Response To https://twitter.com/LindaBeatty/status/735470754318274560

To me, the Biblical concept of God being all-loving (a) might warrant clarification, and (b) seems reasonable, when clarified, apparently including part of the comment's apparently-suggested exception.

Firstly, to me, the suggestion that God egomaniacally demands worship seems to warrant requested justification. Genesis 1-2 seems to depict the apparently problem-free human experience prior to introduction of problems in Genesis 3, apparently including God's instructions to humanity: numerous entitlements in Genesis 1, and 1 prohibition in Genesis 2. Worship of God seems unmentioned. To me, respect for God's sovereign authority seems implied, rather than stated, via (a) God setting side the seventh day of the week as special, apparently commemorating God's preceding six-day creation week, and (b) God specifying a restriction upon human behavior in Genesis 2.

Secondly, Exodus 20:1-17 seems to comprise the "ten commandments" and seems to contain no mention of worshipping God, however, again calling for respect for God's sovereign authority in its initial verses.

Lastly, 2 Samuel 7:1-7 seems to describe King David conveying (to the prophet Nathan) David's idea to build a temple for God's "presence", apparently to replace the simple tent apparently in use at the time. God subsequently seems described as rewarding David for David's apparently good intention toward God, but also seems described as clarifying that, during all of Israel's experience with God since the Exodus from Egypt, that God had never asked for such (2 Samuel 7:5-7).

To me, these three Biblical depictions of God do not seem to portray egomaniacal demand for worship.

To me, human rejection of the apparently implied call for respect for God's sovereign authority (apparently exemplified in Genesis 2 and Exodus 20) seems appropriately responded to, especially in light of the apparent adverse impact upon reality that such rejection, and behavior based thereupon, seem to potentially have.