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Fellow Christians on Nairaland,
Everybody today claims to worship God but not all of us do so in the right way. The only right way to serve a king is to do exactly what the king wants. According to the Bible, God has set standards and principles that suppose to guide us in worshiping him, but conversely, we choose to worship him in the way that seems right to us and to the world. A clear example of this is found in the book of Acts 17: 24-25 which says "God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with human hands;
Neither is he worshipped with men's hands, as if he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things"
Most Christians today are worshiping God this way(only in earthly places and temples built by human hands as if God dwells there). They also worship God with their hands(trying to impress God by doing something for him or giving something to him) as if he needs anything from us. But God himself wants us to worship him neither on mountains nor in Temples but in Spirit and in truth(John 4:20-24). Now, here are other differences between how we worship God and how God wants us to worship him:
1. God wants us to sanctify him in our hearts(1Pet 3:15) because he dwells in us(1John 3:24) but we choose to sanctify him in our churches as if he dwells there.
2. God wants us to serve him with love(by helping the poor) (Matt 25:40) but we choose to serve him with our hands(by trying to sacrifice to him).
3. God wants us to obey his commandments and follow his words but we choose to obey our church doctrines and follow what our pastor says (Mark 7:7).
4. God expects us to honour him by drawing closer with our hearts but we choose to honour him with our lips(Singing, Praying and shouting to him).(Matthew 15:8 ).
5. God wants us to praise and thank him always(every day)(Ephesians 5:19-20) but we choose to praise and worship him on Sundays.
6. If you noticed any other difference, feel free to add it... If you have a different view to this write up, state it politely... If you have any criticism, say it constructively and with Bible proofs.
N/b: This post is strictly for Christians, atheists pls stay off!

Lemme sleep here,
"Ade bring my mat".

You're so on point....lots of popular pastors'll not make heaven.....we always want fast miracle but we forgot God works slow and blesses us at the right time.

In the begining, God said "lets create man in our own image and likeness" so what makes you think you don't possess the same power given to that pastor

We WARship Pastors this days


Nobody have time to sing wholeheartedly to God.
Nobody have time to self repentance.
All we do now is pastors, our daddies and so on.


Hell is real

Xslaze3xd:
Lemme sleep here,
"Ade bring my math".

You just booked a space and you want to sleep in that space... Is it not too early to sleep here? OK... Don't worry about the 'math', I will keep vita foam for you here.

gentlegenius:
You just booked a space and you want to sleep in that space... Is it not too early to sleep here? OK... Don't worry about the 'math', I will keep vita foam for you here.

I actually booked space to observe the debate, I wanna learn, The 'math' was a typo tho.

Some people are not really worshiping God the right way. We oppress the poor instead of protecting them. May God have mercy on us.

enoch273:
You're so on point....lots of popular pastors'll not make heaven.....we always want fast miracle but we forgot God works slow and blesses us at the right time.

In the begining, God said "lets create man in our own image and likeness" so what makes you think you don't possess the same power given to that pastor

I concur with what you just said here "Lots of popular pastors will not make heaven"... We have to be careful with the so called popular pastors because "what is good is not always popular and what is popular is not always good"... I've heard an incredible story about the late President and general overseer of one of the largest churches in Nigeria who died and went to heaven. On reaching heaven, he couldn't find all those popular pastors and men of God that died before him, so he asked God where they are and God answered him with a thunderous voice... HELLLLLLLLL!

gentlegenius:
I concur with what you just said here "Lots of popular pastors will not make heaven"... We have to be careful with the so called popular pastors because "what is good is not always popular and what is popular is not always good"... I've heard an incredible story about the late President and general overseer of one of the largest churches in Nigeria who died and went to heaven. On reaching heaven, he couldn't find all those popular pastors and men of God that died before him, so he asked God where they are and God answered him with a thunderous voice... HELLLLLLLLL!

WOW! may God deliver us from the hands of these business men in disguise