Why Would God Care?

You know IV, this thing you believe in sounds like such a real sweetheart all round. If I actually believed he existed then I would be afraid indeed. Not because of my behavior necessarily but because he is clearly unknowable, unpredictable and a bit nuts. Thus no matter what I do he might get off on "destructing" me anyway.The only reason I can think of for you not being utterly terrified is that you don't really grasp the consequences of what you say about this chap.

You do not know what God loves or doesn't love. He is obviously unknowable and what humans (not god) tell you about him maybe wrong. You tell me what you "think" is true. I could tell you what I think. We could very well both be wrong.No one who tells you anything is infallible. Your own thoughts and feelings are suspect. You simple don't know and are placing a bet without knowing the odds.Of course, you should fear Him. If you believe half of what is said about him in the Bible you should be terrified. You are almost certainly getting it wrong and boy, this chappy is the most power mad, unforgiving deity that we seem to have come up with. Not someone that you want to mess with.Better Zeus or Woden. At least they don't seem to be any worse than an average power hungry despot. And it appears you can do the standard bribing or cajoling kind of thing with them. They are much more human and even humane than the one you seem to be stuck with.