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Originally Posted by Presbyterian Deacon  In John 4:24 we read, "God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth."
How would you explain this concept to a "new" believer? What does it mean to worship God in spirit and in truth? |
Thank you JD and Poimen. Anyone else?
I am especially interested in thoughts about what is meant here by "spirit." Is it the human spirit, the Holy Spirit, or some combination of the two?
It is interesting that Jesus says, the Father seeks those who will worship Him in spirit and truth, but doesn't explain what He means by that. How would the woman he was talking to have understood it?
Today, we can tie it into other portions of scripture. "What is truth?" "Sanctify them through thy word, thy word is truth," and so forth. We can look at how it is explained in the confessions and catechisms, but I guess my question at this point is this:
Was there some understanding of what Jesus meant that was common to His day (ie--no need to explain what He meant to the woman) that we have lost sight of?
Any thoghts?
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Sterling Harmon
Coventry, CT
PCA
Deacon
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