claim to serve God but what does it mean?
I agree, but be careful that you do not direct your gratefulness to another, instead of God.Being grateful.
I am sure that to serve God means to do good to others and to learn to take care of the self better.Why would an infinite, omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient, omnibenevolent, etc. being have a need to be worshiped or served? Why would such a being have a petty, frail ego similar to us primates?
I agree, but be careful that you are not direct your gratefulness to another instead of God.
I do not agree. I can see that sometimes gratefulness makes a person stick to the object he or she regards as the source of that which to be grateful for.Being grateful to another is being grateful to god. Do you agree?
Many claim to serve God but what does it mean?
I do not agree. I can see that sometimes gratefulness makes a person stick to the object he or she regards as the source of that which to be grateful for.
In other words, she is taught good news and instead of seeking God to show her gratefulness to, she shows it to her human teachers. Exodus 34:14
Actually, Carlita, I quite like that. Nice feel to it.Being grateful to another is being grateful to god. Do you agree?
Sometimes yes. But I see many people cling to the human source to obey it, instead of siding with God to obey God.Not exactly.
Matthew 25:45
New Living Translation
"And he will answer, 'I tell you the truth, when you refused to help the least of these my brothers and sisters, you were refusing to help me.'
King James Bible
Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.
What you do for others-your brothers and sisters in Christ as well as people (as Christ did for you and everyone), you are doing for Christ and hence god (or whichever you prefer).
Once you do things for god as a priority, then you put Jesus' example on the back seat because he looked to other people-and by doing so-serving other people, he served his Father. When he served his Father. It's a combination not a one or another. Definitely not "I am greater than the other." If one things of god in a priority way, it sounds more ego or more self-centered (let me help myself before I help others).
However, if you sacrifice yourself like Christ or do for others like god, then by example of helping others, you are helping your god.
I wouldn't write others off as not an priority compared to god. Many women would die for their children but if God asked them to kill their child, only X amount would. The people who would not are in doing for others and thereby doing for god. However, in the OT, there are a lot of contradicting views on what Jesus said. Abraham was about to kill his son for god. I find that a step back from what sacrifice means. Sacrifice means sacrifice yourself-your spirituality, your future, everything you value, yourself, your body-for another. I feel he would have done more for god if he would have given himself to god to keep his child alive.
Yet, Jesus comes in and says the same thing. What you do for others you did for me.
Do you agree? If not, how not? Explain.
Sometimes yes. But I see many people cling to the human source to obey it, instead of siding with God to obey God.
I do not agree with the premise that any good work is for God's will be done. 1 Corinthians 3:9 To do any kind of charity is to build your own house. To do charity that is God's will is to be a co-worker with God building God's house.
Well, I once read that most Christians want to serve God -- but only in an advisory capacity.Many claim to serve God but what does it mean?
Why would an infinite, omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient, omnibenevolent, etc. being have a need to be worshiped or served? Why would such a being have a petty, frail ego similar to us primates?