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

  1. Worship is not a place or location!

  2. Worship is not a meeting or a service! (“Me-thing” or “Service-us”)

  3. Worship is not of the natural or flesh!

  4. The “meetings” Jesus had were “meetings” daily with His Father to hear Him, and daily obeying Him by “meeting” the needs of others!

  5. 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

  1. Worship is a relationship of intimacy with God in the heavenlies!

  2. Worship is presenting your bodies as a living sacrifice!

  3. Worship is a relationship of edifying believers in the Body!

  4. Worship is a relationship of making disciples throughout the world!


 


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