Pleasing God

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If God’s love is infinitely complete, how is possible to “please” God?
 
I think it is because God is love, and He so wants to share that love with those He created, that it pleases Him when we respond to His love. He wants perfect happiness for us for all eternity!
 
We are imperfect and sinful. That’s why I imagine God must be ticked to death when we reach up with our tiny little arms and try to please him. I bet he LOVES it!
 
Augustine3 said:
If God’s love is infinitely complete, how is possible to “please” God?
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Good question. Burnt offerings pleased his sense of smell for some time.
How can we be sure he has been pleased enough?
 
StrawberryJam said:
Good question. Burnt offerings pleased his sense of smell for some time.
How can we be sure he has been pleased enough?
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I like this from Proverbs 21:3:
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To do what is right and just
is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice. **
 
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If God’s love is infinitely complete, how is possible to “please” God?
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Conversely, how is it possible to “anger” God?

And why would God create something (Mankind) that would at times anger Him?
 
Partinobodycula said:
Conversely, how is it possible to “anger” God?

And why would God create something (Mankind) that would at times anger Him?
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God gave us free will. He loves us infinitely, and with the help of His grace we can love and obey Him.

God does not have human emotions; He has attributes…perfect love and justice.

The human writers of Sacred Scripture wrote in terms that humans can understand.

God’s perfect Love is directed towards our eternal happiness. He leaves us free to respond.
 
Dorothy said:
God gave us free will. He loves us infinitely, and with the help of His grace we can love and obey Him.

God does not have human emotions; He has attributes…perfect love and justice.

The human writers of Sacred Scripture wrote in terms that humans can understand.

God’s perfect Love is directed towards our eternal happiness. He leaves us free to respond.
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I’m not sure if I understand your answer. Are you saying in effect, that it’s impossible to “actually” anger God? If so, isn’t it also impossible to “actually” please God?
 
Partinobodycula said:
I’m not sure if I understand your answer. Are you saying in effect, that it’s impossible to “actually” anger God? If so, isn’t it also impossible to “actually” please God?
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I don’t use the term anger because it is a human emotion. However, it is something that we humans understand clearly.

Our Lord Jesus Christ, God Incarnate, did express righteous anger. He has a Divine nature and a human nature.

God shows His justice when necessary. He does so because He loves us and desires our obedience to His commandments, and love of Him, because that is what will bring us to eternal happiness with Him.
 
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