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To worship God causes only separation from Him
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[quote:okie1:MV80OTMxNDUyXzkxODYxMjQ2XzIzNTQ2ODQy] Worship doesn't mean what we think it does. We equate worship with basically organized, ritualized groveling. And that's the opposite of what God wants. What God wants is a relationship with us. He loves us, he's patient with us, he shows us respect, and He wants that to be a two way street. Worship in a Biblical sense is how we might say someone "worships" a loved one or mentor. Like how people say, Oh yea she's a daddy's girl, she just worships her father. So we have this capacity still to properly define worship in our society as a deep love and reverence for someone. This idea of worship as a form of organized groveling rituals is completely pagan, and God said not to do that. God wants to be approached as a real person, not as a magic man in the sky you call when you need something. This is an infinite being we're talking about here, who you develop a telepathic relationship with that transcends physicality and language. The Bible also says that no man comes to the father except through Jesus Christ, who also desires the same thing. Again, He wants to be your close friend, not an impersonal magic man in the sky you try to manipulate into doing you favors, which is the whole point of the pagan style of worship as organized groveling. Unlike the pagan gods, the real God and His son Jesus Christ aren't there to trade favors for groveling. What they give, they give freely, and they want to be loved for who they are, not what they can do for you. As would anyone who doesn't have ulterior motives. Think about if you treated a human friend how most people treat God. That friend wouldn't stick around for long, or it would develop into a very toxic relationship. [/quote]
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Is that what you want? to be separate from God .. . For purposes of this thread, assume that God is the Eternal One, the Creator of all... the one Source.
Who wants to be separate from God? When you worship, you are separating yourself from God, by placing "him" in a place higher than yourself. You place a distance between you and "him."
While this applies to any and all religions, I'll focus on the book I am most familiar with.... and in that book, Yahshua says do not look for the Kingdom outside of yourself, for you can find it only within.
And in that book, does Yahshua ever say to worship either the Father or Himself? No.
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