Praise To praise (« Hallel » or « Hallal » in Hebrew) means to celebrate, praise, glorify, be madly enthusiastic. The word “alleluia” derives its origin from this term, and means: “Praise the Lord”.  The Greek word which, in the New Testament, corresponds to «Hallel», is «ainéo», which means: praise, celebrate. To praise God is to recognize who He […]

To worship God is to give Him the only place that belongs to Him in everything: the first. To worship Him is to express our reverence to Him, that is a holy fear mixed with deep respect for Who He is. Luke 4:8 « 8And Jesus answered and said unto him, Get thee behind me, Satan: […]

God created us to serve in praise of His glory (Ephesians 1:11-14). Ephésians 1 : 11-14 « 11In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will: 12That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted […]

In the Old Testament, certain forms of worship are reprobated by God (Isaiah 1:11-15). He can reject what we think is appropriate. When the New Testament states that there is an approved worship of God, it also implies that certain attitudes or activities are not at all pleasing to Him. Hebrews 12 : 28 « 28Wherefore we […]

Man must be sufficiently enlightened to the object of his worship, lest he become an idolater, which the Bible condemns without any ambiguity. To be an idolater is to worship any person or object other than God Himself. True worship is always exclusive: it begins and ends with God. He is both the Source and […]