Monday, January 20, 2014

Does Worshipping Jesus Make Him God?

Hebrews 1:6 states,
“Let all God’s angels worship him.”
There!  This proves the Trinity because only God can be worshipped.
Let's go to Matthew 14:33 where we read,
“Then they that were in the ship came and worshiped him, saying, Of a truth thou art the Son of God.”
Notice it does not say, “Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped him, saying, Of a truth thou art God.”
Jesus is worshipped, but does this make him God? Those who were worshipping him were not worshipping Jesus the Messiah as though he were God, but as the Son of God. They recognized him as the Messiah, one empowered (given authority) and a righteous agent of God (Yahweh).
Worshipping Jesus does not mean Jesus is God. Jesus certainly is worthy of our worship, honor and praise, but only as God’s representative, not as God (Yahweh) Himself.
Only God can be worshipped?
In Rev. 5:12,13 show BOTH God and the Lamb receiving worship.
“…saying with a great voice, Worthy is the Lamb that hath been slain to receive the power, and riches, and wisdom, and might and honor, and glory, and blessing.  And every created thing which is in the heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and on the sea, and all things are in them, heard I saying, Unto him that sitteth on the throne, and unto the Lamb, be the blessing, and the honor, and the glory, and the dominion, for ever and ever.
In Rev. 3:9, the Philadelphia assembly will receive worship as well.
Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.
Does this make the Philadelphia assembly God? The worship they receive before their feet  is not directed at them as though they are God.
In Gen. 43:28 Joseph was worshipped by his brothers. Does this make Joseph God?
God is not always the recipient of “worship”. “Worship” in the Strong’s Lexicon shows that it means
“used of homage shown to men and beings of superior rank. Note the plural “men” and “beings”. To worship is “to bow, to bow down, do reverence, do obeisance” and can be seen in the following verses: Gen.18:2; 19:1: 23:7,12; 27:29;1 Sam.24:8; 25:23,41; 2 Sam.9:6; 14:4,22.
David worshipped Saul and bowed down before him.  Does this make Saul God? Judges, kings and prophets were worshipped because they were anointed by God.  Does this make them God?  Daniel 7:14 proves that the Son of man will be honored, but does not make him God.  See other examples such as: Ex 18:17, 2 Sam 9:6,8, 2 Sam 14:33, 2 Sam 16:4, 2 Samuel 19:19-20, 2 Sam 24:20, 1 Kings 1:23, 1 Kings 1:31; 1 Kings 1:47;1 Kings 2:19; 2 Kings 2:15; 2 Kings 4:37; 1Chron. 29:20; 2 Chron. 24:17; Prov. 14:19; Daniel 2:46.
Jesus has every right to be worshipped because His Father gives authority to worship him. Worshipping Jesus the Messiah does not make him God. Jesus is worshipped as the Son of God, and the Lamb of God, but not as God the Father.
Only the Father (Yahweh) is to be worshipped as God.
Jesus says to the woman at the well,
“But the hour is coming and is now here, when the true worshippers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father seeks such as these to worship him.  God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.  John 4:3-24

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