Does It Matter What You Believe As Long As You “Worship Correctly”? Regarding Worship.

Does It MatterDoes It MatterWhat You BelieveWhat You Believe

As Long As You As Long As You “Worship “Worship

Correctly”?Correctly”?

Regarding Regarding WorshipWorship

Beliefs and BehaviorBeliefs and Behavior(Matthew 15:18-20) "But those things which (Matthew 15:18-20) "But those things which proceed out of the mouth come from the proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and they defile a man. For out of the heart, and they defile a man. For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies. These are the things which blasphemies. These are the things which defile a man…"defile a man…"

(Proverbs 23:7)(Proverbs 23:7) “For as he thinks in his heart, “For as he thinks in his heart, so is he”so is he”

(John 4:23-24)(John 4:23-24)

"But the hour is coming, and now is, "But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truthFather in spirit and truth ; for the Father is ; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him. God is seeking such to worship Him. God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truthworship in spirit and truth ."."

Acceptable WorshipAcceptable Worship

TRUTHTRUTH(1 Peter 2:5) you also, as living stones, are (1 Peter 2:5) you also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. (NKJV)(NKJV)

(Colossians 3:17) And whatever you do in (Colossians 3:17) And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him. (NKJV)through Him. (NKJV)


Lessons LearnedLessons Learned

–Nadab and Abihu (Lev. 10) Nadab and Abihu (Lev. 10)

–King Saul (1 Sam. 15:22)King Saul (1 Sam. 15:22)

–King David (1 Chron. 13:7-10; King David (1 Chron. 13:7-10; 15:13) 15:13)

–King Jeroboam (1Kings 12:33)King Jeroboam (1Kings 12:33)


““Will-Worship” condemned Will-Worship” condemned (Col. 2:22-23)(Col. 2:22-23)

– ““worship which one devises and worship which one devises and prescribes for himself, contrary to the prescribes for himself, contrary to the contents and nature of the faith which contents and nature of the faith which ought to be directed to Christ” (Thayer, ought to be directed to Christ” (Thayer, p. 168). p. 168).

(John 4:23-24)(John 4:23-24)

"But the hour is coming, and now is, "But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit Father in spirit and truthand truth ; for the Father is ; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him. "God is seeking such to worship Him. "God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truthworship in spirit and truth ."."


SPIRITSPIRIT

(Matthew 15:8) 'These (Matthew 15:8) 'These people draw near to people draw near to Me with their mouth, Me with their mouth, And honor Me with And honor Me with their lips, But their their lips, But their heart is far from Me. heart is far from Me. (NKJV)(NKJV)

More Than FormalityMore Than Formality

More Than More Than FormalityFormality

(1 Corinthians 11:27-28) (1 Corinthians 11:27-28) Therefore whoever eats this Therefore whoever eats this bread or drinks this cup of bread or drinks this cup of the Lord in an the Lord in an unworthy unworthy mannermanner will be guilty of the will be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord. body and blood of the Lord. But let a But let a man examine man examine himselfhimself, and so let him eat , and so let him eat of the bread and drink of of the bread and drink of the cup. (NKJV)the cup. (NKJV)

(1 Corinthians 14:15) “… I (1 Corinthians 14:15) “… I will will pray with the spiritpray with the spirit, , and I will also pray with and I will also pray with the understanding. I will the understanding. I will sing with the spiritsing with the spirit, and I , and I will also sing with the will also sing with the understanding.”understanding.”


(Psalms 119:10-11)(Psalms 119:10-11)With With my whole Heartmy whole Heart I have I have sought You; Oh, let me notsought You; Oh, let me notwander from Yourwander from Yourcommandmentscommandments! ! Your Your wordword I have hidden in my I have hidden in myheartheart, That I might not , That I might not sinsin against You!against You!


(Romans 6:17)(Romans 6:17)But God be thanked thatBut God be thanked thatthough you were slaves ofthough you were slaves ofsin, yet you sin, yet you obeyed from theobeyed from theheart that form of doctrine that form of doctrine to towhich you were delivered.which you were delivered.


What is in our hearts What is in our hearts matters to God.matters to God.

Our outward conformity Our outward conformity should be a sign of an should be a sign of an inward compliance.inward compliance.

Factors To ConsiderFactors To Consider

Conditions of FellowshipConditions of FellowshipIf we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

(1 John 1:6-9) If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.


Conditions of Conditions of FellowshipFellowship

Maturity Level?Maturity Level?(Hebrews 5:12-14)“For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the first principles of the oracles of God; and you have come to need milk and not solid food.

Limited Time

Limited Opportunity

Lack of Effort

For everyone who partakes only of milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness, for he is a babe. But solid food belongs to those who are of full age, that is, those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil”



Maturity Level?Maturity Level?

(2 Timothy 2:2) And the things that you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit these to faithful men who will be able to teach others also. (NKJV)

Limited Time

Limited Opportunity

Lack of Effort




How Vocal?How Vocal?

(Acts 8:22-23) "Repent therefore of this your wickedness, and pray God if perhaps the thought of your heart may be forgiven you. For I see that you are poisoned by bitterness and bound by iniquity."

Matters of the Heart

(1 Corinthians 2:11) “For what man knows the things of a man except the spirit of the man which is in him?” (NKJV)





(Luke 6:44-45) "For every tree is known by its own fruit… A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings forth evil. For out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks. (NKJV)

Fruit Inspectors

(Matthew 7:16) "You will know them by their fruits…”





Fruit Inspectors

Encourage Bible discussion

Who is talking?Who are they talking to?Why are they talking?

Guard against false teachers

Balance

False TeachersFalse Teachers(2 Peter 2:1-2)(2 Peter 2:1-2)But there were also false prophets among the But there were also false prophets among the people, even as there will be false teachers people, even as there will be false teachers among youamong you, who will, who will secretlysecretly bring in bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Lord destructive heresies, even denying the Lord who bought them, and bring on themselves who bought them, and bring on themselves swift destruction. And many will follow their swift destruction. And many will follow their destructive ways, because of whom the way destructive ways, because of whom the way of truth will be blasphemed. (NKJV)of truth will be blasphemed. (NKJV)

(Matthew 7:15) "Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.

(Romans 16:17-18) Now I urge you, brethren, note those who cause divisions and offenses, contrary to the doctrine which you learned, and avoid them. For those who are such do not serve our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly, and by smooth words and flattering speech deceive the hearts of the simple.

Unity!Unity!

(1 Corinthians 1:10)(1 Corinthians 1:10)Now I plead with you, brethren, by the name Now I plead with you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak that you all speak the same thingthe same thing, and that there be no , and that there be no divisions among you, but that divisions among you, but that you be you be perfectly perfectly joined togetherjoined together in thein the same mindsame mind and and in the same judgmentin the same judgment..

(Ephesians 4:11-15) And He Himself gave some (Ephesians 4:11-15) And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, for the equipping and some pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ, till we all come to edifying of the body of Christ, till we all come to the the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of Godthe Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure , to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ; that we of the stature of the fullness of Christ; that we should no longer be children, tossed to and fro and should no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in the cunning craftiness of trickery of men, in the cunning craftiness of deceitful plotting, but, speaking the truth in love, deceitful plotting, but, speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him who is the may grow up in all things into Him who is the head--Christ-- (NKJV)head--Christ-- (NKJV)

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