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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." |
Bible Question:
Your Question How do we know what people do in worship are guided by the holy spirit. How can we choose fellowship, or what are the criterias that should guide us in selecting the spirit lead fellowship. Regarding your second point all, even nonchristians and traditional chrstians worship their Gods in body soul and spirit. So is their worship also in truth and spirit. |
Bible Answer: Only God knows the heart of the true worshipper. However one of the gifts of the spirit is discernment. If you seek spiritual discernment and pray for it God will through His Holy Spirit give you such a gift. We also play a part we have to learn to use our minds and undertake critical thinking. Does the worship focus us on God or something else. Does the worship glorify God or something else. Much of today's worship is really self glorification. We sing about what we are going to do in Christ. Or our position, or the benefits of being a Christian instead of worshipping God. All said you will probably never know if someone is in fact worshipping correctly or not but that is not your concern. Your concern is to worship God in spirit and truth. You said all even nonchristians worship in body and soul. That is not true most worship in outward appearance only. However there are those that worship something other than the living God but you can determine that by listening to what their worshipping. EdB |