Why do Christians worship God?

God is a Father. Just like an earthly Father, our Father in heaven can be just as harsh as he can be loving. He wants us to the right thing and when we don't he gets upset. He is a Father, what do you expect?

Please consider this:

You can argue endlessly about getting all of the animals in the Ark, How did they get to the ark, What did they do with all of the poo… etc. But that was a long time ago and no one alive today was there. However, there is evidence that is here today that bears on the flood as revealed in the Bible.

If there had been a Noah’s ark where all animals were reduced to just two individuals – one male and one female – then the genetic variability, within all species (kind), of all animals existing today would be essentially ZERO. All animals, all over the world today, would suffer the same problem of a lack of genetic variability that the Cheetah does today. The genes of Cheetahs are so similar, one to another, that when skin grafts between non-related Cheetahs are made there is no rejection of the donor skin.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetic_variability

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheetah

Yet, this is not what is found. Only a few species (kinds) have the problem of low genetic variability. Cheetahs experienced a near extinction about 10,000 years ago (down to perhaps less than ten individuals). Today they have almost no genetic variability within the species because of that near extinction.

Yet, the millions of animals around the world don't suffer from this problem. That is because they were never reduced to just two individuals 5000 years ago. They were never on an ark. There never was a general flood that caused all life, except for two of a kind of every animal, to perish. The very genes inside you and I proclaim that fact.

It is obvious that the story of Noah’s ark is a wonderful story – but just a story. It is a story of man's sinful nature and of Both God's impatience with man and of God's love for man as indicated by his regret and promise not to repeat the event.

That does not reduce the importance of the story for it is a beautiful story of God’s love for us and of his justice and regret. It is just not accurate, but it are not supposed to be. The Bible is about God’s love and about how to live a righteous life and achieve everlasting life. Don’t dishonor God by using and interpreting his written word incorrectly.

Well, you really have asked two questions: why do Christians worship God, and why do Christians think Muslims hate God? Here is my attempt at an answer.

1. Christians worship God for the same reason that Muslims worship God. Once you believe in God, it is difficult indeed not to worship Him! Christians believe that God is most perfectly revealed in the life, personality and teachings of Jesus. Muslims believe that God most perfectly revealed himself in the Koran as dictated to the Prophet Muhammad. Each tradition worships the God it believes has revealed Himself. Is this the same God? Perhaps, but we will only know for sure at the end times.

2. Because of the different revelations in which they believe, Christians disagree with Muslims about the nature of God and especially, the nature of Jesus, and they disagree with Islam on countless details of theology and morals. What people tend to forget is that Christians also agree with Islam on countless other details of theology and morals.

3. As Islam is split into sects and theological schools, so is Christianity. How a particular Muslim disagrees with a particular Christian is going to depend highly on where each stands with respect to his or her own faith.

4. Wherever he or she lies on the theological spectrum, any Christian who thinks that Muslims hate God is a simpleton. A person who hates God is not a Christian, by definition. Similarly, a person who hates God is not a Muslim, by definition.

I think that there are a lot of people who are raised to be Christians. By this I mean that they are taught NOT to analyze the bible because it is the truth and should not be questioned. As far as the stuff that makes god look bad, they just invent there own interpretation thereby convincing themselves that god makes people suffer because they deserve it for some reason. For example, there are people that believe that birth defects are the result of some sin committed while in the womb (how crazy is that?)

I think that the simplest answer to your question is: because believing in god is easier than wasting time thinking.

Of course, you could apply that answer to ANY religion...

You are correct about God being loving and merciful, so maybe you should be directing your wisdom toward those in your faith who believe it's acceptable to slaughter innocent infidels in the name of Allah. I would think that should be more confusing to you than anything you have or haven't read in the Bible.

God is, yes, loving and merciful, but He is also a just God. And just ties in with mericful (mercy).

And, if you try to imagine what it would be like if you created something, and have that thing rejected, wouldn't you feel hurt?

Because God had been good to us in many ways, who wouldn't want to worship a God like that.

Muslims (and Islam) say Jesus was a prophet but they reject all His teachings ....that is hypocrisy.

They reject Christ's diety;

they deny his claim to be the Son of God;

they deny his death on the cross...

they deny His resurrection..

They deny Jesus is the Christ/ Messiah...

Your view of God is loving and forgiving, but this view is from YOUR eyes. In your eyes, the christian God is mean.

Their view of God is loving and forgiving too, but this view is from THEIR eyes. In their eyes, the muslim God is false.

It's all perspective.

Why I worship God? cuz he's cool... and many other reasons. I'm Christian... i think...well at the moment.

Muslims don't hate God!

whichever Christian said that they do, is W.R.O.N.G.!

and yes thanks for the reminder but I already knew that