The Object of Worship
God Alone is Worthy of Worship
Worship · 5 verses
True worship is directed exclusively to the Triune God—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. To worship anything or anyone else is idolatry, the most fundamental sin. God alone possesses the infinite perfections that merit adoration, and He alone has the right to prescribe how He shall be worshipped.
Scripture References
“Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.”
“And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.”
“Thou shalt have no other gods before me. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;”
“I am the LORD: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.”
“God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.”