(March 10, 2015 at 4:22 pm)robvalue Wrote: Wow, OK.
God also decided to make atheists, most of which think he's an absolute tool. Odd strategy. And he decided to totally not show them how great he is, but to continue to appear as a totally absent force which can be freely mocked.
And apparently, you're worshipping him because he is making you worship him.
What a fucking jobber he really is then.
No, I worship Him because He saved me from absolute misery. Have you ever wanted to die every single day of your life for twelve years straight? If you could imagine what it is like to be in such a Hell, then perhaps you can imagine how you might feel about the One Who pulls you out of it.
We all experience death and Hell at some point, whether in this life or the next. Some are destined to suffer more than others, and some of us are chosen to serve Him while others are not, but this is all a right He reserves as our Creator:
Romans 9:20
Does not the potter have the right to make out of the same lump of clay some pottery for noble purposes and some for common use?
It is Satan who wants you to believe there are no consequences for mocking God:
Galatians 6:7
Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, this he will also reap.
The fact that he allows people to mock Him means nothing:
2 Peter 3:9
The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance.