SUBJECT: Worship
QUESTION: Who is to be worshipped? Is it God, the
Father, Jesus Christ, Mary, who?
ANSWER:
We know from the scriptures that there is God, the Father
and Jesus Christ, the Son. The indication is clear that God
is a family and in our worship and praise we worship and
praise the family. The following two sets of scriptures
show to whom we should offer praise and worship. Fact is we
cannot separate God, the Father and Jesus Christ. They are
one. Jesus Christ was the God of the Old Testament and the
Creator of Genesis Chapter 1.
TO BE RENDERED ONLY TO GOD
Exodus 20:3
Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
Deuteronomy 5:7
Thou shalt have none other gods before me.
Deuteronomy 6:13
Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God, and serve him, and shalt
swear by his name.
Matthew 4:10
Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is
written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only
shalt thou serve.
Luke 4:8
And Jesus answered and said unto him, Get thee behind me,
Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy
God, and him only shalt thou serve.
OF JESUS
Joshua 5:14-15
14 And he said, Nay; but as captain of the host of the LORD
am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and
did worship, and said unto him, What saith my lord unto his
servant?
15 And the captain of the LORD's host said unto Joshua,
Loose thy shoe from off thy foot; for the place whereon thou
standest is holy. And Joshua did so.
Psalm 45:11
So shall the king greatly desire thy beauty: for he is thy
Lord; and worship thou him.
Psalm 45:17
I will make thy name to be remembered in all generations:
therefore shall the people praise thee for ever and ever.
Psalm 72:15
And he shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of
Sheba: prayer also shall be made for him continually; and
daily shall he be praised.
Matthew 2:2
Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we
have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship
him.
Matthew 2:11
And when they were come into the house, they saw the young
child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped
him: and when they had opened their treasures, they
presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and
myrrh.
Matthew 9:18
While he spake these things unto them, behold, there came a
certain ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is
even now dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she
shall live.
Matthew 14:33
Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped him,
saying, Of a truth thou art the Son of God.
Matthew 15:25
Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me.
Matthew 20:20
Then came to him the mother of Zebedee's children with her
sons, worshipping him, and desiring a certain thing of
him.
Matthew 21:9
And the multitudes that went before, and that followed,
cried, saying, Hosanna to the Son of David: Blessed is he
that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the
highest.
Matthew 28:9
And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met
them, saying, All hail. And they came and held him by the
feet, and worshipped him.
Matthew 28:16-17
16 Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into a
mountain where Jesus had appointed them.
17 And when they saw him, they worshipped him: but some
doubted.
Mark 3:11
And unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down before
him, and cried, saying, Thou art the Son of God.
Mark 5:6-7
6 But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshipped him,
7 And cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do
with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the most high God? I adjure
thee by God, that thou torment me not.
Mark 11:9-10
9 And they that went before, and they that followed, cried,
saying, Hosanna; Blessed is he that cometh in the name of
the Lord:
10 Blessed be the kingdom of our father David, that cometh
in the name of the Lord: Hosanna in the highest.
Luke 4:41
And devils also came out of many, crying out, and saying,
Thou art Christ the Son of God. And he rebuking them
suffered them not to speak: for they knew that he was
Christ.
Luke 5:8
When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees,
saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.
Luke 23:42
And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest
into thy kingdom.
Luke 24:52
And they worshipped him, and returned to Jerusalem with
great joy:
John 5:23
That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the
Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the
Father which hath sent him.
John 9:38
And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped him.
John 12:13
Took branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and
cried, Hosanna: Blessed is the King of Israel that cometh in
the name of the Lord.
Acts 1:24
And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, which knowest the
hearts of all men, shew whether of these two thou hast
chosen,
Acts 7:59-60
59 And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying,
Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
60 And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord,
lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this,
he fell asleep.
1 Corinthians 1:2
Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are
sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all
that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our
Lord, both theirs and ours:
Philippians 2:10-11
10 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of
things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the
earth;
11 And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is
Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
1 Timothy 1:12
And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for
that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry;
Hebrews 1:6
And again, when he bringeth in the firstbegotten into the
world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship
him.
2 Peter 3:18
But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and
Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever.
Amen.
Revelation 5:8-9
8 And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four
and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every
one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which
are the prayers of saints.
9 And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take
the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast
slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every
kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;
Revelation 5:12-14
12 Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was
slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and
strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing.
13 And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth,
and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all
that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and
glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne,
and unto the Lamb for ever and ever.
14 And the four beasts said, Amen. And the four and twenty
elders fell down and worshipped him that liveth for ever and
ever.
Revelation 7:10
And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God
which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb.
These verses show clearly
that Jesus and God, the Father are one and we praise and
worship them.
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