Traditions or Commandments? | Matthew 15:1-9

[@randallwittman2720]

Should we worship Jesus.?? Does worship mean WORSHIP? The verb σεβομαι (sebomai) means to revere, worship or do homage to, particularly accompanied with feelings of shame or humility. It basically expresses the sentiments of an inferior, weaker or less formidable party when facing a superior one. But although it's tempting to read a typically religious quality into our verb, religious reverence the way we moderns know it is essentially political and stems from the idea that the deity is a king - a willful ruler who comes with an extended government of dignitaries, spokespeople and enforcers - which is a relatively modern invention. Our verb appears to have originated in a time when tribes were family groups governed by their own elders, prior to the kind of social stratification that would support complex centralized governments, and therefore, probably, expresses reverence for natural forces (the wind, thunder, bigger animals).

[@carlnorton2757]

could the Lord be telling us to keep the true Sabbath day of the Creator of heaven and earth instead of what has become the traditional Sabbath day observed by the church today? are we taking the name of the Lord in vain by keeping the traditions of men. Remember the Sabbath day. which since the beginning had always been the 7th day of the week. which is not Sunday but rather the day before Sunday. for in 6 days the Lord created. and on the 7th he rested.