Jesus mentions two kinds of worship....
The bad kind.
Matt 15:7 "You hypocrites, rightly did Isaiah prophesy of you:
Matt 15:8 'THIS PEOPLE HONORS ME WITH THEIR LIPS, BUT THEIR HEART IS FAR AWAY FROM ME.
Matt 15:9 'BUT IN VAIN DO THEY WORSHIP ME, TEACHING AS DOCTRINES THE PRECEPTS OF MEN.'"
..and the good kind.
John 4:23; "But an hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for such people the Father seeks to be His worshipers.
John 4:24; "God is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth."
Now for some of us, the difference might be obvious, but for others.... how do you know if your worship is in vain? Here are few other translations.
(AMPC) Uselessly do they worship Me, for they teach as doctrines the commands of men.
(GNB) It is no use for them to worship me, because they teach human rules as though they were my laws!' "
(GW) Their worship of me is pointless, because their teachings are rules made by humans.'"
(MSG) They act like they're worshiping me, but they don't mean it. They just use me as a cover for teaching whatever suits their fancy."
(NIrV) Their worship doesn't mean anything to me. They teach nothing but human rules.'"
Jesus is quoting scripture from Isaiah here.
Isa 29:13; Then the Lord said, "Because this people draw near with their words And honor Me with their lip service, But they remove their hearts far from Me, And their reverence for Me consists of tradition learned by rote,
One of the obvious things here is they worship Jesus... but they don't mean it. Or just are just doing it out habit (rote).. but mostly it seems they are teaching unbiblical things, but claiming these things are from God.
So, I am curious... what are some of the ways people worship God "in vain", and not in truth.
What are some the teachings that some churches teach that are not from God?
What are some examples of worshiping God while their "hearts are far away" from Him?
The bad kind.
Matt 15:7 "You hypocrites, rightly did Isaiah prophesy of you:
Matt 15:8 'THIS PEOPLE HONORS ME WITH THEIR LIPS, BUT THEIR HEART IS FAR AWAY FROM ME.
Matt 15:9 'BUT IN VAIN DO THEY WORSHIP ME, TEACHING AS DOCTRINES THE PRECEPTS OF MEN.'"
..and the good kind.
John 4:23; "But an hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for such people the Father seeks to be His worshipers.
John 4:24; "God is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth."
Now for some of us, the difference might be obvious, but for others.... how do you know if your worship is in vain? Here are few other translations.
(AMPC) Uselessly do they worship Me, for they teach as doctrines the commands of men.
(GNB) It is no use for them to worship me, because they teach human rules as though they were my laws!' "
(GW) Their worship of me is pointless, because their teachings are rules made by humans.'"
(MSG) They act like they're worshiping me, but they don't mean it. They just use me as a cover for teaching whatever suits their fancy."
(NIrV) Their worship doesn't mean anything to me. They teach nothing but human rules.'"
Jesus is quoting scripture from Isaiah here.
Isa 29:13; Then the Lord said, "Because this people draw near with their words And honor Me with their lip service, But they remove their hearts far from Me, And their reverence for Me consists of tradition learned by rote,
One of the obvious things here is they worship Jesus... but they don't mean it. Or just are just doing it out habit (rote).. but mostly it seems they are teaching unbiblical things, but claiming these things are from God.
So, I am curious... what are some of the ways people worship God "in vain", and not in truth.
What are some the teachings that some churches teach that are not from God?
What are some examples of worshiping God while their "hearts are far away" from Him?