(November 13, 2020 at 11:56 am)MilesAbbott81 Wrote:(November 13, 2020 at 7:48 am)Gwaithmir Wrote: That sounds to me pretty much like an arrogant, insecure God demanding weekly worship. I find Roddenberry's statement spot on. If God doesn't make mistakes, why did he create imperfect beings who behaved exactly the way he knowingly designed them to?
The Sabbath is not about worshiping God, but about resting, in Him, from your labor. It's a gift from Him to us, not a demand for arbitrary worship. As Jesus said, the Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. Quite clear.
Every Catholic nun and priest I have ever known (and quite a few Protestant ministers) would disagree with your interpretation of scripture.
"The world is my country; all of humanity are my brethren; and to do good deeds is my religion." (Thomas Paine)