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Worshiping God
Ellie:
A strange thing happened last night.I was clicking out of the forum when suddenly there in front of me was Ray speaking on the video" Does God Learn" How that happened I do not know...it gave me a little fright........but I listened to Ray's words............A bit paraphrased.......
Coming here to learn this stuff.This is worship. Learning the truth of God and saying "I believe that-I can see that,this is wise, this is wisdom. This will help me be the kind of person God wants me to be." That's worship.You believe and Obey God. That's worship.
The thing that struck me was that I have never heard anyone before define what worship is .Pastors over the year I have heard tell us to worship,and the rather vague understanding is that we pray and that is the only thing worship is....at least according to them.
I loved the clarity of what Ray was teaching,the clear direction,the results defined.
I am wondering if there are there any bible verses that tell us what worship is in this way.....
Peace .....Ellie......
Deborah-Leigh:
Oh I have to laugh and smile in appreciation of that Ellie. That is exactly how God works. In your face to get your attention and pull you up to His BIG Embrace.
Thank you for sharing. :)
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1) Ray identifies what is invisible...."I believe that-I can see that,this is wise, this is wisdom." These are invisible appreciations of spiritual insights that produce belief, understanding and comprehensive insight into the Ways and Purposes of God.
UNDERSTANDING COMES ONLY FROM THE SPIRIT...L Ray Smith LOF 7
2) Ray identifies the desire that understanding the truth inspires in ...This will help me be the kind of person God wants me to be."
The Truth God shows us that God's Spirit enables us to believe, see and appreicate through spiritual discernment that GOD provides through the Work of God's Spirit conforming us to His Image is the cause that makes us desire to be the kind of person God wants us to be.
Desire to please God and belief in God combine together as a Work of God, that produces true worshippers.
Joh 4:23 But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth:
So the hour is come!
Arc
mharrell08:
--- Quote from: Ellie on April 21, 2010, 09:58:03 PM --- I am wondering if there are there any bible verses that tell us what worship is in this way.....
Peace .....Ellie......
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Here are a few...Psalms 119 is another great chapter on obeying the Lord and His Word.
Gen 22:18 in thy [Abraham] seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice
1 Sam 15:22 ...to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams
Job 36:11 If they obey and serve him, they shall spend their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures
Lev 18:5 Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and my judgments: which if a man do, he shall live in them: I am the LORD.
Luke 6:46 why call ye Me [Jesus], Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?
Hope this helps,
Marques
onelovedread:
I am entreating you, then, brethren, by the pities of God, to present your bodies a sacrifice, living, holy, well pleasing to God, your logical divine service, and not to be configured to this eon, but to be transformed by the renewing of your mind, for you to be testing what is the will of God, good and well pleasing and perfect.
Romans 12: 1-2 CLNT
aqrinc:
Mat 22:32 (MKJV)
"I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?" God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.
Mat 22:35-40 (MKJV)
35 Then one of them, a lawyer, asked, tempting Him and saying,
36 Master, which is the great commandment in the Law?
37 Jesus said to him, You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.
38 This is the first and great commandment.
39 And the second is like it, You shall love your neighbor as yourself.
40 On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.
george :).
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