WHY WORSHIP?

[Phred]

I agree with DeanZF on this. You really did provide a mouth-phull!



Passion is indeed a major element in all of this. Between the verse you quoted, Romans 12:1 about presenting our bodies as living and holy sacrifices, that being our spiritual service of worship (NAS version), and that unforgettable verse from the Revelation about how He despises "lukewarm", how could anyone fail to perceive His point???



One interesting little phactoid is that the word "living" in Romans 12:1 can also be translated "Lively" or "Quick" in King James parlance. The inference is that there are obvious signs of vitality, not merely a heart beat! This is an action adjective, not a status adjective! Seems to me to be in harmony with the wonderful command from Psalm 150, which is properly translated as (replete with proper emphasis due the translation): "YOU! PRAISE the Lord!" It's just not a namby-pamby, milktoast-ish sort of request that I praise Him or worship Him. This is a COMMAND. What do they call that type of verb?? One web resource calls it "imperative mood", for use when the speaker is "commanding, feeling bossy, or making strong suggestions".



God is like any good father or mother in that "strong suggestions" are not to be ignored. When analyzed, I've noticed that those statements are always for our well-being, never for any benefit that He might derive.



Following up on someone else's thread, it would seem that "SELAH" would be an appropriate comment here. Take pause to consider...