WORSHIP … IN SPIRIT AND TRUTH / JOHN 4:23-24

(KJV) John 4:23-24

 But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.

²⁴ God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.

Jesus teaches several things here:

1. First of all, the place of worship in not the issue; God’s primary concern is our spiritual attitude.
2. “In spirit” points to the level, or depth, at which true worship occurs. True worship must come from the heart. It should reflect godly character and a deep inner devotion to God. We must approach God and offer ourselves to Him in complete openness and with a spirit that is directed by the Holy Spirit. Above all, our worship must focus on God’s character and attributes and be a heartfelt expression of our own spirit to God’s Spirit.
3. “Truth” (Gree, aletheia) is a primary characteristic of God’s nature (Psalms 31:5; Romans 1:25; 3:7; 15:8) and is personified (given human expression) in Christ (John 14:6; 2 Corinthians 11:10; Ephesians 4:21). It is descriptive of the Holy Spirit (John 14:17; 15:25; 16:130), and it is also at the heart of the gospel message of Christ (John 8:32; Galatians 2:5; Ephesians 1:13). True worship must be a reflection of and response to the truth of the Father that is revealed in the Son and received through the Spirit. Those who encourage worship that is not based upon the truth and teachings of God’s Word have in reality rejected the only real and legitimate foundation for true worship.

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2. WATER … ETERNAL LIFE / JOHN 4:14
3. SAMARITAN WOMAN / JOHN 4:7
4. WHOEVER REJECTS / JOHN 3:36
5. LOVED DARKNESS INSTEAD OF LIGHT / JOHN 3:19
6. GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD / JOHN 3:16
7. KNOW THAT YOU ARE MY DISCIPLES / JOHN 13:35
8. LOVE ONE ANOTHER / JOHN 13:34
9. AT A LOSS TO KNOW WHICH OF THEM HE MEANT / JOHN 13:22
10. WASH ONE ANOTHER’S FEET / JOHN 13:14
11. UNLESS I WASH YOU / JOHN 13:8
12. WASH HIS DISCIPLES FEET /JOHN 13:5
13. WILL BAPTIZE WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / JOHN 1:33
14. LAMB OF GOD / JOHN 1:29
15. HAS GRANTED THE SON TO HAVE LIFE IN HIMSELF / JOHN 5:26
16. LIGHT SHINES IN THE DARKNESS /JOHN 1:5
17. LIFE WAS THE LIGHT OF MEN / JOHN 1:4
18. TAKING FROM WHAT IS MINE / JOHN 16:14
19. HE IS A LIEAR AND THE FATHER OF LIES / JOHN 8:44
20. EVERYONE WHO SINS / JOHN 8:34
21. HOLY SPIRIT / JOHN 14:26
22. I WILL ASK THE FATHER – COUNSELOR / JOHN 14:16
23. JESUS HAD NOT YET BEEN GLORIFIED / JOHN 7:39
24. AS THE SCRIPTURE HAS SAID – STREAMS OF LIVING WATER / JOHN 7:38
25. YOU ARE GODS? / JOHN 10:34
26. HE WHO DOES NOT LOVE ME / JOHN 14:24
27. REMAIN IN MY LOVE / JOHN 15:9-10
28. ETERNAL LIFE / JOHN 17:3
29. I AM THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD / JOHN 8:12
30. SANCTIFY THEM BY THE TRUTH / JOHN 17:17
31. THE TRUTH WILL SET YOU FREE / JOHN 8:32
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WORSHIP ... IN SPIRIT AND TRUTH / JOHN 4:23-24

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Jesus teaches several things here: First of all, the place of worship in not the issue; God's primary concern is our spiritual attitude.

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Margarita Crews

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Guided By Grace

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