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Worshipping God is from your actions and your heart based on the Truth of Jesus commandments and that is you worshipping in the spirit and not Physically.

In the Gospel according to John

20. Our ancestors worshiped on this mountain. But you Jews say that the place where people should worship is in Jerusalem.” 21. Jesus said to her, “Believe me, woman, the hour is coming when you Samaritans will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. 22. You don't know what you're worshiping. We know what we're worshiping, for salvation comes from the Jews. 23. Yet the hour is coming, and is now here, when true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth. Indeed, the Father is looking for people like that to worship him. 24. God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.” (John 4: 20-24)

[Source: ISV NT]

Firstly

Worshipping God is not religion specific
Jesus did not come to preach a religion,he came to preach a way of life that leads to the father and the Kingdom of God,the creator of everyone irrespective of religion.
The Samaritans were not believers of Christ,the Samaritans practised Idolatry read 2Kings 17:25-33 to confirm that.
Yet,Jesus was there telling her that they would worship God in Truth and in Spirit.
Anyone(Islam cleric, Herbalist ,etc) can read the commandments of Jesus which is the truth (summary in Luke 6 from verse 27) and live by them.That person is worshipping God in Truth and because the person believes in Jesus enough to even read his commandments and live by them,that is the person worshipping God in Truth and in Spirit.

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The woman was telling Jesus about the "doctrine" laid down from years back that the place where people are to worship God is in Jerusalem similar to today that Many religion fanatics(even among Christians) and General Overseers would tell people that they are to worship God on Sundays in a "Church" as Christians,that the "Church building" with an "altar" in front is where to worship God.

But Jesus said,there is a time(now) when her(the Samaritan woman) people would neither worship God on that mountain nor in Jerusalem yet, the hour has come(Even at that time he was speaking) when True worshippers would worship the Father in Truth and in Spirit.


And not in a Location "dedicated" to Worshipping God as it is being practised all over today.

How do you truly worship God according to Jesus himself
This is by Knowing the truth of his commandments summarized in Luke 6 from 27 till end and in more details in the Gospel according to Matthew, then believing in Jesus by truly accepting that he is right and we should follow those commandments by living by those commandments every time, for us to be right standing(righteous) before God by the help of the Holy Spirit.

It is then that we are worshipping God

It is not by singing songs and dancing and praying or listening to sermons on a Sunday or any day as it is common today, it is by Knowing the Truth and then Living by the truth with the help of the Spirit of God in all our actions, reactions, thoughts and feelings towards everyone and every situation.

Stop seeing Worshipping God as a Physical act
Bowing down, dancing with different dance steps,shouting to praise God, waving your hands, kneeling, crying, rolling on the floor, they are all physical and not in any way worshipping God(if you will accept what Jesus said):

"God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth".

It is glaring enough. Worship is not a physical act. It's a spiritual act.
In fact,the fastest way you can tell what is not an act of worship is if it is physical.

Why don't you leave all of the physical acts of worship to the heathen or unbelievers that believe that doing all those physical acts towards a direction or a man-made object located somewhere is them worshipping God.
Since you believe the words of Jesus that "God is a spirit" . You know, you can only worship him in spirit by knowing and acting with the truth(his commandments summarized in Luke 6:27-end).

Worshipping God is not an "Every Sunday" thing
It is to be done every day of your life,every single action you take,how you act in every situation,how you feel for others,how you think about others.All of these if they are in line with the truth of the words of Jesus,you are then A TRUE WORSHIPPER OF GOD

It is this kind of Worshippers that God is looking for.Those who would worship God in Truth and in Spirit.


😇 Now you know how to truly worship God the creator of every human irrespective of religion or belief.You should start worshipping God from this moment that you are reading this.Don't be deceived again by religious discrimination or doctrines that have been introduced everywhere today making it seem like some people with some religion are the true Worshippers of God while others are not.
ANYONE CAN BE A WORSHIPPER OF GOD

Sirmwill:
Don't be deceived again by religious discrimination or doctrines that have been introduced everywhere today making it seem like some people with some religion are the true Worshippers of God while others are not.
ANYONE CAN BE A WORSHIPPER OF GOD

If anyone from any religion can be a true worshipper of God why then does the Bible say that only through Jesus Christ can one be saved?
I think you're confusing the principle that anyone can come to the father through Jesus Christ with the belief that anyone can worship God from wherever religion they are.

Acts 4:10 - 12
Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even by him doth this man stand here before you whole.

This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the corner.

Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.

John 14:6
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.


Now the question is, can you be a true worshipper of God if you don't accept Jesus Christ as your personal lord and saviour?

Worship in spirit and truth means there is no specific worship center where all the people must go yearly like it was in the days of Jesus.
In Jesus' days anyone who wants to be declared righteous from God's viewpoint must join the Jews to worship inside the temple in Jerusalem {John 4:20} but from the moment Jesus began his earthly ministry faithful people only need to gather around Jesus wherever he goes, whoever is not with Jesus is just a walking corpse! Matthew 8:22
After Jesus left the earth faithful people only need to gather and discuss what Jesus taught in the Bible so anywhere they gather is approved as holy! Act 2:1-3
Today true believers meet in designated buildings called "KINGDOM HALLS" in all the earth there they meet regularly to discuss what Jesus taught and how to go about the assignment he gave his disciples!

Xannadu:
If anyone from any religion can be a true worshipper of God why then does the Bible say that only through Jesus Christ can one be saved?
I think you're confusing the principle that anyone can come to the father through Jesus Christ with the belief that anyone can worship God from wherever religion they are.

Acts 4:10 - 12
Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even by him doth this man stand here before you whole.

This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the corner.

Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.

John 14:6
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.


Now the question is, can you be a true worshipper of God if you don't accept Jesus Christ as your personal lord and saviour?

Can anyone read Christ's commandments and then obey them if they don't believe in Christ?
Believing in Christ means knowing that he has the truth and he is right and then reading and learning his truth. That already is believing in Christ

Xannadu:
If anyone from any religion can be a true worshipper of God why then does the Bible say that only through Jesus Christ can one be saved?
I think you're confusing the principle that anyone can come to the father through Jesus Christ with the belief that anyone can worship God from wherever religion they are.

Acts 4:10 - 12
Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even by him doth this man stand here before you whole.

This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the corner.

Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.

John 14:6
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.


Now the question is, can you be a true worshipper of God if you don't accept Jesus Christ as your personal lord and saviour?

If believing in Jesus was a very complex thing, he won't have been talking to the Samaritan woman like that.
When he told the Samaritan woman all of that and other things, she believed him and went to tell people about him.
So, believing in Jesus means hearing or reading what he said and knowing that it is the truth and then living by it.
That Exactly is believing in Christ

YOUR BODY IS THE TEMPLE OF GOD AND SO WORSHIP GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, SOUL, MIND AND STRENGTH.

Sirmwill:
If believing in Jesus was a very complex thing, he won't have been talking to the Samaritan woman like that.
When he told the Samaritan woman all of that and other things, she believed him and went to tell people about him.
So, believing in Jesus means hearing or reading what he said and knowing that it is the truth and then living by it.
That Exactly is believing in Christ

Sirmwill:
Can anyone read Christ's commandments and then obey them if they don't believe in Christ?
Believing in Christ means knowing that he has the truth and he is right and then reading and learning his truth. That already is believing in Christ

Don't twist the word of God please. Believing in Jesus is very different from accepting him as your lord and saviour. You can believe in something or someone and still go about doing your own business.
The Bible makes it explicitly clear: except a man be born again, he can not see the kingdom of God. So whether you're Samaritan or Mormon or Hindu, if you like worship God the way you know how, but if it is not done in Christ you are not going anywhere. That is the purpose of the gospel mandate: to go into all the world and preach the good news of salvation, so that ALL can come into Christ

Xannadu:
Don't twist the word of God please. Believing in Jesus is very different from accepting him as your lord and saviour. You can believe in something or someone and still go about doing your own business.
The Bible makes it explicitly clear: except a man be born again, he can not see the kingdom of God. So whether you're Samaritan or Mormon or Hindu, if you like worship God the way you know how, but if it is not done in Christ you are not going anywhere. That is the purpose of the gospel mandate: to go into all the world and preach the good news of salvation, so that ALL can come into Christ

John 3:16
"FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD THAT HE GAVE HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON THAT WHOSOEVER(Not Religion specific) BELIEVES IN HIM SHALL NOT PERISH BUT HAVE EVERLASTING LIFE

For "Everyone who calls on the name of the LORD will be saved." (Rom 10: 13)

[Source: New Living Translation]

14. Then Peter stepped forward with the eleven other apostles and shouted to the crowd, "Listen carefully, all of you, fellow Jews and residents of Jerusalem! Make no mistake about this. 15. These people are not drunk, as some of you are assuming. Nine o'clock in the morning is much too early for that. 16. No, what you see was predicted long ago by the prophet Joel: 17. 'In the last days,' God says, 'I will pour out my Spirit upon all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy. Your young men will see visions, and your old men will dream dreams. 18. In those days I will pour out my Spirit even on my servants-- men and women alike-- and they will prophesy. 19. And I will cause wonders in the heavens above and signs on the earth below-- blood and fire and clouds of smoke. 20. The sun will become dark, and the moon will turn blood red before that great and glorious day of the LORD arrives. 21. But everyone who calls on the name of the LORD will be saved.' (Acts 2: 14-21)

[Source: New Living Translation]

Xannadu:
Don't twist the word of God please. Believing in Jesus is very different from accepting him as your lord and saviour. You can believe in something or someone and still go about doing your own business.
The Bible makes it explicitly clear: except a man be born again, he can not see the kingdom of God. So whether you're Samaritan or Mormon or Hindu, if you like worship God the way you know how, but if it is not done in Christ you are not going anywhere. That is the purpose of the gospel mandate: to go into all the world and preach the good news of salvation, so that ALL can come into Christ

Worshipping God in the Truth of Jesus and in Spirit is not "Worshipping God anyhow" it is worshipping God the right way

Sirmwill:
Worshipping God in the Truth of Jesus and in Spirit is not "Worshipping God anyhow" it is worshipping God the right way

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Sirmwill:
John 3:16
"FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD THAT HE GAVE HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON THAT WHOSOEVER(Not Religion specific) BELIEVES IN HIM SHALL NOT PERISH BUT HAVE EVERLASTING LIFE

For "Everyone who calls on the name of the LORD will be saved." (Rom 10: 13)

[Source: New Living Translation]

14. Then Peter stepped forward with the eleven other apostles and shouted to the crowd, "Listen carefully, all of you, fellow Jews and residents of Jerusalem! Make no mistake about this. 15. These people are not drunk, as some of you are assuming. Nine o'clock in the morning is much too early for that. 16. No, what you see was predicted long ago by the prophet Joel: 17. 'In the last days,' God says, 'I will pour out my Spirit upon all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy. Your young men will see visions, and your old men will dream dreams. 18. In those days I will pour out my Spirit even on my servants-- men and women alike-- and they will prophesy. 19. And I will cause wonders in the heavens above and signs on the earth below-- blood and fire and clouds of smoke. 20. The sun will become dark, and the moon will turn blood red before that great and glorious day of the LORD arrives. 21. But everyone who calls on the name of the LORD will be saved.' (Acts 2: 14-21)

[Source: New Living Translation]

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