Grace Bible Church
Pastor-Teacher
Robert R. McLaughlin
Sunday, December 15, 2013
This is why the apostle Paul said in ROM 14:7 For not one of us lives for himself, and not one dies for himself;
ROM 14:8 for if we live, we live for the Lord, or if we die, we die for the Lord; therefore whether we live or die, we are the Lord’s.
2CO 5:15 and He died for all, that they who live should no longer live for themselves, but live for Him who died and rose again on their behalf.
This means as ROM 6:12 says Therefore do not let the sin nature reign in your human body that you should obey its lusts,
ROM 6:13 and do not go on presenting the members of your body [ears, eyes, the hands, the legs, the feet] to the sin nature as instruments of unrighteousness;
but present yourselves [ears, eyes, the hands, the legs, the feet] to God as those alive from the dead, and your members [ears, eyes, the hands, the legs, the feet] as instruments of righteousness to God.
That is why JAM 1:22 says But prove yourselves doers of the word, and not merely hearers who delude themselves.
First of all, we began with the word to worship which is proskuneo, which means to kiss having the connotation of a dog licking his master’s hand, it also means to prostrate oneself in respect, adulation, or reverence.
It reminds me of one of the meanings found in of ROM 8:15 which says For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear again, but you have received a spirit of adoption as sons by which we cry out, “Abba! Father!”
For as He said in MAT 3:17 and behold, a voice out of the heavens, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well‑pleased.”
Then do you believe that He is the Head of the Body and that we are members of His Body, therefore, He is pleased with us.
MAT 7:11 “If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more shall your Father who is in heaven give what is good to those who ask Him!
So, the word for worship, proskuneo which means to kiss, has the connotation like a dog licking his master’s hand.
In fact, many believers shy away from the word because they think it connotes a lot of emotional activity and behaving in a way that they are uncomfortable with.
Worship is a manifestation of greatness deserved and honored.
Satan fell from heaven because he sought worship for himself rather than submission to his Creator, ISA 14:12-14.
Remember God is seeking men and women to be worshipers of Himself. But this worship must be worship that is “in spirit and in truth.”
This is why the apostle Paul said in ROM 14:7 For not one of us lives for himself, and not one dies for himself;
ROM 14:8 for if we live, we live for the Lord, or if we die, we die for the Lord; therefore whether we live or die, we are the Lord’s.
2CO 5:15 and He died for all, that they who live should no longer live for themselves, but live for Him who died and rose again on their behalf.
This means as ROM 6:12 says Therefore do not let the sin nature reign in your human body that you should obey its lusts,
ROM 6:13 and do not go on presenting the members of your body [ears, eyes, the hands, the legs, the feet] to the sin nature as instruments of unrighteousness;
but present yourselves [ears, eyes, the hands, the legs, the feet] to God as those alive from the dead, and your members [ears, eyes, the hands, the legs, the feet] as instruments of righteousness to God.
That is why JAM 1:22 says But prove yourselves doers of the word, and not merely hearers who delude themselves.
First of all, we need to begin with the word for worship which is proskuneo, which means to kiss, it has the connotation of a dog licking his master’s hand, it also means to prostrate oneself in homage or to do reverence to, to adore.
So, the word for worship, proskuneo which means to kiss, has the connotation like a dog licking his master’s hand.
This is why PSA 2:12 says in the NIV, the Bible says “Kiss the Son lest He be angry.”
In fact, many believers shy away from the word because they think it connotes a lot of emotional activity and behaving in a way that they are uncomfortable with.
a. The first one is Humility.
The most frequent word in both the Old and New Testaments is one which means to make obeisance, to bow down, to prostrate.
The Hebrew word is shachah and the Greek word is proskuneo. Both words denote the act of bowing or prostrating oneself in submissiveness and reverence.
The outward posture reflected an inner attitude of humility and respect. The word was used of men showing respect for men as well as a response to deity.
b. A second word which identifies what true worship is and how you should think about it in the mentality of your soul is the word reverence.
The Hebrew word is yare, and the Greek term is deos.
We are aware of our finiteness and sinfulness in the light of His infinity and perfection.
The second pair of terms focus outwardly upon the awesome majesty of God. Irreverence is antithetical to worship.
Paul is saying that to participate in the remembrance of the Lord’s Table, to partake of the elements which symbolize the body of our Lord in a disrespectful or irreverent way is to bring upon ourselves the discipline of God.
In Corinth, drunkenness and superficiality at the Lord’s Table revealed a spirit of irreverence which is diametrically opposed to true worship.