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VIETNAMESE ARTICLES
22 June 2007
Worship the Creator
God created human
beings with a concept of worship, so we see many different religions
with all kinds of “gods”. Some tribes worship their god of the
mountain, god of the river, or god of the sun, etc. Some religions
worship an honorable human being. Some groups worship a living creature
like a bird, a tiger, a cow, a pig, a snake, etc. In brief, they
“worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is
blessed for ever.” (Rom 1:25). Many worship idols, a picture,
a statue, or a philosophy of life. Some worship the gods of love, of
strength, or of healing, etc. Many also worship the Creator but
according to their own ideas or to the words of men passed down to them.
They do not know the truth about the Creator, whom they are worshipping
nor how to worship according to His will. Many do not believe nor
worship God, and regard themselves as atheists, but actually they are
“gods” themselves. Many only desire to earn much more money, their “god
of materialism” or to enjoy their worldly lives, their “god of
pleasures,” etc.
How can we know the
truth about the Creator, where we come from, where we shall go, and how
to worship according to His will? God has revealed Himself, His will,
His love and power through His creation in Nature, through His words
written in the Holy Scripture, and through His only begotten Son, the
Lord Jesus Christ. The Scripture says, “Because that which may be
known of God is manifest in them…
from the creation of the world are clearly seen…”
(Rom 1:19-20), and “No man hath seen God at any time; the only
begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him”
(John 1:18). Through God’s Word, we know that He wants us to turn
“to God from idols to serve the living and true God,” the
Creator alone (1 Thess 1:9; Rev 14:7; 22:9).
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