09 February 2010

Westminster Catechism on Worship

"And God spoke these words: I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.  You shall have no other gods before me." Exodus 20.1-3 
From The Larger Catechism:
Question 104:  What are the duties require in the First Commandment?

Answer:  The duties required in the First Commandment are, the knowing and acknowledging of God to be the only true God, and our God; and to worship and glorify him accordingly, by thinking, meditating, remembering, highly esteeming, honoring, adoring, choosing, loving, desiring, fearing of him; believing him; trusting, hoping, delighting, rejoicing in him; being zealous for him; calling upon him, giving all praise and thanks, and yielding all obedience and submission to him with the whole man; being careful in all things to please him. and sorrowful when in anything he is offended; and walking humbly with him.
WOW.  Take a look at those verbs!  Look at how "worship" is described!  Goodness, it's the majority of the answer.  Oh that my heart would respond to Jesus like this!

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