Mat 4:10 Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
To worship anything else is the sin of Idolotry.
Funny how you would pull this ONE scripture completely out of context and try to use that to SAY something in utter contradiction to the MULTITUDE of scripture. Let me show you the TRUTH:
Matthew 23:11
King James Version (KJV)
11 But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant.
Hmmmmm.........he that serves the MOST shall be the greatest among us?
John 13:
4 He riseth from supper, and laid aside his garments; and took a towel, and girded himself.
5 After that he poureth water into a bason, and began to wash the disciples' feet, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he was girded.
6 Then cometh he to Simon Peter: and Peter saith unto him, Lord, dost thou wash my feet?
7 Jesus answered and said unto him, What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter.
8 Peter saith unto him, Thou shalt never wash my feet. Jesus answered him, If I wash thee not, thou hast no part with me.
9 Simon Peter saith unto him, Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head.
10 Jesus saith to him, He that is washed needeth not save to wash his feet, but is clean every whit: and ye are clean, but not all.
11 For he knew who should betray him; therefore said he, Ye are not all clean.
12 So after he had washed their feet, and had taken his garments, and was set down again, he said unto them, Know ye what I have done to you?
13 Ye call me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for so I am.
14 If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another's feet.
15 For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you.
16 Verily, verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him.
17 If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them.
Isn't this an example of Christ offering SERVICE to His disciples?
Didn't I already offer that the worship I offer to God is RESERVED for God and God alone? So aren't you REALLY just trying to 'play with words'?
The response that Christ offered that you quoted was in reference to Satan offering Christ the nations of the world IF Christ would BOW DOWN and WORSHIP him, (Satan), AS GOD.
So how do you compare the words that I offered to bowing down and worshiping my wife, my children or my neighbors AS GOD? When I distinctly offered that I DO NOT worship them AS God. That the worship that I offer God is offered to GOD ALONE.
The word 'worship':
wor·ship (wûr
sh
p)
n.1. a. The reverent love and devotion accorded a deity, an idol, or a sacred object.
b. The ceremonies, prayers, or other religious forms by which this love is expressed.
2. Ardent devotion; adoration.
3. often
Worship Chiefly British Used as a form of address for magistrates, mayors, and certain other dignitaries: Your Worship.
v. wor·shiped or
wor·shipped,
wor·ship·ing or
wor·ship·ping,
wor·ships
v.tr.1. To honor and love as a deity.
2. To regard with ardent or adoring esteem or devotion. See Synonyms at
revere1.
v.intr.1. To participate in religious rites of worship.
2. To perform an act of worship.
[Middle English worshipe,
worthiness, honor, from Old English weorthscipe : weorth,
worth; see
worth1 + -scipe,
-ship.]
wor
ship·er,
wor
ship·per n.
worship [ˈwɜːʃɪp]
vb -ships,
-shipping,
-shipped US,
-ships -shiping,
-shiped1. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms)
(tr) to show profound religious devotion and respect to; adore or venerate (God or any person or thing considered divine)
2. (tr) to be devoted to and full of admiration for
3. (intr) to have or express feelings of profound adoration
4. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms)
(intr) to attend services for worship
5. (tr) Obsolete to honour
n1. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) religious adoration or devotion
2. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) the formal expression of religious adoration; rites, prayers, etc.
3. admiring love or devotion
4. Archaic dignity or standing
Admiring love or devotion. That one is good enough for me. That is EXACTLY what I expressed in my last post.
The Bible tells us NOT to worship ANYTHING other than God AS God. The word worship simply means 'admiring love or devotion. I am DEVOTED to my wife and my children and my neighbors. I offer an admiring love to each as well. I do NOT bow to them nor attempt to worship them AS GOD.
So above I have shown examples of Christ SERVING His disciples, (so your offering is obviously out of context or Christ would have been DISOBEYING that very command). And I have shown that 'worship' is NOT what you have been TAUGHT to believe that it is.
Blessings,
MEC