MissX if I remember correctly, someone in the Bible asked the questions you were asking. Is God really good, why does He ask for praise and worship from us... after that the 'person' was cast out of heaven with all his followers, and has been the enemy of God since then (of course the person also believed he is as worthy of praise as God is)... so I hope you're not thinking of that too... just kidding! =)

God demands praise because he simple deserves it. If you were the creator, wouldnt you want to be loved by the one you created? God did not define good and evil, satan did, by tricking us that evil can be relatively good! Look around you, the society is ever changing its stance on what is supposed to be evil, like abortion and a whole lot more.

On the salvation part, I speak for myself when I say that man cannot save himself regardless of how much good he does, but by humbling ourselves (accepting that we dont have the power to save ourselves as we are all sinners) and by accepting the Grace of God, our Lord and Savior who died for our sins that we are made holy and acceptable to take our place in God's kingdom.

As I said, I speak for myself. I'm not trying to instigate a debate or cause a stir but just merely sharing my perspective.