TRUE WORSHIP! A KEY TO OPEN HEAVEN.

PART ONE

John 4:23-34
"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.
4:24 God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth"

True worshippers are those that worship God in spirit and truth. Through the Bible, inhabitants of the earth, angels, heavenly host all creatures are commanded to praise God. Praise is the joyful,boisterous uninhibited recounting of all God has done for us or will do for us. It is intertwined with Thanksgiving. We are mandated to praise God.

Psalm 89:5A
"And the heavens shall praise thy wonders, O LORD: thy faithfulness also in the congregation of the saints"

Praise is used universally and can apply to other relationships. Praise doesn't require anything from us. It is merely a truthful acknowledgements of the righteous acts of another.
God has done righteous works for us that deserve praise. Praise is pleasant and comely for the upright.

But for WORSHIP

It comes from a different place within our spirit. should WORSHIP
be reserved for God alone?

Luke 4:8
"And Jesus answered and said unto him, Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve"

Worship is an act of loosing oneself in total adoration of another.
Even in congregational worship, it is done individually. Worship is from the Greek word "proskuneo" which means "fall down before"

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The nature of the Christian worship is from the inside and its beyond praise.
It is referencing God for whom he is.
Worship has two important part from our text john 4:24.

How can true worshippers worship in SPIRIT AND IN TRUTH?

Continuation in PART 2