WORSHIP IS A
RELATIONSHIP
John 4:20-24
Exegesis of Passage
V20 “Our
(hemon our) fathers (pater
a father, parent) worshipped (proskuneo
to kiss, like a dog licking his master’s hand, to fawn, crouch to, prostrate
oneself in homage, adore, reverence to, adore) in this mountain
(oros to rise, a mountain, as lifting itself above the
plain, hill, mount); and ye say (lego
to lay forth, to relate, set discourse, to mean, put forth, say), that
in Jerusalem (Hierosoluma Jerusalem, the capital
of Palestine/Israel) is the place (topos
a spot, locality, location) where (hopou
where, at whichever spot, in what place) men ought to
(dei it is necessary, as binding, must needs, ought to,
should) worship (proskuneo to worship,
to kiss, like a dog licking his master’s hand, to fawn, crouch to,
prostrate oneself in homage, do reverence to, adore).”
V21 “Jesus
(Iesous Jehoshua, Jesus,
the name of our Lord; yehoshua Jehovah-saved, Jehoshua that
is Joshua; yehovah the self Existent or eternal, Jehovah,
Jewish national name of God, the Lord) saith unto her, Woman
(gune a woman, wife), believe (pisteuo
to have faith in, entrust, believe, commit, trust, put in trust with;
pistis persuasion, credence, conviction, truthfulness of
God, reliance upon, truth itself, assurance, belief) me, the hour
(hora an hour, day, season, high time) cometh
(erchomai to come, accompany, appear, be set),
when (hote ho te he te to te when, after that,
as soon as, that) ye shall neither (oute
neither, nor, not even, nor yet ) in this mountain (oros
to rise, a mountain, as lifting itself above the plain, hill mount),
nor yet at Jerusalem (Hierosoluma
Jerusalem, the capital of Palestine/Israel ),
worship (proskuneo to kiss, to kiss toward, like
a dog licking his master’s hand, to fawn, crouch to, prostrate oneself in
homage, do reverence to, adore, worship; kuon a dog, hound)
the Father (pater a father).”
V22 “Ye
worship (proskuneo same as above) ye
know (eido to see, to know, be aware,
have known, perceive, understand) not (ou
not, nothing) what (hos he ho
what, who): we know (eido to see, to
know, perceive, be sure, understand) what (hos he
ho what) we worship (proskuneo
same as above): for salvation (soteria
rescue, safety, deliver, deliverance, salvation; soter
a deliverer, savior) is of the Jews (Ioudaios
belonging to Jehudah, Judah, Jew).”
V23 “But
the hour (hora an hour, day, season,
high time) cometh (erchomai to come,
accompany, appear, be set), and now is (nun now, present,
immediate, henceforth, this time, present, immediate), when
(hote ho te he te to te when, as soon as) the
true (alethinos truthful, true, real, genuine,
sincere; alethes true, not concealing, truth)
worshippers (theosebes one who venerates God,
worshipper, an adorer) shall worship (proskuneo
same as above) the Father (pater
same as above) in spirit (pneuma a
current of air, breath, blast, breeze, spirit, Holy Spirit) and in
truth (aletheia true, truth, absolute truth even
as the Lord is the truth); for the Father (pater
same as above) seeketh (zeteo to seek,
seek after, desire, require, to worship, endeavor; punthanomai
to question, ascertain by inquiry, search for something hidden, urgent
need, request, learn, understand) such to worship (proskuneo
same as above) him.”
V24
God (theos a deity, the supreme Divinity,
by Hebraism very God, exceeding, God) is a Spirit (pneuma
same as above): and they that worship him (proskuneo
same as above) must (dei necessary, as binding,
must,) worship (proskuneo same as
above) him in spirit (pneuma same as
above) and truth (aletheia absolute
truth even as the Lord is the truth, truth, truly; alethes
true, as not concealing, truth).”
WORSHIP IS NOT…
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Worship is not a place or location!
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Worship is not a meeting or a service!
(“Me-thing” or “Service-us”)
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Worship is not of the natural or flesh!
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The
“meetings” Jesus had were “meetings” daily with His Father to hear Him, and
daily obeying Him by “meeting” the needs of others!
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The
examples of Jesus’ telling his disciples to “meet” him, were 1) When he sent
the two disciples to prepare for the Passover and then gathered for the Last
Supper. 2) When he told them to meet him in Galilee for his ascension.
WORSHIP IS…
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Worship is a relationship of intimacy with God in the heavenlies!
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Worship is presenting your bodies as a living sacrifice!
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Worship is a relationship of edifying believers in the Body!
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Worship is a relationship of making disciples throughout the world!
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