"Indeed, all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted, while evil people and impostors will go on from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived. But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have firmly believed, knowing from whom you learned it and how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be competent, for every good work. equipped"
--2 Timothy 3:12-17
A person sheared this with me, and I feel that I really need to shear this with others too. I hope you enjoy.
The central focus of the Bible is not a set of rules to try to live by. No, the central theme if the Bible is a person, Jesus Christ. If all you and I had needed was a knowledge and understanding of a certain set of sayings of principles for living , then Jesus would not have needed to come and certainly not die a gruesome death on a cross. Too many people are living a Christ-LESS Christian life, just trying to follow Some rules
Worship of Jesus Christ is much, much more than a set of feelings and set of rules. Worship is a lifestyle. It is a way of thinking about and responding to everything in your life. Worship is believing that God exists, and that what he calls you to do is worth doing. If you believe that God is wise and true, then you will take seriously what he says, and you will willingly do the things he says are good and right to do. You will not do them once, but you will do them again and again, day after day, even when no one is looking or asking what you are doing. You do it because you have an ongoing relationship with Jesus Christ who lives within you and He gives you the motivation and the power to please Him. That is worship of Jesus!
