From what I can see, many sectarian christians see us as beings created with intelligence, with presumably infinite ability to learn and to grow and to accumulate knowledge, to understand the nature of our Creator, yet with no clear purpose in the universe other than to "glorify God."
I ask "how then do you glorify God?" What is our role and our relationship to him?
If you are a Calvinist (which I understand represents a minority view among the christian sects) you believe the fix is in a priori, and thus I am left even FURTHER in the dark as to what our purpose is.
Why were we created? How am I to regard this god you paint, as anything but arbitrary and capricious, when he apparently creates intelligent beings most of whom have no purpose other than to roast in flames for eternity?
Please help me understand your views in this regard, because, frankly, "pet to owner" sounds a far more gentle relationship than some analogies I could draw!
youre religion looks somewhat denigrated P-marlowe