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1 | why is worship hard | John 4:23 | kelly_blue | 64012 | ||
Why is it hard for people to worship at church, but it is easy at church camp? | ||||||
2 | why is worship hard | John 4:23 | Rowdy | 122461 | ||
I suppose all of us humans would have to agree, along with Searcher and Hank, that we do get a little full of ourselves and forget the beauty of our world and the simplicity of the church when we worship. But after a lifetime of going to worship, at least 3 times a week, I must admit even the most devoted christian does tend to develop too much routine in this art, the art of worshiping God. What are we to do? I would recommend that we stick with God's Word AND we should re-examine our priorities but most especially we should take another look at our traditions. Traditions if you remember is one of the main things that got the Scribes and Pharisees in trouble with God and Jesus. They had built up a system of traditions they considered equal in authority to the Law of Moses and they were doing things according to traditions but were in violation to God's Word in the Law of Moses. The biggest item I can remember was their practice of "corban" or the practice of NOT taking good care of their parents if they considered it a gift to God. Now back to our traditions: So many times, we humans inherit traditions from our previous generations and we don't question them...BIG mistake. John 4:23-24 makes it very, very clear: Jesus commands us to worship in spirit AND in truth. So we must study our Bibles, especially the NT and re-evaluate our worship accordingly. We must study our traditions and make certain they don't violate God's Word. Every generation must take responsibility for its own form of worship and do what we can to make it more in spirit and more in truth as best we can. Hope this helps and God bless. --Rowdy |
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3 | why is worship hard | John 4:23 | prazn | 122472 | ||
Worship is not hard if you know (have an intimate relationship with) the Lord! If it's easy to to shower your spouse with love and affection, because it pleases that person, why not our Risen Savior?!? Worship is a "lifestyle". It's not a Sunday only practice. Worship is a way of being (i.e., surrendered 24/7 to the will of God as revealed through His Holy Spirit). If you don't "know" the Lord intimately, I encourage you to seek Him with all of your heart. Express your hearts desire to know Him. Express your thankfulness for all that He has done, is doing and will do in your life. blessings, prazn |
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4 | why is worship hard | John 4:23 | Rowdy | 122758 | ||
Amen, I agree with your statement. God bless. --Rowdy | ||||||