Resolved: YHWH should not be worshipped

I will respond to your R1 argument in my R4 conclusion. For now, on to some more! Reason Number 2 for not worshipping YHWH: Why should a God be worshipped? Does YHWH fulfill that requirement? The bible describes him as a jealous God. (Exodus 20:4-6 --- 10 commandments right there) He does things to torment people for no other reason than to prove a point. (Job) He puts himself first (Luke 9:60) While things like these can seem like reasonable enough things for a God, we must wonder if we should feel the same wonder if he were but a man. We must come to question then, why is it we worship him? Is it solely because he is our creator or because of his righteousness? Is it some other reason that I wouldn't suppose. I think we have to look at these scenarios separately. If we worship him solely because he is our creator, than so be it. But if that is your response, then I would have to ask if we were to find out we were created by some other being... one that we would consider evil on every level.... would we still worship him? If the being that brought us into existence desired us to kill, rape, pillage, cheat, lie and steal. Would we do it? Would we worship this being? (This is clearly hypothetical, but it is to understand why we worship our God) I would answer, No. If our Creator desired us to act contrary to what we know is right. If our Creator desired me to betray all that I know and love and destroy it only for his amusement, I would not worship that being. If you still worship that being, then this argument is probably lost to you, but I think you would need to understand the repercussions of what that entails (but, I'll only get to that latter if you still would worship an "evil" Creator) If you would answer the same as I, than you must concede that you do not worship YHWH because he is our Creator. So why DO we worship him? I only imagine three other responses..... (1) he is to be revered for his WISDOM, his UNDERSTANDING, his MORALITY or (2) he is to be revered because of FEAR. If we do not do it, we will be punished. (3) Because he can benefit us Now, I will not accept FEAR. Personally, if I were to ever concede to someone because I FEAR them, I would not be able to live with myself. To act contrary to my morals and nature out of FEAR... bah.. I would rather face the punishment of eternal damnation, fire and gnashing of teeth... OBLIVION! before I concede to FEAR. And why then would we want to spend eternity with someone in Heaven if the only reason we chose that path is FEAR of the alternative. So, while.. I understand if someone would chose that path, it is cowardly and you should admit it. I do not choose that path. It would make more sense to me as a civilization to be cast into oblivion as a whole than to suffer eternal FEAR of our Creator. If we were put here so that we might FEAR him, I think a just reaction is juxtaposed to that. So, which is it now? Morality/Wisdom or because of the personal benefit to us. If you're doing it for personal benefit, I don't see how this fits within HIS own justifications. According to his message, you should not seek personal benefit, but only care about him. Being poor and having nothing but the Lord is the way to be good in his eyes (Matthew 19:24) Really... the only benefit you are supposed to gain from following YHWH (according to the New Testament) is to be with him in the after life. Obviously, for the Old Testament, they were supposed to follow them because it was their destiny to struggle with Him (Israel, who Jacob was renamed and they.. being named the Children or Tribes of Israel.. Israel means to Struggle with God). Whatever reasons you want to give for the Jews to follow YHWH in the Old Testament are not relevant as we are Gentiles and abide by the Holy Bible as a whole that says our benefit of following him is to be one with Him when we go to Heaven. So... it's not our personal benefit either.... what then? Why do we follow him? It must be that he is the moral structure of the universe. He is the guide, the way, the Word. By him all things are judged. So, we must ask here if we can agree with his moral structure? I, personally, find issue with his moral structure. Job is a great example. While, the story makes clear that He is the originator of all things, and thus His Righteousness allows for Him to take all things away... that still doesn't suffice as to why. We are here at His Whim... I understand that... but if He were to ask me to worship Him because He has given me stuff, as above.. I don't accept that.. if I am to fear them being taken away.. that too I reject... I can only judge by what He CAN give us and chooses to do so. In this way, we CAN judge YHWH for not making our world better. Regardless of His plan, we can reject His greatness because of the outcome of his morality on us as individuals. (Mind you, Job.. once his health was taken away, his family and fortune obliterated... he did relent and curses the Day he was born and argues against His Righteousness) Regardless of His Plan... we can be angry at him for the pain we feel.. for our rejection from Eden.... for everything that is wrong in the world.. because.. as Job clearly shows.. he has power over all... even Satan. He allows Satan to exist! Even if we are blessed... can we not see the suffering he places on others? Even if "they deserve it" in his eyes, they are his creation (or worse if you're Calvinist)... He allowed their evil. And He allows it to persist. When even his slightest whim could eliminate it all!! These are not the actions of a friend, a mentor, a God who should be worshipped. These are actions of a jealous, impetuous, egotist. Not a moral standard of the universe... at least.. not from where I'm sitting. So, until this Great Plan makes any bit of sense... I can judge only on the world that I know... the one I am forced to believe He created. I am not impressed.