We should not worship men or even Angels
Submitted by sank on Fri, 11/07/2008 - 11:23
Bible says, in Revelation 22:8-9,
"I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I had heard and seen them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who had been showing them to me.
But he said to me, "Do not do it! I am a fellow servant with you and with your brothers the prophets and of all who keep the words of this book. Worship God!"
When Apostle John bowed down to worship the Angel, he stopped John from worshiping him and he also refused John's worship. Again in Acts of the Apostles 10:25-26 says,
As Peter entered the house, Cornelius met him and fell at his feet in reverence. But Peter made him get up. "Stand up," he said, "I am only a man myself."
Peter did not allow or accept Cornelius' worship.
Only God is worthy of our worship. But as a sign of respect we could bow low to one another. That is fine. Finally, dear friends, we could place our faith in such a loving and trustworthy God, Jesus.
Jesus is trustworthy of our worship.
He is the Son of God who rose from the dead and lives forever. He is able to fulfill all of God's promises no matter how many of them there are.
Jesus accepted worship because He is worthy of our worship
After His resurrection from the dead Jesus appeared to some of His disciples and they worshipped Him and Jesus accepted their worship,
So the women hurried away from the tomb, afraid yet filled with joy, and ran to tell his disciples. Suddenly Jesus met them.
"Greetings," he said. They came to him, clasped his feet and worshiped him. Then Jesus said to them, "Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee; there they will see me."
The Apostle Paul wrote in 2 Corinthians 1:19-20,
He isn't one to say "yes" when He means "no". He always does exactly what He says. He carries out and fulfills all of God's promises, no matter how many of them there are; and we have told everyone how faithful He is, giving glory to His name (2 Corinthians 1:19-20).
