Articles
GOD SAID
THE BASIS OF ACCEPTABLE WORSHIP
Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we
worship: for salvation is of the Jews. But the
hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers
shall worship the Father in spirit and in
truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship
him. God is a Spirit: and they that worship him
must worship him in spirit and in truth (John
4:22-24).
Truth is essential for all acceptable worship. “God said” is the basis
of the Truth that must direct all acceptable worship (17:17). If
one cannot know God without revelation (and he cannot), then it
also follows that one cannot worship God acceptably without the
Truth that comes by revelation. The Samaritans worshiped God,
but it was not acceptable, because it was based on partial revelation.
One’s worship must be spiritual, from man’s own spirit,
and it must be as the Truth of the Gospel directs. “God said” is
the basis of all acceptable worship. Some brethren today need to
reconsider this fundamental Truth. This will stop some of the foolish
and hurtful things that are taking place in worship today.
