Joe, does your dog make obeisance to you before you feed him or is he faithful to you all the time? Well, it's OK. I know you'll forgive him. He's just a dog, after all.

Open and empty arms because He has done it ALL, for you. You don't want to insult the barer of a gift by offering to pay him for it, do you?

He paid the full price in order that you may have eternal life. Just say "Thank you".

Man's insignificance ? "Oh LORD, our Lord, how excellent is thy Name throughout all the earth Who has set the thy glory above the heavens. Out of the mouths of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.

When I consider thy heavens the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars which thou hast ordained; what is man that thou art mindful of him? And the son of man, that thou visitest him? For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels and hast crowned him with glory and honor.

You have made him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet: all the sheep and oxen, yea and the beasts of the field: the fowl of the air and the fish of the sea and whatsoever passeth through the paths of the sea.

O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy Name in all the earth!" (Psalms 8).

A little ancient poetry there but the theme is Man's insignificance and the question why God would even take notice of Man. We are the Bee's knees as far as God is concerned.

As stated in other threads (by yours truly and a few others), God is solely a "faith" proposition. Human logic and reason cannot prove Him. Good works, "holy deeds" will not attain Him. The secret knowledge is hidden in plain view for all to see but it is hidden, nonetheless, from the hearts of men (women too!)who will not acknowledge Him and the great thing he has done for you.

Why should anyone believe in God? To not believe is to miss completely the meaning of life, Life itself.

Believe? Not just a "head" concept or a metaphysical acknowledgment that "Yes, there is a God." but an entrusting of your life into His hands. That's belief.

Again, it's NOT an argument. It's a "take it or leave it" proposition. God won't force the issue if you opt to do things your own way. (Mt 7:13,14).