Bingowings said:
And why worship the God from the Bible?
He's really not nice.
It's a bit like worshipping Captain Hook over Tinker Bell.
I worship God from the Bible because He has been confirmed to me. But that's for me. I've learned more and more that others need to have their own encounters outside of mine.
You say He's not really nice. And I honestly I can see where you would view it that way; but as I've gotten to know Him, I see it differently.
Saying God isn't "nice" is almost to me like saying He's not "fair". And He's not fair. But you see we're using one word to substitute another. For many "fair" means "right". It's not that way to me. Fairness is a human institution. Righteousness is God's. He's not fair, but He is right, and if He's right, then His ways have to be good.
A lot of the things that happen in the Old Testament of scriptures is more about humanity not being able to live up to the standard of true righteousness. He had to punish sin because His pure righteousness wouldn't allow Him to not do so. If my daughter was kidnapped, raped, and killed; then it was proven in court that an individual 100% did these things; and then the judge just let him go free. I wouldn't call him a good judge. This is where I see God.. He must do what He must do, because otherwise He's not a proper/righteous God.
There is a standard to live by, and if we don't, there is a price. That's where Jesus of the New Testament comes in. God's contingency plan for humanity was redemption through the one human that was sinless. A true unblemished sacrifice. That was the only way God could give us a way out. But He's not nice, right? He had his son killed so we could find this spiritual loophole, but he's not nice?
And again, He's not fair. Fairness would be just to smite us all and call it day. But He didn't. He gave us Jesus. Thankfully He's not fair. But He is right.
If any of this sounded sarcastic, I assure it wasn't intended as such. I actually do care about you and others on this board. If I didn't, I wouldn't even try.
Everything that I'm writing here is abridged information to be sure. If anyone on here wants to talk more on this one on one; that's what the PM system is for. Would be glad to talk with anyone about what I believe.