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Misaligned Worship: A Hollow Ritual:

God, by creating humanity in His image and likeness, certifies our creation in trinity as Quaternity. However, our inclination towards individualism and division assists us in quitting God’s unity, as we prioritize our thoughts over God's. Our thoughts do not match God’s. Words of God embodies God’s thoughts. Indeed, we read and listen to the words of God, but our prejudice let our thoughts overtake God’s. This deviates us from the ‘religion of love’, in line with God’s thoughts, to adopt to our own ‘religion of separatism’ that separates us from the God, and removes us from our formation of Quaternity in trinity. Although on reading and listening to the words of God, we undergo the ‘Baptism of Water’, get associated with a physical church, and being to worshiping God on the basis of church’s rituals and regulations, but we certainly forget to assess: Are we truly worshiping God in a way that pleases Him? It is important to reflect on this, as we are certainly under the influence of prejudice, and adopted to the ‘religion of separatism that makes us a killer of love among our neighbours. Therefore, our worship is not acceptable to God, as stated in the scripture:

When you spread out your hands in prayer, I hide my eyes from you; even when you offer many prayers, I am not listening. (Isaiah 1:15, NIV)

The Illusion of Righteousness: Learning from King David's Mistake

Although we receive and administer the 'Baptism of Water', we fail to transition from unrighteousness to the 'religion of love', which leads to lasting righteousness, because our thoughts do not align with God's. We appear righteous in the eyes of others, but not in God's sight. To truly return to righteousness from unrighteousness, we must learn from King David's example. After killing his neighbour’s love, he acknowledged his mistake with remorse, recognizing his actions did not align with God's thoughts. He deemed himself unworthy to worship God, understanding that he had separated himself from his neighbour by killing their love. In this state, his words were not worthy of praising God, as recorded in Scripture:

'Open my lips, Lord, and my mouth will declare your praise.' (Psalm 51:15, NIV)

Alignment with God is Necessary to Worship Him:

King David clearly illustrates how our prejudices and human vices can lead to the assassination of love among neighbours, making us unfit to adore God. When King David found himself in this situation, he stopped worshiping God and began to transform his thoughts to align with God's. He also sought the 'Baptism of Repentance', a sacrament of repentance and confession, to restrict his vice-driven human thoughts and align them with God's, becoming holy and worthy to worship Him. As King David recorded in Scripture:

"You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it; you do not take pleasure in burnt offerings. My sacrifice, O God, is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart you, God, will not despise." (Psalm 51:16-17, NIV)

Separatism: A Wild Fire to Burn Love:

Embracing the religion of love is adoring God, without which adoration is meaningless. If we truly desire to adore God within the walls of our churches, we must break free from our separatist thoughts, which spread like a wild fire. Indeed, we need to follow King David's example of true repentance, seeking alignment with God's thoughts, preventing the wild fire of separatism, and spreading divine love and unity among denominations (neighbours), as the scripture reminds:

'God is love.'(1 John 4:8, NIV)

Therefore, the religion of love, meaning loving God and neighbours, unites individuals in Trinity, to form Quaternity, in the pattern, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit are united by their religion of love.

The Imperative of Returning to God:

The Imperative of Returning to God: The worldwide administrators and recipients of the 'Baptism of Water', divided by prejudice and sinful human nature, must undergo the sacrament of repentance and confession, the 'Baptism of Repentance,' to truly worship God, as exemplified by John the Baptist and King David. As King David recorded in Scripture:

'You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it; you do not take pleasure in burnt offerings. My sacrifice, O God, is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart you, God, will not despise.' (Psalm 51:16-17, NIV)

We, driven by human sinful nature, fragmented in churches worldwide, must sincerely seek the answer to the question: Do we wish to unite? If yes, then why are we silent? – Go ahead, embrace the religion of love by aligning thoughts with God’s. If no, then what is the meaning of adoration without love? Why are we away from Jesus’ thoughts of unity? Indeed, we need to align our thoughts with God’s, for which Jesus prays, as recorded in the scripture:

“My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me.” (John 17:20-21)

The Cost of Rejecting Jesus' Teachings:

If we do not agree with Jesus' efforts, teachings, and prayers, our worship of God within our church walls is futile. We need to change our thoughts to align with God's, as mentioned in the scripture:

Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect. (Matthew 5:48, NIV)

Humanity's Bonding with God:

Our God, due to His boundless love, exists as three persons, yet united in oneness, the Trinity. Thus, as His pattern of unity, He desires to unite with us in an ever-increasing number - four, five, six, and so on. For this, He wishes us to unite with our neighbours, as the scripture defines His nature as:

'God is love.' (1 John 4:8, NIV)

To become four, five, six... and so on with the Trinity, we need to embrace one another, instead of separating from them, as the scripture reminds:

“By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” (John 13:35, NIV)

Only by being Jesus' disciple can one adore God and lead others to do the same, as exemplified by King David and John the Baptist, as recorded in the scripture: Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me... (Psalm 51:12-17, NIV)

Neither prophets, nor King David, John the Baptist, nor Jesus worshiped God by separating from humanity, His creation. What benefit, then, do we gain from worshiping God in isolation and division? In our next article, we'll delve into why worshiping God can't be a trial-and-error approach.

To be Continued…..

==> Stay tuned for our next article, where we'll uncover how 'Worshiping God: Beyond Trial and Error that transforms our faith journey.

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