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Andrew Willington
M.Th. Part One
Life Christian University,
Tampa, Florida, USA
Campus-Bhilai, CG
Email-andrewwillington0@gmail.com
Mobile no. 9730549959
Date: 7th
Feb. 2023
Name of faculty: Rev., Dr Brian D’Souza
Subject: True Worship
“A Critical Study of True Worshippers in the Bible and their impact on the lives of
Believers in the Present Scenario”
Research Paper
Abstract:
This research paper aims to investigate the illustrations of ‘True Worshippers in the Holy
Scriptures’ and how they exercise a great impact on the faithful in the present scenario and
also attempts to express the application of learning from them in the researcher’s secret place.
Noaha’s sacrificial worship was tremendous. Abraham was one of the ultimate worshippers
of God. David began to worship God by singing psalms, and the words of praise were
proceeding through his mouth continuously as he always wanted to worship God by praising
and admiring Him all day and night. God granted him victory in all the battles which he
fought with the heathen. After having examined Davidic worship life, I have learnt to
propitiate the Lord as I regard that it is insufficient to utter or execute certain aspects,
however, my heart has to be in the proper place first, as it is this that words of David’s mouth
as well as his actions that portray characteristics of the sort of worship, pleasing to God.

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The true worshippers in the Bible have exerted a great impact on my life. I have to praise and
worship my living God in the very situation of this pilgrimage of my life. I must do so to
which I assign the first and foremost priority, and this is what I wish to do in this terrestrial as
well as in the ensuing eternal life i.e. Celestial life as it is a great office to execute true
worship of the Ancient of Days
Keywords: the Ancient of Days, Noah, Abraham, David, God, the Bible, True, Worship,
Secret, Place,
Introduction:
There are several illustrations of ‘true worshippers’ in the Bible, and thus much can be
learned from them as salvation depends on how the personal relations are with God, and
those learnings can be applied in the secret place. True Worship plays a prominent part in a
believer’s life, and thus the researcher’s life has not been left uninfluenced.
The fact is that “True Worship” is the common thread, which is the mutual denomination
—the necessary element and the most important concern that intertwines all of eternity as
one. (Burgdorf 2010, 2)
‘Worship is the most misjudged term in the Christian patois, and it is a fiery theme,
although ‘ most discussion addresses praise and misses worship’. What John M.
Frame(1996) points out is pertinent:
Worship is the work of acknowledging the greatness of our covenant Lord.
In Scripture, two groups of Hebrew and Greek terms are translated as “worship.” The
first group refers to“labour” or“service.”

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In the context of worship, these terms refer primarily to the service of God carried out
by the priests in the tabernacle and the temple during the Old Testament period. The
second group of terms means literally “bowing” or “bending the knee,” hence “paying
homage, honouring the worth of someone else.”The English
term worship, from worth, has the same connotation. From the first group of terms,
we may conclude that worship is active. It is something we do, a verb (as well as a
noun), to borrow from the title of a recent book by Robert Webber. Even at this early
point in our study, we can see that worship is far different from entertainment. In
worship, we are not to be passive but to participate. From the second group of
terms, we learn that worship is honouring someone superior to us. It is therefore
not pleasing ourselves, but pleasing someone else. Immediately the question How can
worship be made better? has a focus: better not primarily for ourselves, but better for
the one we seek to honour. It may be that worship that is better for him will also be
better for us. But our first concern must be to please him; any benefits for us will be
secondary. So, worship is performing service to honour somebody other than
ourselves. It is both “adoration and action,” to quote from the title of another recent
book.
Scripture uses all of these terms on the human level, referring to relationships among
human beings. We serve one another, and we honour one another. But there is a
special sense in which God alone is worthy of worship. The first of the Ten
Commandments says, “You shall have no other gods before me” (Ex.20:3). God, who
is called Yahweh (“LORD”) in the Decalogue, is entitled to a unique honour, one that
is not to be shared with anybody else. The fifth commandment, “Honor your father

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and your mother,” makes it plain that human beings also deserve honour. But that
honour may not compete with the honour we owe to the Lord himself (2).
It is ‘True worship’ which has a destination as there is a place which paves the way to
reach God’s presence.
It is this that the Bible has several exemplary illustrations of True Worshippers who
can teach us the aspects of true worship for intensifying our relations with God.
1. Noah :
Noah in the Old Testament of the Bible worshipped God in Spirit and Truth. He knew
how powerful true worship was. He built an altar for God and truly worshipped Him
offering a sacrifice. His sacrificial worship was tremendous. Leaving the ark, Noah
made a sacrifice to God, which was a pleasing aroma to Him. It is this that the faithful
are a worshipping people, as Israel would learn, and that worship was to take the form
of giving God some of the best of what was His. The redeemed of the Lord offer Him
the praise of the lips (Heb. 13:15), the best of their possessions(Prov.3:9), and the
willingness and humility of their spirits.
After Noah made the sacrifice, God promised that He would never curse the ground in
that way gain. It is the continuity of the seasons which is utter evidence of God’s
bearing. (Gen. 8:20-22)
It may be said that it was the upshot of true and genuine worship that the blessings of
seasons, reaping as well as sowing and the delight of seasons are enjoyed. The land is
irrigated and also cultivated due to rainfall. These are all the boons that true worship
had produced. Not only that but true worship pacified God’s kindled fury and grants
prosperity to all the nations of the globe.
I learnt from the life of Noah that I should truly worship God in all circumstances. It
is not futile and worthless to put my trust in the Lord, as God is a just and living deity.

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The following aspects are to be applied in my secret place:
I. I should not lose my trust in God.
II. I should truly worship God.
III. I should obey Him and all His commands, as it is beneficial for me.
IV. I should truly worship the Ancient of Days in a secret place daily.ss
2. Abraham:
Abraham was one of the ultimate worshipers of God of all time. He exhibited exceptional
virtues. we all need to emulate him in worship. One may be a churchgoer, but not a true
worshiper. One may be in the Choir, but not be a true worshiper. One may be a pastor, and
not be a true worshiper. One may be a singer, but not a true worshiper. He worshipped in
obedience. When God asked him to go to Moriah and sacrifice his only son, he obeyed and
went. By his obedience, he placed God first before himself. Worship is not about us; it is all
about God. It is about satisfying God before anything else. Some of us worship God due to
what we get, but Abraham worshipped God out of love and obedience.
Abraham made obedience to God a priority. “So Abraham rose early in the morning and
saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son…” Once God
spoke to him, he obeyed. He did not even consult his wife, Sarah, who most probably would
have stopped him from going ahead with his plans. He rose early to obey God.
He worshipped God with what he loved most. “Take now your son, your only son Isaac,
whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one
of the mountains of which I shall tell you.” (Gen. 22: 2). Abraham loved God more than his
son. That is true worship. If a thing matters to you more than God, then you are not a true
worshiper. He loved Isaac but loved God more.

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He worshipped God with his best, his only son. He did not hold back his best from God.
He gave all to God. He was willing to sacrifice his best. If you withhold your best from God,
then you cannot go far with Him. If you withhold your best from God, then you are not ready
to get something better than what you have.
He worshipped God without distraction. “And Abraham said to his young men, “Stay here
with the donkey; the lad [a] and I will go yonder and worship, and we will come back to
you.”(Gen. 22:5). He dropped his two servants to go to Moriah, with Isaac alone. His two
servants would have dissuaded him from sacrificing Isaac.
Abraham teaches us that worship requires faith. Isaac said to him, “Look, the fire and the
wood, but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?”(Gen.22:7). And Abraham said, “My son,
God will provide for Himself the lamb for a burnt offering.” So, the two of them went
together. There is a supernatural provision in the place of worship. When we worship God,
He gives us what we don’t have.
Abraham obtained the reward of a worshipper. God blessed him and said, “By Myself I
have sworn, says the Lord, because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son,
your only son— blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply your descendants as
the stars of the heaven and as the sand which is on the seashore; and your descendants shall
possess the gate of their enemies. In your seed, all the nations of the earth shall be blessed,
because you have obeyed My voice.”(Gen.22:16).
He, the progeny of Noah, was a matchless true worshipper who worshipped the Lord in
truth and spirit, being the object of blessings that the Ancient of Days had bestowed upon his
soul, being visited by God ten times.
The following entities I have learnt from Abraham:
1. I shall render priority to God in every aspect of my life.

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2. I shall be obedient to Him in every situation of my life.
3. I will ascribe the first and foremost place to the Lord in my life.
4. I will truly worship Him.
3. David :
After David had taken Jerusalem from the Jebusites and made it the capital of united Israel
and Judah. It was his heartfelt desire to establish a place of worship for Jehovah, however, his
desire was left unfulfilled. It was fulfilled when the ark of the covenant was brought back to a
permanent resting place in Jerusalem(1 Chronicles 13:3).
Ps. Ashish Raichur Rightly Remarks:
‘David, after becoming king, built and established, what is known as the Tabernacle
of David. The Tabernacle of David refers to the tent that King David set up on Mt.
Zion when He returned the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem (1Chr. 15:1). Within
this tent, a new order of worship was instituted which was unlike anything that it
originally written and sung as prophetic songs of worship in David’s tabernacle
(Raicur 2022).
David began to worship God by singing psalms, and the words of praise were proceeding
through his mouth continuously as he always wanted to worship God by praising and
admiring Him all day and night. God granted him victory in all the battles which he fought
with the heathen.
King David, known as an illustration of God’s true worshipper, was the man after God’s
heart and he did what God’s will was for him(Acts 13:22). It seems that David had
comprehended the significance of bearing an adjacent association with God.

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After having examined Davidic worship life, I have learnt to propitiate the Lord as I
regard that it is insufficient to utter or execute certain aspects, however, my heart has to be in
the proper place first, as it is this that words of David’s mouth as well as his actions that
portray characteristics of the sort of worship, pleasing to God.
Firstly, he was the worshipper of the broken and contrite Heart. As he says in Psalm 51: 16,
17)“ You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it; you do not take pleasure in burnt
offerings.” “ My sacrifice, O God, is a broken heart, God, will not despise”
Secondly, he was a passionate and focused worshipper(Psalm 63:1-5; 2 Samuel 6:12-15).
He worshipped God in the court, fields and battles. Everything David thought, felt and did
was motivated by a desire to give glory to his Heavenly Father. For him, worship was a real
reflex action, and in a way, as crucial as breathing.
The application of the learnings from Davidic worship life will occur in my secret place as
follows:
1. In every situation when David was restless, fearful, awful, and scared, he leaned on
the Lord and worshipped Him and he was rewarded with victory over his foes.
I will also worship God in all the circumstances of my life and will walk on the path
of victory.
2. David was always engrossed in true worship even in trials and tribulations. I will also
spare time in my secret place.
3. David always praised and worshipped God, I also desire to worship God in spirit and
truth in my secret place.
Conclusion:
It may be said that it was the upshot of true and genuine worship that the blessings of
seasons, reaping as well as sowing and the delight of seasons are enjoyed. The land is

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irrigated and also cultivated due to rainfall. These are all the boons that true worship had
produced. Not only that but true worship pacified God’s kindled fury and grants prosperity to
all the nations of the globe.
The true worshippers in the Bible have exerted a great impact on my life. I have to praise
and worship my living God in the very situation of this pilgrimage of my life. I must do so to
which I assign the first and foremost priority, and this is what I wish to do in this terrestrial as
well as in the ensuing eternal life i.e. Celestial life as it is a great office to execute true
worship of the Ancient of Days. It has been determined that I will be a true worshipper of
God and the summum bonum of my life will be true worship that I will follow and teach the
same to others.
References
Burgdorf, Jim. 2010. Worship- The Gateway to God, Student Lecture Outline, LCU. Tampa, Florida:
LCU.
Fraser, John M. 1996. Worship in Truth and Spirit. New Jersey: PQR Publishing.
2011. Holy Bible(NIV). Michigan: Biblica.
Raicur, Ps. Ashish. 2022. "David, The Worshipper(Part 1)." All Peoples' Church and World Outreach 1.