What Is True Worship
What Is True Worship? Each group may have a kernel of truth, but such diversity of religious ritual among Christian believers cannot all be in alignment with the Word. Victor Paul Wierwille I am sure that you have asked yourself many, many times as you’ve observed different religious groups, different churches, different denominations, just what is worship? Some churches have altars, they have candles, incense, holy water; other denominations have no symbols at all. You have certainly noticed so many variations that you have thought many times, “If that is the way they worship, why does another group worship so differently?” Each group may have a kernel of truth, but such diversity of religious ritual among Christian believers cannot all be in alignment with the Word. What is true worship? The verses that are critically important to understand are spoken by Jesus Christ in John 4. John 4:22-24: Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews [Judeans ]. But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him. God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. Jesus Christ said, “Ye worship ye know not what.” I believe that is true for most people. Everybody worships. The question is: Are we worshipping rightly? Do we know what, how, or why we worship? Jesus Christ said, about worship, that “the hour cometh ...when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit [the word ‘in’ is the same Greek word translated ‘by’; ‘by spirit’] and in truth.” Worship the Father how? You shall worship Him not by candles, not by altars, not by Bible reading, not by singing, but by the spirit. “In spirit and in truth” is the figure of speech hendiadys: two nouns used but one thing meant. “Spirit” is a noun and “truth” is a noun, the double noun being used to doubly emphasize that it is spiritually true, or truly spiri
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With an expository of John 4, Dr. Wierwille shares what true worship is from the Bible and some benefits of it. Topic: worship - speaking in tongues - spirit - religion - holy spirit - John 4 - spirit and truth Format: pdf Pages: 5 Victor Paul Wierwille was a Bible scholar and teacher for over four decades. By means of Dr. Wierwille's dynamic teaching of the accuracy and integrity of God's Word, foundational class and advanced class graduates of Power for Abundant Living have learned that the one great requirement for every student of the Bible is to rightly divide the Word of Truth. Thus, his presentation of the Word of God was designed for students who desire the in-depth-accuracy of God’s Word. In his many years of research, Dr. Wierwille studied with such men as Karl Barth, E. Stanley Jones, Glenn Clark, Bishop K.C. Pillai, and George M. Lamsa. His formal training included Bachelor o