Why does God need or want to be worshiped – either by the angels or human beings?
Doesn’t this remind one of autocratic HUMAN rulers of the past like the Ptolemies, Caesars and the ancient monarchs of Syria that ruled over the Jews during the 2nd Temple period? And, what of the more modern rulers such as Hitler, Stalin and Mao? They demanded complete obedience, and their supporters worshiped them?
Why is worshiping God **NOT** like worshiping them? And, why is God’s demanding worship **NOT** like the demands of those same autocratic rulers?
From time to time, I have been asked questions like this by some irreverent people, but though their questions are irreverent, there is an underlying logic to their questions that demands an answer.
Recently, I came across this short video by The Gospel Coalition. In it John Piper offers what I believe to be a short and succinct but very profound answer to the question: Why does God focus so much attention on himself? I enjoyed playing the video, and I hope you are as pleased as I am with his reply.
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