The Children’s Class
Each of the following quotations is part of a verse in First and Second Timothy.
1. “The Lord knoweth them that are His.”
2. “Thou hast known the holy Scriptures.”
3. “The love of money is the root.”
4. “Adorn themselves in modest apparel.”
5. “Not according to our works.”
6. “Worthy of all acceptation.”
7. “Thou oughtest to behave thyself.”
The Young People’s Class: Worship
The Father seeks worshipers, not worship only. (See Question 4.) If He wanted worship He could make all the stories cry out and sing His praises (Luke 19:4040And he answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out. (Luke 19:40)), but He wants the worship of redeemed hearts. Therefore only a saved person can worship. An unsaved man cannot worship God, for “They that are in the flesh cannot please God.” Romans 8:88So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God. (Romans 8:8). There must be living faith before there can be true worship, like the blind man in John 9 who first said, “Lord, I believe,” and then he worshiped Him immediately.
Unsaved people are often invited to “Come and worship with us,” but such worship is not acceptable to God (Matt. 15:88This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoreth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me. (Matthew 15:8)), for it is not “in Spirit and in truth.” The very first thing that anyone can do to please God is to take his place as a sinner and accept Christ as his Saviour.
Even some Christians are not fully aware of what worship is. They love the Lord, but they are occupied with what they are doing, and with their blessings, instead of with their Blesser. We worship God for what He is as revealed in Christ and there is nothing sweeter to the ear of God the Father than to hear His Son exalted, “That in all things He might have the preeminence.” (Col. 1:1818And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence. (Colossians 1:18).) We can and do thank Him for what He has done, but what a privilege to sit around the Lord’s table and worship Him for what He is, in all the loveliness of His Person, and for how He has glorified God in His wonderful work on Calvary. Since the Father seeks worshipers, let us count it a great privilege—far greater than any service—just to worship Him according to His mind and Word.
1.Should we worship anyone but God? Matthew 4.
2. Was John allowed to worship an angel? Rev. 29.
3. Did Peter allow Cornelius to bow down to him, or worship him? Acts 10.
4. How should we worship the Father? John.
5. Did Abraham take his servants to worship with him? Genesis 22.
6. Could the seventy elders draw near in worship? Exodus 24.
7. Can we, if cleansed in the blood of Christ, draw near? Hebrews.
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