The requirements for worship
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Then the Lord said, “Because this people draw near with their words And honor Me with their lip service, But they remove their hearts far from Me, And their reverence for Me consists of tradition learned by rote,
“God is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.”
A. Believing God doesn’t think like us.
A. Believing God doesn’t think like us.
1. We praise God for His plans.
1. We praise God for His plans.
B. Believing that God doesn’t act like us.
B. Believing that God doesn’t act like us.
1. We praise God for His actions.
1. We praise God for His actions.
2. No one knows the mind of God.
2. No one knows the mind of God.
3. God isn’t indebted to anyone.
3. God isn’t indebted to anyone.
For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, so that no one may boast.
Colossians 1:16–17 (NASB95)
For by Him all things were created, both in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things have been created through Him and for Him. He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.
C. True worship is the fruit of right belief about God.
C. True worship is the fruit of right belief about God.
For great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; He also is to be feared above all gods.
For great is the Lord and greatly to be praised; He is to be feared above all gods. For all the gods of the peoples are idols, But the Lord made the heavens.
“The Lord is my strength and song, And He has become my salvation; This is my God, and I will praise Him; My father’s God, and I will extol Him.