Are You A Cult?
Question:
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... in our church they worship
Jesus and say he is God ...
Answer:
Q1. If
you are Christ, does that mean that people worship you and that you
are God, because in our church they worship Jesus and say he is God
the son and worthy of all praise as the King of Kings and the Lord
of Lords and that every knee will bow and every tongue will confess
that He is Lord to the glory of the Father. But I get real
stuck on whether this is right. I don't want to dishonor God
if it is wrong. I always feel that the Father should be
worshipped but if Christ is God too then is it OK? Thank you
and if you are not too busy I would appreciate an answer.
A1.
God is Spirit. Spirit needs a body
to manifest on earth. This body comes to earth, like any other
body. The only difference is that the Spirit behind this body
is God (Spirit). If you realize this Spirit and Worship that
Spirit behind Christ, then it is OK. If you worship the man,
as a body, however, that body will become an obstacle on your way to
God. So if you see me as the Lord of the Lords, or the King of
the Kings, as the Spirit of God manifested on earth, then it is OK.
If you do not see this Spirit and are caught up into the
manifestation and physical body, then I become an obstacle on your
way to God!
Most churches are in this second stage of
worshipping Christ, as a man who ascended to heaven, etc. It
is these exaggerated states that cut them off from God and they can
no longer see God in every being and all things. Therefore the
Messenger becomes more important than the Message and God.
When such a situation occurs, a personality cult is created and the
followers are cut off from the Grace and His Presence! Some
branches of Christianity even have statues and images in their
churches, when God clearly said that you should not worship any
images!
