First and foremost, what is worship? Expressed as a Noun: the feeling or expression of reverence and adoration for a deity: or Expressed as a Verb: show reverence and adoration for (a deity); honor with religious rites:
4352. προσκυνέω proskuneō; from 4314 and κυνέω kuneō (to kiss); to do reverence to: —bow down (1), bow down before (1), bowed down (1), bowed down before (2), bowing before (1), bowing down (1), prostrated himself before (1), worship (32), worshiped (17), worshipers (1), worshiping (1), worships (1).
Thomas, R. L. (1998). In New American Standard Hebrew-Aramaic and Greek dictionaries: updated edition. Foundation Publications, Inc.
But what is true worship? True worship is defined by the Bible.
The Bible tells us what to worship. It's not for us to determine for ourselves.
Nowhere in the Bible do you see the command to worship God on Sunday. That said, many may argue you should worship God everyday with your actions. And I would have to agree. True worship is showing reverence for what we read in the Bible. And we are Called to be Christinas every day of the week. Does not the bible tell us to worship in Spirit and in truth, right? Part of that truth is not making counterfeits to worship. Because if we put our own believes in the mix with worship it becomes a form of idolatry. Let me explain, Jesus said to the pharisee, "your traditions made void the word of God and the law" Mark 7:13
That fact that many hold Sunday as a day of worship is for me like spitting in Gods face. Why would you hold Sunday as a day of worship when clearly the Bible only teaches on one day that is Holy? And make void the law of God with your human made traditions?
Back to what is true worship. People can meet any time they want, the people in the book of Acts meet every day and break bread. so, in its self-Sunday worship is harmless but when it becomes such a tradition that you forget the words of God and what it teaches, one's worship is void in Gods eyes. Ture worship only comes from the Word and how we respond to that Word. He tells us he will be with us in a special way when we worship the way he tells us. No blessing comes from doing things our own way.
It might be easy for some to take what I am saying the wrong way. Let it be known that I am not making an angry rant but more of a plea for people to wake up and a smell the blessings to come! Let's do things Gods way! Don't hold to some traditions because everyone else is doing it different. God has called the world. Be in the world not of it.
God loves us so much and does not want to force us to worship him.
41 And they made a calf in those days, offered sacrifices to the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their own hands. 42 Then God turned and gave them up to worship the host of heaven, as it is written in the book of the Prophets:
The New King James Version (Ac 7:41–42). (1982). Thomas Nelson.
10 and with all unrighteous deception among those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved. 11 And for this reason God will send them strong delusion, that they should believe the lie
The New King James Version (2 Th 2:10–11). (1982). Thomas Nelson.
We all will struggle with things in life, but the Sabbath is a no brainer. I would rather struggle with "keeping something Holy" than making void all together Gods word by placing a Golden Cafe of our own making by placing Sunday above Sabbath.
4352. προσκυνέω proskuneō; from 4314 and κυνέω kuneō (to kiss); to do reverence to: —bow down (1), bow down before (1), bowed down (1), bowed down before (2), bowing before (1), bowing down (1), prostrated himself before (1), worship (32), worshiped (17), worshipers (1), worshiping (1), worships (1).
Thomas, R. L. (1998). In New American Standard Hebrew-Aramaic and Greek dictionaries: updated edition. Foundation Publications, Inc.
But what is true worship? True worship is defined by the Bible.
The Bible tells us what to worship. It's not for us to determine for ourselves.
Nowhere in the Bible do you see the command to worship God on Sunday. That said, many may argue you should worship God everyday with your actions. And I would have to agree. True worship is showing reverence for what we read in the Bible. And we are Called to be Christinas every day of the week. Does not the bible tell us to worship in Spirit and in truth, right? Part of that truth is not making counterfeits to worship. Because if we put our own believes in the mix with worship it becomes a form of idolatry. Let me explain, Jesus said to the pharisee, "your traditions made void the word of God and the law" Mark 7:13
That fact that many hold Sunday as a day of worship is for me like spitting in Gods face. Why would you hold Sunday as a day of worship when clearly the Bible only teaches on one day that is Holy? And make void the law of God with your human made traditions?
Back to what is true worship. People can meet any time they want, the people in the book of Acts meet every day and break bread. so, in its self-Sunday worship is harmless but when it becomes such a tradition that you forget the words of God and what it teaches, one's worship is void in Gods eyes. Ture worship only comes from the Word and how we respond to that Word. He tells us he will be with us in a special way when we worship the way he tells us. No blessing comes from doing things our own way.
It might be easy for some to take what I am saying the wrong way. Let it be known that I am not making an angry rant but more of a plea for people to wake up and a smell the blessings to come! Let's do things Gods way! Don't hold to some traditions because everyone else is doing it different. God has called the world. Be in the world not of it.
God loves us so much and does not want to force us to worship him.
41 And they made a calf in those days, offered sacrifices to the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their own hands. 42 Then God turned and gave them up to worship the host of heaven, as it is written in the book of the Prophets:
The New King James Version (Ac 7:41–42). (1982). Thomas Nelson.
10 and with all unrighteous deception among those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved. 11 And for this reason God will send them strong delusion, that they should believe the lie
The New King James Version (2 Th 2:10–11). (1982). Thomas Nelson.
We all will struggle with things in life, but the Sabbath is a no brainer. I would rather struggle with "keeping something Holy" than making void all together Gods word by placing a Golden Cafe of our own making by placing Sunday above Sabbath.
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