Less Than 1%

John 4:23 & 24 reads, "But an hour is coming, and it is now, when the true worshippers will worship the Father in spirit and truthfulness, for the Father also seeks such to worship Him. 24 God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truthfulness." A very small amount of Christians, around 1%, worship Christ in spirit and truthfulness. There are physical and psychological attractions, relations, relationships and connections, in this world that Christians relate toward the worship of the Father. For example; A family moves into a new neighborhood, and needs to find a church to worship the Lord. They drive around the neighborhood and look for a building with a cross on it's steeple, or on the building, or a marquee. This is not true or false. It is a reality. Christians are consumed by these earthly relationships, attractions and connections, that they have associated and related to the worship of Christ. How many Christians, identify a picture, of a man with a beard, wearing a white robe, as that of Jesus? This type of behavior, negates and subtracts from the believers' worship, in spirit and truthfulness. It is idolatry. The bible reads, that Romans 1:18-32, is "On Mankind Generally". In this chapter, Paul's presentation of God's creation and man's step-by-step fall is based on historical facts as recorded in Genesis 1-9, and in subsequent books of the OT. Romans 21-25, "Because though they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God or thank Him, rather became vain in their reasoning's, and their heart, lacking understanding, was darkened. 22 Professing to be wise, they became fools. 23 And changed the glory of the incorruptible God into the likeness of an image of corruptible man and of birds and four-footed animals and reptiles. 24 Therefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to uncleanness, so that they dishonor their bodies among themselves, 25 Who exchange the truth of God for the lie, and worshipped and served the creation rather the Creator, who is blessed forever, Amen." How many Christians celebrate Easter? I believe we do love the same God. But, not in the same way. Ask yourself; Could this be the reason we have different doctrines, or truths? Is it, that to those believers who can not or will not worship the Spirit, in spirit and truthfulness, that the truth is veiled? "But whenever their heart turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away." 2 Corinthians 3:16. Spirit cannot be seen, it cannot be physically handled. When man is broken down to his bare, naked essentials, no matter what he is made to say out of his mouth, or, what the man is made to do, his spirit shall remain. Do you know the story of Galileo? He discovered that the earth was not the center of the universe. He discovered that it was the sun, that was the center of the universe. And, when he shared his observation, the Queen charged him with heresies. The Queen ordered that he be beheaded, if he did not stop his heresies. He was brought before her, and forced to admit that his theories were false, or he would be put to death, right then and there. But, as he admitted to the Queen that his theories were false, on his knees before the Queen, and the court, he hit the ground with his fist and said in another foreign language, "Yet, it moves!" No one, the Queen, or anyone in the court understood the language, and his life was spared. Galileo's observation was not excepted for another hundred years. So, he died never knowing that anyone would believe, know, and accept his workings and findings. This, to me, is a natural man's desire to honor his beliefs in spirit, and the fact that he carried his convictions to the grave; truthfulness. The cross that my Jesus died upon, has long since been decayed. If there is an item in our midst, that can be used, and perceived as mockery to God, or our belief, as Christians, then we are not worshipping in spirit and truthfulness. And, I ask, have we truly ever worshipped in spirit and truthfulness? The displaying of a cross, the wearing of a cross, is idolatry. What happens when one is turned upside-down? How did it, and could it receive the power to mock God? We gave it that power. How did we give it that power? By taking it away from God. Do Christians have the power to rid their worship of all affinities, including the cross? That would be a very tall order." John 4:23 & 24 reads, But an hour is coming, and it is now, when the true worshippers will worship the Father in spirit and truthfulness, for the Father also seeks such to worship Him. 24 God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truthfulness." We must.

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Comment by Levi Lane on October 22, 2009 at 12:17pm: True, a relationship. And as I mentioned, in doing so, I include God's children, (those who I call, Brother, or Sister) in the inheritance of The Kingdom. Brother Levi

Comment by Debbie_LIBAW on October 21, 2009 at 9:06pm: When someone calls me "Sister Debbie" I don't feel like it's a religious title, I feel like they're treating me as a member of their eternal family : ).

Debbie

Comment by Levi Lane on October 21, 2009 at 8:12pm: Everyone in The Church is called, Brother, or Sister. That's how I address everyone here. Also, in doing so, I include God's children, (those who I call, Brother, or Sister) in the inheritance of The Kingdom. Do you feel me, Brother Mike.

Comment by Levi Lane on August 5, 2009 at 2:58am: Thank you Sister Melissa. Please feel free to read, and comment on, "The Primary Colors" and "The Voice In The Room". Brother Levi

Comment by Melissa Childs on August 4, 2009 at 12:19pm: Brother Levi this was great. I truly understand what you are saying. Christians are so symbolic that spiritual worship is almost extinct. We have to understand that it is spiritual worship that changes things. God doesn't care if you go to that church building seven days a week. The scriipture tells us that the real church is in us. The scripture tells us that Jesus said he is coming to take his church out of the church. Worshipping in the Spirit is truly what God wants from us. Hopefully soon that 1% will start to increase as we start allowing God to use instead of us using God.

Comment by Daniele Luciano Moskal on July 23, 2009 at 4:09pm: The essence of idolatry is the worship of appearances. The realm of idolatry is the world of the apparent. The modern idolater dwells in the show of things and lives for the glitter of mere parade. He/she is concerned about the skin and they busy themselves within the world of cosmetics. They are more impressed by quantity than by quality and , are taken up with the sign more than with the significance. Their souls are vagrant; they shelter in passing whim; they do not make their homes in abiding principles. They are the victims of the hour, not the children of the eternal. They are more particular about good manners than solid virtue. They are guided by conventionalities. They worship means. They follow the earthquake and the fire instead of that "still small voice". They may even revere the Holy Bible yet reject the LORD. "You diligently study the Scriptures ---- you refuse to come to Me to have life"
(John 5:39-40)

The only way to conquer idolatry is to pass the outer streets, the external courts and passages of life, into the central rooms. We must have communion with the LORD in spirit and in truth. In His presence the seeming becomes transparent and we are able to see through it. We can distinguish between the shadow and the substance, between the thing that is lighter than vanity and the thing that is more durable than the mountain hills.

"In You light we see light" (Psalm 36:9)

In that light, idols melt away like a wisp of midst before the sun. Every idol will stand exposed and we can distinguish between the things that are shaking and the things that remain. Idols shrink into vanity when seen in the secret place of The LORD.

When turning from God, there is only nature, or the material world, or man himself, to turn to. Dethroning God means enthroning man - what a poor and sad exchange! turning from a loving God to worshipping inanimate objects, or money, or weak human nature - what a backward step is taken!

But lo and behold we are all accountable to the God Who made us, thus the need for the second commandment and the reason why John, the Apostle of Love, wrote,

"DEAR CHILDREN, KEEP YOURSELVES FROM IDOLS!"

(1 JOHN5:21)

Comment by tina lilly on June 29, 2009 at 9:01am: i have always had a problem with the churches celebrating xmas and easter. easter service has become an early morning (facing east) gathering..........uh that came from pagan ritual......as far as xmas goes.......nothing wrong with gift giving.......but christ had nothing to do with it...i could be wrong but christ birthday is not what we are to be celebrating....its his willingness to do gods will-not his own- that we should celebrate and cherish...amen on the idolitry.....most dont know and few understand.....in god, t

Comment by Ricardo Williams/AKA Da Zoneman on June 25, 2009 at 11:43am: The Zoneman Checking in again ,True Worship just my thoughts:When it comes to worship & God that is something that flesh & blood can't even begin to comprehend it is truly a spiritual thing beyond the veil of what we can even begin to imagine it in our earthly rim it something that's truly out of this world.Hence often times God thoughts are not our thoughts and His ways are not our ways,At times we may think that we are really on it and in Gods eyes we might just be way off.Thats why it's only through a spirit of true humility & Grace that we can even begin to enter His Divine presence and Holy throne and that with a broken and contrite heart.I truly believe that true worship can't be define by man no matter how hard we may try ,you see that is something that only God has the blueprint to ,He alones owns the copyright to worship and I'm so glad that He does;Because manytimes people will prejudged others on the way & how they worship God no one has that right but God because He's the only one that died on calavry cross for us the Almighty farther left that right to Him and Him Alone!Many people thought that David miss God in His radical Worship & Praises unto God but since it was from his heart it was pure and it truly please God,Then there is Joseph he worship leaning on a staff that brings to mind people who may have physical disabilites they may not be able to lift up hands or bow down etc. but God will always honor true worship from the heart whether you are in a church with steeples ,or out in a fields without walls,True Worship will always stem from the heart at different times ,in different ways but it will always be usher in through one spirit the Holy spirit!I have learn in life that we all have our crutches to lean on, and if it's our denominations God is bigger than that ,if it's our non Denominations God is bigger than that,and if it's the physical cross God is bigger than that too,please keep in mind that these are spiritual things.The true is they can't saves us but however they may be an aide to help us in our christian walk ; God understand our personal & individual needs and will allow it. He understands our weakness He looks beyond our faults and see our need to be loved and saved as we send out an SOS signal from our Hearts as we seek to worship Him alone in Spirit & truth;Thank for allowing me to share Grace & Peace to you all!

N Da Zone You're Never Alone!

Da Zoneman :)

Comment by Liza Zee on June 25, 2009 at 11:38am: We need to focus on the main idea of Why JESUS DIED ON THE CROSS (For us). We need to realize that he is our strength, our provider, and our protection. I know how it is to believe in idols to protect you. I was brought up to believe that if you wear a cross you will be protected from evil.

Learning the word of God and being born again, I realized trusting on God, letting him guide me through the Holy spirit is what will lead me to the path where he purposed for me. The Lord is everywhere! People get caught up with the idea of they have to go to church to speak to the Lord. Mat 18:20 For where two or three come together in my name, there am I with them." Heb 10:25 Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching. We go to church to worship the Lord in Spirit and in Truth and fellowship with other believers.

1 Corinthians 12:12-14
12 Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts form one body, so it is with Christ. 13 For we were all baptized by [c] one Spirit so as to form one body—whether Jews or Gentiles, slave or free—and we were all given the one Spirit to drink. 14 Even so the body is not made up of one part but of many.

I am trying to minister to a gentlemen who has a problem with my pictures of a man playing Jesus. He is a white man carrying the cross. He told me to take that the pictures down and said some pretty racist things. I know that is not Jesus but what matters to me is that it reminds me of what Jesus did for me. I try to explain this to this man but he is filled with hate. He wants to argue about Jesus being black. I know scripture talks about him being dark skinned but should we argue about these foolish things NO! We need to be filled with the fruits of the spirit Galatians 5:22. Jesus died for everyone!He has called us to preach the gospel to ALL the nations. White or black pictures of Jesus are not the Messiah. Jesus character is what matters. His message and purpose is what matters.We are also called to be Christlike and turn away from our old ways. We our called to the do the will of the father so we can stand before the throne and hear "Well done good and faithful servant" Please lift this man up in your prayers his name is David.

Comment by Levi Lane on June 25, 2009 at 10:17am: Hands and feet, denote relation to, or towards. Being that hands and feet are attached to the body, then the relationship of the analogy, is thus noted.