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1 | How God feels about praise | John 4:24 | Lionstrong | 71306 | ||
Hi Searcher, Ps 27:6 And now my head will be lifted up above my enemies around me, And I will offer in His tent sacrifices with shouts of joy; I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to the LORD. My thinking was that in the OT church praise was offered through the sacrificial system. And it is hard to imagine worship without praise. Peace, |
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2 | How God feels about praise | John 4:24 | Makarios | 71318 | ||
Lionstrong, "It is hard to imagine worship without praise." I most certainly agree! - Makarios |
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3 | How God feels about praise | John 4:24 | Searcher56 | 71363 | ||
Makarios, greetings and Happy New Year. It depends on your definition of each. Did Abraham (Gen 22:5) and David (2 Sam 12:20) worship? Do you see any mention of praise in the context? There are more examples. Searcher |
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4 | How God feels about praise | John 4:24 | Makarios | 71365 | ||
Greetings Searcher, I know how you interpret this subject, and we have been over this before. I appreciate your input, even though I might not agree. I interpet both Genesis 22:5 and 2 Samuel 12:20 as examples of worshipping the Lord. I believe that worship and praise go "hand and hand", and that you are "praising" the Lord in your worship of Him. But in everything that we do, we must praise Him! (Romans 15:11, Phil. 4:8, Heb. 13:15) And we must live in devotion to the Lord (1 Cor. 7:35), worshipping Him every day. Therefore, to try to differentiate between "praise" and "worship" in everyday Christian life is a task that I believe has no real relevance, since we must be doing both at the same time and almost simultaneously anyway. Therefore, I do not see much of a difference, nor do I see very much relevance, to acknowledge how "praise" and "worship" are different in our everyday lives that we live to the Lord. Blessings to you, Makarios |
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5 | How God feels about praise | John 4:24 | Searcher56 | 71370 | ||
Makarios, We also must pray without ceasing (1 The 5:17). So when we pray, is it always praise? Do we always pray? I do not. I also do not always praise. So I see these as being different, as well ... tho they could be related. We do disagree on what "praise" and "worship" are. I encourage you to study what the Bible says, forgetting what man has said, including the translators and me. It should take several months. Searcher |
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6 | How God feels about praise | John 4:24 | Makarios | 71418 | ||
Greetings Searcher! I hope that you and your family have enjoyed Christmas and the coming of the New Year together. You have introduced an interesting quandary: To pray without ceasing (1 Thess. 5:17).. :-) I do not believe that Prayer is always 'Praise', but I would call Prayer a form of "worship," so to speak. :-) Do not worry, I will not come down on you on this subject as I have in the past, and I realize that everyone is going to have their own 'personal' tendencies that are different from everyone else's here at the Forum. So who am I to disallow you from having your own point of view, when I seem to have an opinion about most everything? :-) I agree, the "worship" vs. "praise" word study is quite interesting, and I agree that the Greek/Hebrew is more precise than what present day English conveys concerning these two aspects of how we interact with God. But to change my way of thinking on this subject, and to take it much more seriously and 'religiously' than I should, would be detrimental to me in many more ways than you might realize, and it could even cause me to question my spiritual status as a Christian. So I will save myself the journey of venturing in that direction, my friend, so that I do not invite Satan to flood my soul with doubt on whether or not I am praising or worshipping the Lord in the correct manner or fashion. Blessings to you, Makarios |
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7 | How God feels about praise | John 4:24 | Emmaus | 71427 | ||
Makarios and Searcher, Following your conversation it is interesting to note how the Catechism draws together your thread in five brief paragraphs. "II. "HIM ONLY SHALL YOU SERVE" 2095 The theological virtues of faith, hope, and charity inform and give life to the moral virtues. Thus charity leads us to render to God what we as creatures owe him in all justice. The virtue of religion disposes us to have this attitude Adoration 2096 Adoration is the first act of the virtue of religion. To adore God is to acknowledge him as God, as the Creator and Savior, the Lord and Master of everything that exists, as infinite and merciful Love. "You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve," says Jesus, citing Deuteronomy.[13] 2097 To adore God is to acknowledge, in respect and absolute submission, the "nothingness of the creature" who would not exist but for God. To adore God is to praise and exalt him and to humble oneself, as Mary did in the Magnificat, confessing with gratitude that he has done great things and holy is his name.[14] The worship of the one God sets man free from turning in on himself, from the slavery of sin and the idolatry of the world. Prayer 2098 The acts of faith, hope, and charity enjoined by the first commandment are accomplished in prayer. Lifting up the mind toward God is an expression of our adoration of God: prayer of praise and thanksgiving, intercession and petition. Prayer is an indispensable condition for being able to obey God's commandments. "[We] ought always to pray and not lose heart."[15] Sacrifice 2099 It is right to offer sacrifice to God as a sign of adoration and gratitude, supplication and communion: "Every action done so as to cling to God in communion of holiness, and thus achieve blessedness, is a true sacrifice."[16] 2100 Outward sacrifice, to be genuine, must be the expression of spiritual sacrifice: "The sacrifice acceptable to God is a broken spirit...."[17] The prophets of the Old Covenant often denounced sacrifices that were not from the heart or not coupled with love of neighbor.[18] Jesus recalls the words of the prophet Hosea: "I desire mercy, and not sacrifice."[19] The only perfect sacrifice is the one that Christ offered on the cross as a total offering to the Father's love and for our salvation.[20] By uniting ourselves with his sacrifice we can make our lives a sacrifice to God." 13 Lk 4:8; Cf. Deut 6:13. 14 Cf. Lk 1:46-49. 15 Lk 18:1. 16 St. Augustine, De civ Dei 10, 6 PL 41, 283. 17 PS 51:17. 18 Cf. Am 5:21-25; Isa 1:10-20. 19 Mt 9:13; 12:7; Cf. Hos 6:6. 20 Cf. Heb 9:13-14. Emmaus |
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