FAITH with EVIDENCE - The Truth of Worship through Spirit
About Worship
"God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth." John 4:24
We worship the only true God, the Creator of all things, the one God of undivided Trinity: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.
Throughout the ages, people worship idols and figments of imagination created by man. People worship false prophets, fake religions, and cults mesmerized by their superficial charisma and attraction. They worship what they really don’t know and without the spirit of truth.
"And take heed, lest you lift your eyes to heaven, and when you see the sun, the moon, and the stars, all the host of heaven, you feel driven to worship them and serve them, which the LORD your God has given to all the peoples under the whole heaven as a heritage." Deuteronomy 4:19
"Blessed be the Lord, Who daily loads us with benefits, The God of our salvation!” Psalm 68:19
"All the earth shall worship You and sing praises to You; They shall sing praises to Your name." Psalm 66:4
"All nations whom You have made shall come and worship before You, O Lord, And shall glorify Your name." Psalm 86:9
"You are worthy, O Lord, To receive glory and honor and power; For You created all things, And by Your will they exist and were created" Revelation 4:11
Beware of false religions twisting the real truth of God to martyr the carnal minds for evil. Also do not be deceived by false doctrines denying Jesus Christ is the Son of God, the only Savior.
Worshipping and believing such false and misleading doctrines would put our eternal life in jeopardy. It is like buying into counterfeit life insurance absolutely useless and unredeemable when the time comes.
“Beware lest anyone cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the basic principles of the world, and not according to Christ.” Colossians 2:8
Government as well as other religion is systematically undermining Christian worship. The progressive movement deems Christian belief hinders their secular agenda. They are effectively influencing the courts to remove God’s commandments as our moral guidance and to prohibit prayer in schools and public arenas as the decree of the land. Instead of worshipping God, they embrace secular values of fame and fortune by placing power on the pedestal and wealth on the altar.
"Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; Who put darkness for light, and light for darkness; Who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!" Isaiah 5:20
Today’s generation is no longer encouraged to worship God and revere His sound doctrine guiding our behavior to avoid social calamity. "Therefore the law is powerless, And justice never goes forth. For the wicked surround the righteous; Therefore perverse judgment proceeds." Habakkuk 1:4
“The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.” Proverbs 9:10
Do not worship people, wealth, fame, and power, not even the angels in heaven.
“And I (John) fell at his feet to worship him (the angel). But he said to me, ‘See that you do not do that! I am your fellow servant, and of your brethren who have the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.” Revelation 19:10 ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only you shall serve.’ Luke 4:8 Only the true living God is worthy of our worship, devotion, obedience, and praise.
“I will praise You, O LORD with my whole heart: I will tell of all Your marvelous works, I will be glad and rejoice in You; I will sing praises to Your name, O Most High.” Psalm 9:1-2 The scripture warns of apostasy and false prophet in the latter days. "For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but according to their own desires, because they have itching ears, they will heap up for themselves teachers; and they will turn their ears away from the truth, and be turned aside to fables." 2 Timothy 4:3-4”No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon." Matthew 6:24
“For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also." Matthew 6:21
A church is a family of believers in Christ to worship God. Knowing a divided house will fall; the devil continuously works to divide the unity of the church family. Church leaders often become Pharisees other then serving the congregation. The infected pulpit looses its moral authority like salt looses its taste. Sunday services turn into routine rituals without the presence of God. The church becomes an empty shell (Isaiah 5:5-6). Pray that we do not fall into the trap of ungodly directions defiling God’s church by blending in with the wicked desire of the devil.
A truly Bible based church is foremost grounded in Christ’s teaching to love God and people. Jesus welcomes and cares for everyone without prejudice, preference, and alienation. Being like-minded in Christ, a church in unity is a delightful family to worship, to serve, to glorify God, and to grow in Christ.
"Therefore if there is any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and mercy, fulfill my joy by being like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind. Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself. Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others." Philippians 2:1-4 Obey God. "Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, Nor stands in the path of sinners, Nor sits in the seat of the scornful; But his delight is in the law of the LORD, And in His law he meditates day and night." Psalm 1:1-2
