Adoração
A adoração é a resposta do coração humano à majestade de Deus. Deus é Espírito e importa que os que o adoram o adorem em espírito e em verdade — com todo o ser.
Adorar em espírito
Deus é Espírito e importa que os adoradores o adorem em espírito e em verdade. A adoração verdadeira brota do coração.
Louvor e reverência
Vinde, adoremos e prostremo-nos. Louvai ao Senhor! Todo ser que respira louve o nome glorioso do Senhor.
Declarações de adoração
Tu és digno, Senhor, de receber glória e honra! Ao Senhor pertence a grandeza, o poder, a glória e a majestade.
Sacrifício de louvor
Por meio de Jesus ofereçamos sempre sacrifício de louvor. Cantai ao Senhor, celebrai em salmos — enchei-vos do Espírito.
Adoração como vida
Exaltai ao Senhor, prostrai-vos ante o escabelo dos seus pés. A adoração genuína transforma o adorador e agrada o Criador.
17 The fear of the Lord was upon all nations, so great was the glory of the Lord, which was upon his people. And the Lord blessed the land, and they were blessed upon the mountains, and upon the high places, and did flourish.
11 And I, God, said: Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, the fruit tree yielding fruit, after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed should be in itself upon the earth, and it was so even as I spake.
Falsa adoração
Não terás outros deuses diante de mim. Não adorarás ídolos. A adoração exclusiva ao Senhor é mandamento inegociável.
5 O Assyrian, the rod of mine anger, and the staff in their hand is their indignation.
9 I also have charity for the Gentiles. But behold, for none of these can I hope except they shall be reconciled unto Christ, and enter into the narrow gate, and walk in the strait path which leads to life, and continue in the path until the end of the day of probation.10 And now, my beloved brethren, and also Jew, and all ye ends of the earth, hearken unto these words and believe in Christ; and if ye believe not in these words believe in Christ. And if ye shall believe in Christ ye will believe in these words, for they are the words of Christ, and he hath given them unto me; and they teach all men that they should do good.
2 And he fenced it, and gathered out the stones thereof, and planted it with the choicest vine, and built a tower in the midst of it, and also made a wine-press therein; and he looked that it should bring forth grapes, and it brought forth wild grapes.
11 Wo unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink, that continue until night, and wine inflame them!
Exemplos de adoração
Jó adorou em meio ao sofrimento. Esdras adorou na restauração. Paulo e Silas adoraram na prisão — e Deus respondeu.
20 Salt Lake City, Utah, September 30, 1978.
22 And for this cause wo shall come unto you except ye shall repent. For if ye will not repent, behold, this great city, and also all those great cities which are round about, which are in the land of our possession, shall be taken away that ye shall have no place in them; for behold, the Lord will not grant unto you strength, as he has hitherto done, to withstand against your enemies.
2 Now this Amlici had, by his cunning, drawn away much people after him; even so much that they began to be very powerful; and they began to endeavor to establish Amlici to be a king over the people.
5 And, behold, it is because that you did not continue as you commenced, when you began to translate, that I have taken away this privilege from you.