2004.10.D.10 Clarification Worship Versus Partners With Yah Created by James3 on 8/30/2019 6:58:00 PM Clarification Worship Versus Partners With Yah
Greetings
In response to recent articles the following was received: "I have read in some of your posts that we are not to worship Yahshuah, but I have read several scriptures that conflict with this such as Luke 24:52 , Matt. 28:9 proskuneo), John 5:23 (honour), Revelations 5:12-14, John 9:38. I looked up the word worship and Yahshuah does not tell them to not to worship him. This is not a challenge just a question. As worship means to bow down, adore, reverence, with the other terms that you also gave, etc."
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Thank you for the references
There are some challenges here.
John 5:23 as you indicate says honour and Revelation 5:12 says honour, 14 refers to worship of the Almighty.
The other passages report human beings worshipping Yahooshua. Whether that worship was accepted by Yahooshua is unclear, however there are other passages in the "old testament" referring to people making obeisance to kings, prophets, etc so it seems that this form of adoration or submission from one human being to another is NOT improper.
The essential point that I was trying to make and did not express clearly is that we are NOT to equate Yahooshua with the Almighty, the Quran says "make no partners with Allaah [the Almighty]". The first commandment stresses that the Almighty is one and therefore making Him two or three violates this commandment.
In other words it is sin to impute deity to Yahooshua or to make Yahooshua equal to the Almighty or part of a trinity. It is NOT sin to hold Yahooshua in high regard and to adore him in the sense that one would a king or ruler.
Having said this I think there is a very fine line here insofar as human beings seem to have a great need to worship something tangible rather than the Almighty and it was NOT the will of the Almighty for Israel to have a king.
Regarding my use of the word "worship" with regard to the book {bible}, stake {cross}, etc my use of the word was in the context of venerating or reverencing such items in a way that they become equal with the Almighty or are viewed as a substitute or proxy for the Almighty.
I hope this helps.
Warm regards and blessings
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