The simplest way to define worship is that it is to attribute worth to God’s revealed character. The command to “ascribe to the Lord the glory due to His name” in Psalm 29:2 does not mean we add anything to God. It simply means that we acknowledge Him for who He is and in this way glorify or honor Him. This is precisely what is being done in heaven (Revelation 4:11, 5:12).

— Bill Thrasher, Theologieprofessor und Autor

Related Bible passage: PSA.29.2

Topics: Joy & Gratitude, Church & Congregation

Bill Thrasher

Bill Thrasher ist ein US-amerikanischer evangelikaler Theologe und Autor, der seit 1980 am Moody Theological Seminary in Chicago lehrt. Bekanntheit erlangte er vor allem durch seine Veröffentlichungen zu den Themen Gebet, Seelsorge und geistliche Reifung. Bibellesern vermitteln seine Schriften praxisnahe theologische Impulse, um das Gebet als vertrauensvolle Beziehung zu Gott im Alltag zu vertiefen.

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