Exodus ; Ephesians ; Judges ; James Remember the rich young ruler story? Matthew 19 The young man could not see any flaw within himself. This is the guy he thought he was. He thought he loved God and had kept all the commandments since childhood. This is the guy everyone knew. He was also rich. He was content with his position in life and the material wealth he possessed. The young man publicly asked Jesus what he lacked in order to be saved.
His love for God was contaminated by his love for money he loved wealth more than he loved God. Even though Jesus knows our innermost thoughts, He does not judge us on the basis of this knowledge. He judges us on the basis of our actions because our actions reflect our choices and our decisions!
This is a key point: God does not judge us on the basis of what we believe, but instead judges us on the basis of what we do about our belief.
My reward is with me, and I will give to everyone according to what he has done. Our actions will be rewarded. A tree is known by its fruit. To be friends with Jesus, we must submit to His authority.
God is not our equal. Obedience is the fruit of love. What is more annoying than having to do something you hate to do? Cain, for example, did not love God supremely and willfully refused to obey the Lord. He did not bring a lamb for a sacrifice because his heart was rebellious. Cain professed to worship God, but God was not impressed. God is fair, not arbitrary or temperamental. Genesis ; John ; Luke ; Mark ,8.
The worship of God is a legal matter it is required by edict. Exodus Further, God made the seventh day of the week holy at the time of Creation and imposed the perpetual observance of His Sabbath by putting His demand within the Ten Commandments.
The fourth commandment the observance of the seventh day Sabbath is as important to God as the first commandment which demands that we have no other gods before Him! Jeremiah ; Ezekiel The Bible predicts that the devil the Antichrist is going to appear on Earth during the Great Tribulation masquerading as God.
Revelation The devil will demand and ultimately force everyone on Earth to worship according to his laws. Revelation Notice I said demand. Worship will become a matter of life or death during the Great Tribulation. On the basis of this and other texts, the Bible suggests the devil will establish a day for worship that will NOT align with Friday, Sabbath or Sunday.
God has ordained that every religion will be dissolved! God gives Lucifer the power to setup a one-world religion. Revelation , When the devil demands worship on his chosen day and he promises death for anyone that refuses , most Christians will not be able to find a reason to object. This will be the case because most Christians believe that the Ten Commandments were abolished at the cross. So, the circle of this prophetic picture has been completed. From the beginning, God has demanded worship.
He has specified how and when He is to be worshiped. Of course, we can refuse to obey God, but we cannot escape the consequences. At an appointed time, the devil will be granted total authority to rule over the world. Masquerading as God, the devil will demand worship from everyone. Consequently, a great test of faith is coming. The living will have to make some tough choices and God will judge the living by their actions.
This scenario is a parallel to the story of the three Hebrews standing before the golden image and the fiery furnace. Will we submit to the laws of the devil-king or will we submit to the laws of the King of kings? When worship is reduced to the demands of law, where will we stand?
The Bible says everyone will be forced into obedience or forced into rebellion. How and when is God to be worshiped? His instructions are found in the Ten commandments. The instructions are so simple that a child can understand them read it for yourself! God is going to test the faith of all humankind to see who loves Him. This coming test will center on worship and it will separate brothers, just like it separated Cain and Abel in the beginning. The coming test will challenge the faith of every person.
In both cases, there will be death: If a person worships the devil and receives his mark, Jesus will kill him or her at the Second Coming. Daniel ; Revelation If a person worships Jesus and refuses the mark of the beast, he or she will become a target for destruction. The world is destined for a great controversy over the issue of worship and few have any idea that it is coming. Even worse, many Christians think they are going to view the Great Tribulation from a safe perch in Heaven.
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Browse Store. As people ministering to youth and children, we need to make sure we are leading them the right way. So, why give God our praise and worship? Because we only find our true selves when we give glory to the living and true God—the one who has revealed the fullness of his glory in his Son, Jesus Christ Revelation Pray Ways to Give Impact Stories.
Vision Our team Careers Contact us. Oriented for life. Articles blog. When I train or play I try to glorify him. Great comment from my point of view, but here is how the Sydney Morning Herald writer responded: If your belief stacks up, Will, why, precisely does he [God] need glorification?
So, why does God want our praise and worship? He alone is worthy It is entirely right to give God glory and for God to demand glory because he alone is worthy.
It is to our benefit that we give glory to God It is an expression of his goodness to us that we glorify him, as this is what we were created for.
It is to our detriment that we give glory to the wrong god. How to inspire your church with the How to explain what faith means to
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