{"id":3755,"date":"2016-02-16T12:23:59","date_gmt":"2016-02-16T11:23:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.contradictingbiblecontradictions.com\/?p=3755"},"modified":"2016-02-16T12:23:59","modified_gmt":"2016-02-16T11:23:59","slug":"should-you-serve-god-alone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.contradictingbiblecontradictions.com\/?p=3755","title":{"rendered":"Should you serve God alone?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Yes<\/strong><\/span>
\n\tThen Jesus said to him, “Go, Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and serve Him only.’”
\n\tMatthew 4:10<\/strong>
\n\tDo not be called leaders; for One is your Leader, that is<\/em>, Christ.
\n\tMatthew 23:10<\/strong><\/p>\n

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No<\/strong><\/span>
\n\tSlaves, be obedient to those who are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in the sincerity of your heart, as to Christ;
\n\tEphesians 6:5<\/strong>
\n\tSlaves, in all things obey those who are your masters on earth, not with external service, as those who merely<\/em> please men, but with sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord.
\n\tColossians 3:22<\/strong>
\n\tAll who are under the yoke as slaves are to regard their own masters as worthy of all honor
\n\t1 Timothy 6:1<\/strong>
\n\tUrge<\/em> bondslaves to be subject to their own masters in everything, to be well-pleasing, not argumentative,
\n\tTitus 2:9<\/strong>
\n\t Servants, be submissive to your masters with all respect, not only to those who are good and gentle, but also to those who are unreasonable.
\n\t1 Peter 2:18<\/strong>
\n\tWives, be subject to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.
\n\tColossians 3:18<\/strong>
\n\tChildren, be obedient to your parents in all things, for this is well-pleasing to the Lord.
\n\tColossians 3:20<\/strong>
\n\t <\/p>\n

SAB Contradiction 404<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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Should God alone be served?<\/strong>
\n\tIt is always a delicate matter to talk about serving others, obedience, submission and being a slave. In the biblical world these expressions indicate remarkable attitudes even in the problematic context of slavery.
\n\tThe critic however likes to underline another aspect: the seemingly contradictory point that God is to be served alone and yet Christians are exhorted also to serve others: parents, husbands, masters.<\/p>\n

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Serving in worship<\/strong>
\n\tLooking at the precept in Matthew 4:10 we have to do with the spiritual activity<\/em> of serving God: worshipping Him and living for Him through good works. The word used for serving here is latreuo<\/em>. Outside the New Testament it can also be used (not only in a spiritual way) for serving people to get reward or payment. However in the New Testament it is a standard word for dedication to God and a godly life as well. In Romans 12:1 Christians are encouraged to give their lives in a “spiritual (rational) service of worship (latreia<\/em>)”.<\/p>\n

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Serving in practical matters<\/strong>
\n\tNone of the examples of work, service, dedication and submission in the No-list is presented as a form of latreuo<\/em> or latreia<\/em>, as spiritual service to God. Yes they are all service to God, but not worship, but practical actions in the power of the faith:
\n\t– be obedient, Ephesians 6:5
\n\t– obey, Colossians 3:22
\n\t– regard as worthy, 1 Timothy 6:1
\n\t– be subject to, Titus 6:1
\n\t– be submissive, 1 Peter 2:18
\n\t– be subject to, Colossians 3:18
\n\t– be obedient, Colossians 3:20<\/p>\n

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Conclusion<\/strong>
\n\tIt is unfair to speak of a Bible Contradiction here because serving God spiritually is different from serving people in a practical way, how much faith (grace) one may have as a source for the latter. Indeed we worship God alone and not people.
\n\t <\/p>\n

No Bible Contradiction<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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