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Jun 22, 2020 · The Spirit intercedes for us, so that we can worship in truth, by the power of the Holy Spirit, without being condemned. The truth is that God accepts our repentance, forgives us, and we...
Jan 4, 2022 · The idea of worshiping the Lord “in spirit and truth” comes from Jesus’ conversation with the woman at the well in John 4:6-30. In the conversation, the woman was discussing places of worship with Jesus, saying that the Jews worshiped at Jerusalem, while the Samaritans worshiped at Mount Gerizim.
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True worship, says Jesus, is in spirit and truth. The “truth” part is plain enough — with the coming of Jesus, that truth centers on his person and work, the one who is himself “the Truth” (John 14:6) and the message about his saving accomplishments for us, which is “the word of the truth, the gospel” (Colossians 1:5). It is this “word of truth” (J...
Christian worship engages both heart and head. It necessitates true doctrine about the Father and his Son, and their partnership in rescuing sinners, and due emotionabout that doctrine. It is both an affair of the heart and an affair of the mind. Piper sums it up as “strong affections for God rooted in truth.”
So the essence of true worship is not external, but internal — heart and head, emotion and thought, spirit and truth — whether we’re talking all of life as worship (Romans 12:1) or corporate gatherings for worship. Yet we’re so prone to identify worship with the externals: how nice (or shabby) the building is, how many are in attendance, how good t...
Take this reminder with you as you ready your heart and roll up to your next corporate worship gathering. The externals do matter, but they are not the essence. They need not rule the day. Whether your corporate context is wonderfully conducive to what moves you most, or grates against all your personal preferences, the heart of worship need not be...
Mar 14, 2020 · Jesus said his people are to worship God in spirit and in truth, but what did he mean? Sam Storms tackles this important question for Christian worship. Any affection or feeling or emotion stirred up by error or false doctrine is worthless.
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Dec 11, 2023 · 8 minute read. Jesus taught the Samaritan woman at the well an important difference between true and false worship. What does John 4:24 say? “God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.” Which is God more concerned about: where an individual worships Him, or how?
Oct 1, 2021 · In John 4:24 Jesus tells us, “God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth.” John 4 is the passage of Scripture in which Jesus is talking with the Samaritan woman at the well.
Truth itself can be a means of worship; we worship God when we declare His truth. To worship God in spirit and in truth, then, is to declare that God is worthy of our reverence. We do this both through our emotional core and in light of reality.
