"in the Spirit"

[shazeep]

Originally Posted by Pressing-On

One thing I would like to say is that the Apostles taught more on "worship" than they did on Acts 2:38. Everything comes into play when we worship.

Notice these scriptures - Acts 1:4; Ephesians 6:18; Philippians 4:6 - "in prayer/worship and supplication/petition", "with all prayer/worship and supplication/petition"; "by prayer/worship and supplication/petition".

Worship should always precede petition.

Notice when studying the word "prayer" that the definition "worship" G4335 is used more often.

We would see more things happen if we focused on "worship" rather than whether or not it is allowable to speak in tongues in church, at home or ever again after the initial infilling. JMO.

Amen! And note that one must put the Book down to worship, which btw cannot--or anyway does not--happen in a church building. "Worship" means "follow."

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by shazeep

Amen! And note that one must put the Book down to worship, which btw cannot--or anyway does not--happen in a church building. "Worship" means "follow."

The definition for "worship" that is used most in the NT is proskuneō. Notice that it is very close to proseuchomai, which is the most used definition for "pray".

In the Greek, "worship" means to "kiss the hand" or "meaning to kiss, like a dog licking his master’s hand".

It means, metaphorically, that we trust God "entirely" with our care and that is, or should be, our heart and focus when we commune with God.