The above is an interesting theory, but along with the fact that it was an atheist who helped him come to the conclusion that he did (about worship), I think that his assessment of worship, and some of the reasons for it, are simply wrong (at least for Christians anyway).
I believe His first and principle mistake was comparing God to a dictatorial human leader, and then seeing Him as an, "
". That's not it at all, not even close (though I can certainly appreciate how such an assessment of worship might come from an atheist or from another type of non-Christian). The fact is, God doesn't need us, and He doesn't need our praise and worship of Him ...
His second mistake is in trying to establish some sort of division in the Christian life where none previously existed between
our loving Him. We choose to worship and adore God, to praise, honor, glorify, please and obey Him ~
~ we love Him.
, and from those still living here on Earth, who consistently praise His Holy Name, to the Angelic host and the Church Triumphant in Heaven, it sure seems to me that there are a LOT of created beings (especially in Heaven) doing that which we were not created to do .. ~if~ God did not create us to worship Him, that is (as the video above purposes).
There is also the Biblical evidence to consider. In fact, I don't believe that there is any way to deny the importance of worship, since the Bible is replete with verses and passages that discuss it from Genesis to Revelation. Here, for instance, is the first of 25 web pages of verses that contain the word worship:
Genesis 22:5
Abraham said to his young men, “Stay here with the donkey, and I and the lad will go over there; and we will
worship and return to you.”
Genesis 24:26
Then the man bowed low and
worshiped the Lord.
Genesis 24:48
And I bowed low and
worshiped the Lord, and blessed the Lord, the God of my master Abraham, who had guided me in the right way to take the daughter of my master’s kinsman for his son.
Genesis 47:31
He said, “Swear to me.” So he swore to him. Then Israel bowed
in worship at the head of the bed.
Exodus 3:12
And He said, “Certainly I will be with you, and this shall be the sign to you that it is I who have sent you: when you have brought the people out of Egypt, you shall
worship God at this mountain.”
Exodus 4:31
So the people believed; and when they heard that the Lord was concerned about the sons of Israel and that He had seen their affliction, then they bowed low and
worshiped.
Exodus 12:27
you shall say, ‘It is a Passover sacrifice to the Lord who passed over the houses of the sons of Israel in Egypt when He smote the Egyptians, but spared our homes.’” And the people bowed low and
worshiped.
Exodus 12:31
Then he called for Moses and Aaron at night and said, “Rise up, get out from among my people, both you and the sons of Israel; and go,
worship the Lord, as you have said.
Exodus 20:5
You shall not
worship them or serve them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, on the third and the fourth generations of those who hate Me,
Exodus 23:24
You shall not
worship their gods, nor serve them, nor do according to their deeds; but you shall utterly overthrow them and break their
sacred pillars in pieces.
Exodus 24:1
[
People Affirm Their Covenant with God ] Then He said to Moses, “Come up to the Lord, you and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu and seventy of the elders of Israel, and you shall
worship at a distance.
Exodus 32:8
They have quickly turned aside from the way which I commanded them. They have made for themselves a molten calf, and have
worshiped it and have sacrificed to it and said, ‘This is your god, O Israel, who brought you up from the land of Egypt!’”
Exodus 33:10
When all the people saw the pillar of cloud standing at the entrance of the tent, all the people would arise and
worship, each at the entrance of his tent.
Exodus 34:8
Moses made haste to bow low toward the earth and
worship.
Exodus 34:14
—for you shall not
worship any other god, for the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God—
Deuteronomy 4:19
And
beware not to lift up your eyes to heaven and see the sun and the moon and the stars, all the host of heaven, and be drawn away and
worship them and serve them, those which the Lord your God has allotted to all the peoples under the whole heaven.
Deuteronomy 5:9
You shall not
worship them or serve them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, and on the third and the fourth
generations of those who hate Me,
Deuteronomy 6:13
You shall fear
only the Lord your God; and you shall
worship Him and swear by His name.
Deuteronomy 8:19
It shall come about if you ever forget the Lord your God and go after other gods and serve them and
worshipthem, I testify against you today that you will surely perish.
Deuteronomy 11:16
Beware that your hearts are not deceived, and that you do not turn away and serve other gods and
worship them.
Deuteronomy 17:3
and has gone and served other gods and
worshiped them, or the sun or the moon or any of the heavenly host, which I have not commanded,
Deuteronomy 26:10
Now behold, I have brought the first of the produce of the ground which You, O Lord have given me.’ And you shall set it down before the Lord your God, and
worship before the Lord your God;
Deuteronomy 29:26
They went and served other gods and
worshiped them, gods whom they have not known and whom He had not allotted to them.
Deuteronomy 30:17
But if your heart turns away and you will not obey, but are drawn away and
worship other gods and serve them,
Judges 7:15
When Gideon heard the account of the dream and its interpretation, he bowed in
worship. He returned to the camp of Israel and said, “Arise, for the Lord has given the camp of Midian into your hands.”
Again, that was just page 1 of 25. If you'd like to look through all the verses that contain the word "worship" in the Bible, go
.