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QUESTION: Is everything we do worship to God?

ANSWER: No! The Bible clearly distinguishes between service and worship! In Genesis 22:1-14, We see Abraham serving God in that he was obediently preparing to sacrifice his son, Isaac. In the course of his service, Abraham said to the young men that were with him (vs.5), "Stay here with the donkey; the lad and I will go yonder and worship, and we will come back to you." He was not worshiping at the time he was talking to the young men and, clearly, he intended to go to a certain place in order to engage in worship. We can, therefore, scripturally conclude that “worship is service, but not all service is worship!” As well, we can see that “intent” is involved in worship to God, i.e., we must “intend” to worship. One cannot worship God by accident! To suggest that “all” we do is worship to God, if not blasphemous, closely approaches it! Would those who so teach also hold that hygienic and bathroom functions constitute worship? What about sexual relations between husband and wife? Absurd! The position is neither logical nor scriptural!

Note a few of many passages that show a difference between service and worship: Deuteronomy 4:19; 8:19; 29:26; I Kings 9:6; 9:9; Jeremiah 8:2; 16:11; 25:6.


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