Originally posted by Copperbod
Telamelo,
Does it ever occur to you that the character and motives you give to this Jehovah are about as unworthy, even pathetic, as a Human can get ?
An entity who has a constant need for worship and adoration from insignificant inferiors, demands that everyone constantly recognize his might and power ... someone who gets upset if one of these inferiors uses his wrong "personal" name or doesn't treat it with the respect he claims.
To cap it off he inflicts ultimate punishment of all sorts for non compliance with these trivia.
If this was a human he would be regarded by any sane thinking person as a vain, egotistical, needy, power mad psychopath. The kind that has always been successful in leading the sheep to do the most horrendous acts against fellow humans.
Is this how you imagine the Creator of The Universe ?
To depict the Creator as such an entity is far, far worse than any other disrespect I can think of.
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He that does not love has not come to know God, because God is love.”—1 JOHN 4:8.
JEHOVAH’S inspired written Word, the Bible, tells us that “God is love.” It says not merely that love is one of his many admirable qualities but that “God is love.” (1 John 4:8) It is his dominant quality, his most important one. Jehovah does not just possess love—he is the personification of it. How wonderful it is to know that the Creator of the universe and of all living things is a God of love! Everything he does is guided by that quality.
Isaiah 48:17 This is what Jehovah says, your Repurchaser, the Holy One of Israel: “I, Jehovah, am your God,The One teaching you to benefit yourself,The One guiding you in the way you should walk.
Deuteronomy 5:33 You should walk in all the way that Jehovah your God has commanded you, in order that you may live and prosper and prolong your days in the land that you will take possession of.
Jesus himself reminded us.. 1 Timothy 4:16 Pay constant attention to yourself and to your teaching. Persevere in these things, for by doing this you will save both yourself and those who listen to you.
Jeremiah 10:23 “I well know, O Jehovah, that to earthling man his way does not belong. It does not belong to man who is walking even to direct his step.” So we humans have neither the ability nor the right to direct our own life course. We are in desperate need of guidance. Those who insist on going their own way, independent of God, make the same mistake that Adam and Eve made. The first pair assumed the right to determine for themselves what is good and what is bad. (Genesis 3:1-6) That right simply “does not belong” to us.
Sadly, most people today prefer to trust their own judgment and guide their own steps. They ignore the truth stated at Proverbs 28:26 “He that is trusting in his own heart is stupid, but he that is walking in wisdom is the one that will escape.” Jehovah wants us to escape the disasters that result from trusting the treacherous human heart. (Jeremiah 17:9) He wants us to walk in wisdom, to trust in him as our wise Guide and Instructor. When we do, our walk in life is secure, satisfying, and fulfilling.
Jehovah has given us the example of his Son. Jesus said: “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” (John 14:6) Studying Jesus’ life course on earth is one of the best ways to make Jehovah more real to us. Everything that Jesus said or did was a perfect reflection of his heavenly Father’s personality and ways. (John 14:9) As we make decisions, we need to think carefully about how Jesus would handle matters. When our decisions reflect such careful and prayerful thought, then we are following in Christ’s footsteps. (1 Peter 2:21) As a result, we are walking with God and will be blessed.
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https://www.jw.org/en/publications/...0d74515df3&insight[search_result_index]=7
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https://www.jw.org/en/publications/...944c0653d1&insight[search_result_index]=5
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