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Rene:

--- Quote from: newgene87 on December 30, 2011, 12:18:04 AM ---Beautiful Dave. I liked that alot. And in saying that John, I have the verse in mind BUT what does it mean to "worship in spirit and in truth"? It sounds good to me, but honestly, I don't know what it means. And does that " worship" involve "Praise"?

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I praise my Lord and Savior everyday and yes, it is a part of my worship of Him.  I can't help but praise Him because of the extreme joy I feel deep inside for the many blessings He continue to bestow upon me.  I feel especially happy about the "blessings" that are of a "spiritual" nature, and it is this conversion of my heart and mind that causes me to praise Him often!

Yet, on many occasions when I am "praising" God, it may not appear so outwardly, but inwardly I am spiritually "jumping for joy." :)


René   

 

Deborah-Leigh:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccGz-li_rgM&feature=related

Hallelujah ~ ;D

Deborah-Leigh:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=musBrC2MQ78&feature=related

Let the hills rejoice... :)

acomplishedartis:

--- Quote from: Dennis Vogel on December 30, 2011, 07:45:55 AM ---"Praise" is synonymous with "Worship" according to my dictionary. And so is Admiration, Acclaim, Tribute, Honor, Celebrate and a few more.

What I see in the church is emotional music to get people in an emotional state of mind. The waving of hands in the air adds to the emotional state.

Nothing wrong with this, but IMO it is many times not genuine. We can get very emotional watching a movie, but that's not praising God. Too many people equate the emotion with something spiritual. Sometimes it is, but IMO many times it's just emotion with very little thought.

What are you thinking about when you are waving your arms in the air? Are you just adding to the emotion? If you are thanking God for all His blessings, trials, the genius behind creation, etc., then it is genuine praise (IMO).

That said, you can still be very emotional about someone you love.

Just do what comes from you heart. It is impossible to manipulate God with formulas.

Eph 6:6  Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;


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Exactly, I agree very much.      This why I have a problem with famous, Rich and explicit ''Christian'' Musicians (...I can't stand them)

''ANYONE CAN SAY A LOT OF RIGHT THINGS WHILE PRESENTING THEM ON THE WRONG WAY, THE RESULT IS THAT AT THE END OF THE DAY HE WILL JUST BE CONTRADICTING HIMSELF, OVER AND OVER AGAIN.''


I too, does remember those old church days when you felt so much social pressure to wave your hands- such big buildings full of physical adults acting like spiritual annoying child's...

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