[Stacey]

You pose an excellent question. And the answers thus far are interesting. Of course not everyone worships Jesus. And not everyone who considers themselves Christian ‘worships’ Jesus. God clearly outlines in the Bible (it is common for someone to say ‘God says…’ and be referring to God’s Word, the Bible) to not worship any others and images, both in the Hebrew and Greek Scriptures (Old and New Testament, respectively). Further, in Isaiah 42:8 God speaks of Him not even giving His glory to anyone or anything else. So, if God won’t even do that himself, one should ask ‘Why do I think I can worship something other than God if He’s not even saying he would allow that? Nowhere in the Bible is it indicated that we should worship Jesus, nor consider Jesus to be God. Scriptures throughout the Bible refer to Jesus as God’s son. Of the few times that God’s voice was actually heard, I believe two of them were situations in which God was stating Jesus to be God’s son – ‘This is my Son, the beloved, whom I have approved.’ (Matthew 3:17) Jesus’ purpose on earth was also clear – not to be worshiped, but to give us an example to follow (1 Peter 2:21) and most importantly, to provide a ransom sacrifice for us to have a hope for everlasting life. (John 3:16)

Other aspects of Jesus existence are spelled out for us. Things such as we must offer our prayers on the basis of Jesus’ sacrifice, Jesus is the appointed king of God’s Kingdom and so forth. Despite all these important roles Jesus played in our history and will play in our future, God never indicated that we should worship Jesus, that we should make images of him, that we should consider Jesus as the same person as God.

I know you’re supposed to answer these Y? Forum questions if you have firsthand experience of the answer. Mine isn’t firsthand because I don’t worship Jesus. I do give great consideration to his life, his sacrifice, and all that he means for our future. So I am writing to say that there are Christians who do not worship Jesus. Rather, I give whole-souled devotion to God, as is asked. (Matthew 22:37, Exodus 20:5)

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Name : Stacey, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Jehovahs Witness, Age : 28, City : Boston, State : MA, Country : United States, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,