Comments on: Worship the Father or Jesus? http://www.connorboyack.com/blog/worship-the-father-or-jesus Rants and musings about things political, philosophical, and religious. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:51:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Chip http://www.connorboyack.com/blog/worship-the-father-or-jesus#comment-708 Chip Thu, 21 Sep 2006 10:23:45 +0000 http://www.connorboyack.com/blog/worship-the-father-or-jesus#comment-708 I believe that Jesus has shown the example for worshipping the Father. Jesus, I believe, knows His "place" with the Father, and that we can emulate His worship of the Father. In general, the Father is the object of our worship, and the Son is the means to our worship. To worship is to pay homage to the Father. We pray and we bless "in the name of Christ" which is, I believe, the key to being recognized or identified by God the Father. To worship in the name of Jesus probably means "using" or referencing the name of Jesus which gives us license or authority to approach God. The name of Jesus is used to validate our woship, to authorize our prayers and requests. I think the phrase "to take the name of the Lord in vain" actually means to use this authority vainly. On a side note, it may also refer to the act of abusing the authority of the priesthood by practicing unrighteous dominion as defined in D&C 121. I believe that Jesus has shown the example for worshipping the Father. Jesus, I believe, knows His “place” with the Father, and that we can emulate His worship of the Father. In general, the Father is the object of our worship, and the Son is the means to our worship. To worship is to pay homage to the Father. We pray and we bless “in the name of Christ” which is, I believe, the key to being recognized or identified by God the Father. To worship in the name of Jesus probably means “using” or referencing the name of Jesus which gives us license or authority to approach God. The name of Jesus is used to validate our woship, to authorize our prayers and requests. I think the phrase “to take the name of the Lord in vain” actually means to use this authority vainly. On a side note, it may also refer to the act of abusing the authority of the priesthood by practicing unrighteous dominion as defined in D&C 121.

]]> By: Chip http://www.connorboyack.com/blog/worship-the-father-or-jesus#comment-690 Chip Tue, 19 Sep 2006 23:54:02 +0000 http://www.connorboyack.com/blog/worship-the-father-or-jesus#comment-690 And to add to your question, "Which role is more important to us? the role of Jesus as our spiritual brother or the role of Jesus as our spiritual father?" And to add to your question, “Which role is more important to us? the role of Jesus as our spiritual brother or the role of Jesus as our spiritual father?”

]]> By: Connor http://www.connorboyack.com/blog/worship-the-father-or-jesus#comment-655 Connor Mon, 18 Sep 2006 13:35:43 +0000 http://www.connorboyack.com/blog/worship-the-father-or-jesus#comment-655 I just came across another verse that mentions worshipping Christ: <blockquote>And now behold, I say unto you that the right way is to believe in Christ, and deny him not; and Christ is the Holy One of Israel; wherefore ye must bow down before him, and <strong>worship him</strong> with all your might, mind, and strength, and your whole soul; and if ye do this ye shall in nowise be cast out. (<a href="http://scriptures.lds.org/en/2_ne/25/29#29" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">2 Nephi 25:29</a>)</blockquote> and also: <blockquote>Therefore the true believers in Christ, and the true <strong>worshipers of Christ</strong>, (among whom were the athree disciples of Jesus who should tarry) were called Nephites, and Jacobites, and Josephites, and Zoramites. (<a href="http://scriptures.lds.org/en/4_ne/1/37#37" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">4 Nephi 1:37</a>)</blockquote> I just came across another verse that mentions worshipping Christ:

And now behold, I say unto you that the right way is to believe in Christ, and deny him not; and Christ is the Holy One of Israel; wherefore ye must bow down before him, and worship him with all your might, mind, and strength, and your whole soul; and if ye do this ye shall in nowise be cast out. (2 Nephi 25:29)

and also:

Therefore the true believers in Christ, and the true worshipers of Christ, (among whom were the athree disciples of Jesus who should tarry) were called Nephites, and Jacobites, and Josephites, and Zoramites. (4 Nephi 1:37)

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