This post is meaningless if you don't believe that God is all-powerful & good or that He exists at all. It's directed to people who are trying to understand the God of the Christian Bible (other "gods" are another topic altogether).
If not for Christ, God would not be worthy of our worship. That's right, friends. Because without Christ, He's a petty tyrant that set impossible rules upon imperfect beings He created and then condemned them to Hell for failing.
What a loser *(*)&**!! kind of God would that be??
But the reason He rocks, is because He created us out of overflowing, overwhelming love, and He created an incredibly gorgeous world filled with awesome creatures for us to love. He even gave us a perfect one-on-one (think no jealousy, no cheating or adultery possible) ultimate romantic partner to enjoy. BECAUSE HE IS ALL ABOUT LOVE. But because he loved us, He also gave us what He has (His "image"): Free Will. He didn't want Stepford children. So we took that and did the one thing He asked us not to do - that Tree of Knowledge thing - and then we shouldered the burden of morality and whatever else.
So we ended up banished from Paradise lest we try to usurp Him & *(&*! things up in Heaven like Satan tried to do. There's too much to cover and unknown mysteries on this subject so I'll cut to the chase - God knew we'd be royally screwed by the Laws that govern the Universe and those who eat of Knowledge - we'd never live up to it. So, essentially He killed Himself to somehow right that balance.
Christ. If He had not given us a freebie in Christ, He'd be just a dictator and there's no reason to love or respect an All-Powerful Dictator. Jesus is the Key because without His sacrifice we are victims of an Omniscient Oops! And that sort of, unravels the Universe, and all that God says He is. Without Christ, God is a liar and a failure. :)
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