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>I didn't say "has to exist", big difference. He "must" exist because God set those rules in place, which He could replace if He so desired.
Hence, not benevolent.
>You need to see this as a game, with a ruleset, which He could replace but hopefully won't. The ruleset applies to the entirety of the cosmos, and a mortal cannot hope to fully grasp it. Yes, He created the devil, because that's part of the game.
Which suggests indifference at best. This conception of god rather resembles a lovecraftian horror.
>Is it for his own personal amusement? No, that's your human perspective trying to rationalize His wisdom in a way that fits your limited experience-based worldview.
If that's the case we might as well throw logic out of the window and live our lives according to random whim.
>Jesus warned us in no uncertain terms that the devil spews only lies, so that should tell you something when the devil says God's doing all of this for his own amusement.
If we truly aren't capable of rationalizing it, we would have no reason to take Jesus' word for it over that of the devil. Or over that of the homeless guy down the street.
>The baseline terms are simple, live virtuously according to Him, and face salvation, do it not, and be saved not. He doesn't owe you salvation or heaven on earth, because you're mere pawns in His game. Your primal mistake is in assuming your moral compass and planetary-scale worldview is on par with God's, you need to learn humility.
How do you manage worship something you yourself describe like a horrifying monster?

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