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[size=large]The True Worshipers[/size]
John 4:23 "But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him"
After pointing the Samaritan away from specific places of worship and then telling her of the superiority of the Jewish faith over hers, Jesus then tells the woman about 'the true worshipers.' In verse 21, Jesus said that the hour 'is coming' when people will not worship either in that mountain or in Jerusalem; now, though, in verse 23, He says that the hour 'now is' that all true worshipers will worship in spirit and in truth. In other words, do not look to some past glory, and do not look to some future event. Rather, the time 'now is' to give the Lord the worship He deserves, and through that worship experience the love, the grace, and the salvation that He offers.
Jesus said that all true worshipers will 'worship the Father in spirit and in truth.' What do these two elements represent, and how are we to apply this to our worship experience today? See also Mark 7:6-9.
Mark 7:6-9
6 He answered and said to them,
John 4:23 "But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him"
After pointing the Samaritan away from specific places of worship and then telling her of the superiority of the Jewish faith over hers, Jesus then tells the woman about 'the true worshipers.' In verse 21, Jesus said that the hour 'is coming' when people will not worship either in that mountain or in Jerusalem; now, though, in verse 23, He says that the hour 'now is' that all true worshipers will worship in spirit and in truth. In other words, do not look to some past glory, and do not look to some future event. Rather, the time 'now is' to give the Lord the worship He deserves, and through that worship experience the love, the grace, and the salvation that He offers.
Jesus said that all true worshipers will 'worship the Father in spirit and in truth.' What do these two elements represent, and how are we to apply this to our worship experience today? See also Mark 7:6-9.
Mark 7:6-9
6 He answered and said to them,