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What does the Bible say about only worshipping god?

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The Bible teaches that God alone is worthy of worship, for He is the one true Creator, Savior, and Lord, and He will not share His glory with idols or creatures. In Exodus 20:1-3 and Exodus 34:14, God commands His people to have no other gods and calls Himself jealous for wholehearted devotion. Jesus affirms this in Matthew 4:10 and Luke 4:8: we must worship and serve God alone. True worship is spiritual and sincere, through Christ, as John 4:23-24 teaches. Romans 12:1 shows that worship includes offering our whole lives to God in grateful obedience. Even angels refuse worship, directing it to God alone (Revelation 22:8-9).

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  • Exodus 34:14

    for you shall worship no other god: for Yahweh, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.

  • Exodus 20:1-3

    [1] God spoke all these words, saying, [2] "I am Yahweh your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. [3] You shall have no other gods before me.

  • Matthew 4:10

    Then Jesus said to him, "Get behind me, Satan! For it is written, 'You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve.'"

  • Luke 4:8

    Jesus answered him, "Get behind me Satan! For it is written, 'You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve.'"

  • John 4:24

    God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth."

  • Romans 12:1

    Therefore I urge you, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service.

  • John 4:23

    But the hour comes, and now is, when the true worshippers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father seeks such to be his worshippers.

  • Isaiah 42:8

    I am Yahweh, that is my name; and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to engraved images.

  • Revelation 22:8-9

    [8] Now I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. When I heard and saw, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel who had shown me these things. [9] He said to me, "See you don't do it! I am a fellow bondservant with you and with your brothers, the prophets, and with those who keep the words of this book. Worship God."

  • John 4:23-24

    [23] But the hour comes, and now is, when the true worshippers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father seeks such to be his worshippers. [24] God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth."

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