Is Your Devotion to God Misguided?
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[On-Screen text graphic]That’s in the Bible! LIVE Brother Bob Pellien: Welcome everyone to a live studio taping of That’s in the Bible! The Bible is always the basis of our teachings here in the Church Of Christ, because the Bible answers questions about proper worship, questions about the right relationship with God and most importantly, salvation - That’s in the Bible! It has been said that man is a religious being. Recorded history of the earliest known civilizations bear witness to man’s relentless attempt to return to His creator. Since ancient times, mankind has sought ways to win back God's favor which well, they lost when sin was committed by who? Yes, the first couple whose names, Adam and Eve, in the garden of Eden. This transgression committed by that first couple has caused well, the fall of mankind from the Lord’s graces, eviction eventually of course, his eviction from paradise. He therefore gave up, mankind therefore gave up their right to serve the Almighty.  The history of religion is a thrilling account of man’s unending quest to be reconciled with God, his maker; and his innate desire to search for his God, return to his God, and respond to the impulse to worship Him. We have that, an impulse to worship Him. It’s man’s natural response to an invitation from our ever compassionate benefactor. Throughout history, how has mankind often responded to his need to serve God, and what’s important for us to learn together, right now, today in this study? The question that we pose together now is: how can we truly return to God? Our study together now is the study of man’s worship and if in fact people are truly worshiping the Creator or, this is important, or something else? Even unknowingly. We received lots of questions about this concept about whether the different worship are all truly acceptable to God. Is there truly a devotion, a worship that is misguided and not acceptable to God? What is it that God wants all people to do? He wants me to do it, He wants everyone to do this. What is it? Let’s begin opening the Holy Scriptures. We turn to the writings of the prophet Malachi, chapter 3, verse 7. [On-screen text graphic]Ever since the time of your forefathers you have turned away from my decrees  and have not kept them. Return to me, and I will return to you,” says the LORD Almighty.[Malachi 3:7 New International Version] Brother Bob: So people are right! They’re right and correct in their earnest effort to return to God, it’s what He’s expecting. However, what’s the problem then? Well many have tried to return to God traveling the wrong path. Of course if you take the wrong path you’re not going to get to where you’re hoping your destination to be - the wrong path, instead of taking what Jesus called the “narrow doorway.” Jesus of course, being the son of God, he spoke in the book of Matthew, chapter 7, verse 13 and 14, he spoke of a “narrow gate.” What else did he say about that narrow gate? He said few find it, that narrow path that leads to life. How did Apostle Paul describe what is the mistake that has been embraced by far too many? And we’re glad that you’re here tonight because we want to share this with you so that the same mistakes would not be made. Apostle Paul in fact wrote it to the Romans and we’ll turn there to Romans, chapter 10, verses 2 and 3. [On-screen text graphic]I can assure you that they are deeply devoted to God; but their devotion is not based on true knowledge. They have not known the way in which God puts people right with himself, and instead, they have tried to set up their own way; and so they did not submit themselves to God's way of putting people right.
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