What is worship to you?

Question

Atheists, don't just throw somthing stupid in here, you worship, too. Some worship themselves, others sports figures, others money. So you can answer intelligently also!

ALL words are words. That was a non-answer.

Thanks for the definition. But what is it TO YOU?

Answer 1

Worship to me is when I am alone and I can really think and speak to GOD and express how appreciative I am for HIS GRACE and MERCY in my life every day. It is when I can contemplate how and why I am here and to know that without GOD nothing is possible. We tend to be so "intelligent" in this life and focus on "ME" only when in essence all that we have and hold dear is given to us by OUR FATHER in heaven.

Answer 2

Yes, you are right we all say we worship someone or something. But we should distinguish what semantically it does mean.

According to my Encylopaedia Worship usually refers to specific acts of religious praise, honour, or devotion, typically directed to a supernatural being such as a god or goddess. It is the informal term in English for what sociologists of religion call cultus, the body of practices and traditions that correspond to theology.

Religious worship may be performed individually, in informally organized groups, or as part of an organized service with a designated leader (as in a church, synagogue, temple, or mosque). In its older sense in the English language of worthiness or respect (Anglo-Saxon worthscripe), worship may sometimes refer to actions directed at members of higher social classes (such as lords or monarchs) or to particularly esteemed persons (such as a lover

Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy distinguish between adoration or latria (Latin adoratio, Greek latreia, [λατρεια]) which is due to God alone, and veneration or dulia (Latin veneratio, Greek douleia [δουλεια]), which may be lawfully offered to the saints.

The external acts of veneration resemble those of worship, but differ in their object and intent. Protestant Christians question whether such a distinction is always maintained in actual devotional practice, especially at the level of folk religion.

Orthodox Judaism and orthodox Sunni Islam hold that for all practical purposes veneration should be considered the same as prayer; Orthodox Judaism (arguably with the exception of some Chasidic practices), orthodox Sunni Islam, and most kinds of Protestantism forbid veneration of saints or angels, classifying these actions as akin to idolatry.

Similarly, Jehovah's Witnesses assert that many actions classified as patriotic by other Protestant groups, such as saluting a flag, are equivalent to worship and are therefore considered idolatrous as well.

Hope to have answered intelligently enough

Curious98

Answer 3

Worship is an expression of adoration. It may be in the form of
prayer, song, dance, meditation or any other form that exults the object of worship.

Answer 4

Worship to me is to regard someone (or something) with great, even extravagant respect, honor, or devotion. In my case, I worship God.

Answer 5

Worship means to hold something or someone in high regard. To revere it.

Answer 6

I'm one that feels worship is an everyday account of being a Christian. Worshipping God is a wonderful feeling. To me it's a intimate time between myself and God. About 6 month's ago I was blessed to be able to go to kid's camp and be a cabin leader for a week. To me every aspect of the camp was a form of worship to God. I felt God's calling to help out with kid's camp, but I would have never guessed how he would have moved me within that week. I grew mountains in my faith. God showed me more in a week then he has in six years. He showed me how to me a better husband, father, and even a better mentor to the younger kid's. I feel by allowing myself out of my comfort box God was able to use me the way he wanted to. I think for me sometimes it's hard to go out of my comfort zone, but I know for me to be what God wants me to be, that is how life needs to be. Spending a week just worshipping God and praising him 24-7 was just a wonderful experience all around. I would think getting up at 5:45 am would never be a form of worship, but to my surprise it was just the tip of the iceberg. One of the camp verses was James 4:7-8 Submit yourselves, then. to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Come near to God and he will come near to you. And I think that was just it for me, to fully allow God to work within me I needed to fully submit all aspects of my life to God.

Every part of life is considered worship to our Heavenly Father!! Praise God for He is good!

Answer 7

Praising God is the best worship.

Answer 8

worship is a word. just like god is a word. nothing more. nothing less.

Answer 9

The following quote resumes it all in my opinion.

"Love Me, that I may love thee. If thou lovest Me not, My love can in no wise reach thee. Know this, O servant."

Answer 10

some one you bow down to

that is what it means to me.


I worship GOD and that's it.

I don't BOW to men, i'm not subserviant