Spirituality
17 May 18
Originally posted by @apathistI think worship ~ as earnest or even well-intentioned as it may be ~ is a kind of wallowing in one's own ideology and a manifestation of deep-seated insecurities and feelings of cognitive dissonance about life and the world.
Has anyone thought this through? Bow to me or I kill you all, that works!
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Originally posted by @fmfHow did you worship God when you were a Christian for 30-40 years? Did you feel at all connected to God during those decades?
I think worship ~ as earnest or even well-intentioned as it may be ~ is a kind of wallowing in one's own ideology and a manifestation of deep-seated insecurities and feelings of cognitive dissonance about life and the world.
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What is worship [of God]?
Enjoyment of God.
Anytime,
anywhere,
any posture,
while doing anything else simultaneously which is not sinful of dishonoring to God
worship - the enjoyment of the living God.
Some people here, for "worship," need a big strawman to ridicule as an object of their scorn.
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17 May 18
Worship is the submission of all of our nature to God. It is the quickening of the conscience by his holiness; the nourishment of mind with his truth; the purifying of imagination by his beauty; the opening of the heart to his love; the surrender of will to his purpose--all this gathered up in adoration, the most selfless emotion of which our nature is capable.
-William Temple
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17 May 18
Originally posted by @sonshipI have no issue with a theist worshipping a God they sincerely believe exists.
What is worship?
Enjoyment of God.
Anytime,
anywhere,
any posture,
while doing anything else simultaneously which is not sinful of dishonoring to God
worship - the enjoyment of the living God.
Some people here, for "worship," need a big strawman to ridicule one as an object of their scorn.
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17 May 18
Originally posted by @ghost-of-a-dukeWell I’m sure every theist on earth is breathing a sigh of relief.
I have no issue with a theist worshipping a God they sincerely believe exists.
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17 May 18
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Originally posted by @ghost-of-a-duke
I have no issue with a theist worshipping a God they sincerely believe exists.