Topic 3 Flashcards
- “to depress, i.e. face down
(in homage to royalty or God)
• - “bow (self) down, crouch, fall down
(flat), humbly beseech, do reverence,
make to stoop, worship.
Shachah
- “meaning to kiss, to fawn or crouch to, homage, do reverence to, adore“.
• It occurs 59 times in the New Testament.
• It originally carried with it the idea of subjects falling down to kiss the ground before a king or kiss their feet.
Proskuneo
- “meaning to kiss, to fawn or crouch to, homage, do reverence to, adore“.
• It occurs 59 times in the New Testament.
• It originally carried with it the idea of subjects falling down to kiss the ground before a king or kiss their feet.
Proskuneo
- “to reverence, hold in awe.”
• Used 10 times in the New Testament.
• worship in the sense of showing reverence, respect, and honor.
Sebomai
- “to render religious service of homage.“
• Used 21 times in the New Testament.
• The word in the English language literally means to ascribe worth to something.
• True worship begins with a deep respect or reverence for God, a frame of heart, an attitude. This must be fixed in one’s mind before we go further.
• An “act” of worship is an act proceeding from or the result of that attitude.
Latreuo
- EMPTY, SHALLOW, HOLLOW, WITHOUT VALUE OR MEANING, FRUITLESS, NO PURPOSE
–Sin in our lives(unconfessed sins and lack of repentance)
– Not paying attention(distracted worship and mindless repetition)
– Just go through the motions (routine without a heart and lack of genuine devotion)
VAIN WORSHIP
• not to understand, unknown
• to error sin through mistake, to be wrong
• MANY WORSHIP FALSE GODS
• MANY WORSHIP IN FALSE RELIGIONS
• MANY WORSHIP THE RIGHT GOD IN WRONG WAYS
IGNORANT WORSHIP
• This is worship that centers in satisfying self. This is the same type of worship that we often have today, that which
calls for “audience centered” worship.
• Many want a self-imposed (will) worship
• They want worship to be for their pleasure and enjoyment.
• They want worship that pleases them
• Worship is not for our pleasure.
• Worship is not for our enjoyment.
• Worship is our attempt to please and praise God
WILL WORSHIP
• We think about the pagans who worship snakes, cows, birds, lions, fish and other animals.
• But many today are in love with themselves – Narcissistic
• Some are guilty of following some man/woman – preacher, TV star, movie star, singer, etc.
CREATURE WORSHIP
• We think about the pagans who worship snakes, cows, birds, lions, fish and other animals.
• But many today are in love with themselves – Narcissistic
• Some are guilty of following some man/woman – preacher, TV star, movie star, singer, etc.
CREATURE WORSHIP
TWO ASPECTS TRUE WORSHIP
- Spirit
- Truth
A kind of true worship
= zeal, excitement, fervor Sing, pray, study – like you mean it
Spirit
A kind of true worship
= zeal, excitement, fervor Sing, pray, study – like you mean it
Spirit
A kind of the worship that is doing what God said, the way that God said to do it
Truth
We must make sure that our worship is:
• In spirit and truth
• Not in vain
• Not out of ignorance
• Not self-willed
• Not directed to a creature
Worship God
