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NASB | John 4:24 "God is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 4:24 "God is spirit [the Source of life, yet invisible to mankind], and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth." |
Subject: How God feels about praise |
Bible Note: 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 |