[kosta50]

• If all that was true [no life-everlasting, no rewards in heaven, how many people would be in church praising God] then there would be no such thing as Christianity as we know it, and it would all be pointless. God created His elect to need, but also to glorify Him. We do both through prayer.

You are avoiding the answer counselor. What you are relly implying is that Christianity is based on rewards. My point is that people go to church because they expect something in return, talking heads to the contrary notwithstanding. You make it sound like God owes us something for Him to be meaningful!

[Forest Keeper]

You are avoiding the answer counselor. What you are really implying is that Christianity is based on rewards. My point is that people go to church because they expect something in return, talking heads to the contrary notwithstanding. You make it sound like God owes us something for Him to be meaningful!

I don't see at all how you think that I'm implying that Christianity is based on rewards. That thought would never occur to me. ...... I don't know about other people, but I go to church to worship God. As it happens, I also tend to get something from it. And that's the way God designed it. However, the motivation should be to worship first. ...... God owes us nothing, but in effect, He does "owe" Himself the keeping of His promises.