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Why would an all-powerful, omnipresent, omniscient god want lesser beings to worship and give offerings to him? [Spirituality & Religion]

That sounds like something a narcissistic sociopath would do.
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suchaslife · F
It seems God has good reason to think of himself as the greatest conceivable being, because he is, in fact, that. He desires the praise and worship of every man and woman without exception.Not only is God the greatest thing to exist in reality and thus more than just the greatest idea ever conceived but he is also unlimited in his greatness, whether he creates or not.
God plus the world (and God plus any creature) is not greater than God alone. This means that when the Creator creates, he doesn’t do it for his own increase in greatness; he acts purely out of love. Our existence is a gift, and gratitude ought to be our response.
A narcissist has an exaggerated sense of self-importance and, thus, suffers from delusion. A person who understands himself as “the greatest conceivable being” may well be called morally corrupt and, perhaps, insane. He is in error and sees the world or wants the world to see him in a way that is not in accord with reality but a person who understands himself to be “the greatest conceivable being” and is that sees what is really and truly there. He sees reality as it truly is and “to see what truly is” is the measure of sanity. One can hardly fault God for his sanity.
If God is bad, a lot of people are wrong and omg....

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@suchaslife You hit the nail right on the head!! Exactly!!! All true! Amen, sister!!