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John 4:21-24 “Jesus said to her, ‘Believe me, woman, the time is coming when you and your people will worship the Father, neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem.
Matthew 4:10 is the tenth verse of the fourth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament. Jesus has rebuffed two earlier temptations by Satan.The devil has thus transported Jesus to the top of a great mountain and offered him control of the world to Jesus if he agrees to worship him.
Thomas Aquinas has a homily on this verse, in which he states: "The Lord Jesus Christ shows in these words that God alone is to be served, and that no one is to be obeyed in opposition to God, and that no one is to be hindered from serving God, 'Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and Him only shalt thou serve,' Matt. 4:10." He then goes on to ...
According to the gospels, Jesus said the greatest commandment was to “love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul and with all your mind.” [38] The scripture in Deuteronomy to which he referred is known in modern times as the Shema, a declaration emphasizing the oneness of God and the sole worship of God by Israel. [39]
To promise earthly kingdoms to Him who gives heavenly kingdoms to His faithful people, and the glory of earth to Him who is Lord of the glory of heaven!" [4] Ambrose: "Ambition has its dangers at home; that it may govern, it is first others’ slave; it bows in flattery that it may rule in honour; and while it would be exalted, it is made to ...
The phrase might be extended as "Jesus Christ is Lord" as in Philippians 2:11. In the early days, the similar formula "Jesus is the Christ" was found, but this faded into the background when its original Messianic significance was forgotten. Of more long-term significance was the affirmation "Jesus is the Son of God". [10]
Throughout most of Christianity's history, corporate Christian worship has been liturgical, characterized by prayers and hymns, with texts rooted in, or closely related to, the Bible (Scripture), particularly the Psalter, and centered on the altar (or table) and the Eucharist; this form of sacramental and ceremonial worship is still practiced ...
Sing to the LORD a new song; / sing to the LORD, all the earth. text and footnotes, usccb.org United States Conference of Catholic Bishops; Psalm 96:1 introduction and text, biblestudytools.com; Psalm 96 – Declaring the Glory of God to the Entire World enduringword.com; Psalm 96 / Refrain: O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness. Church ...