And God spake all these words, saying,
"I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. Thou shalt have no other gods before me. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments."
God commands the HOW as well as the WHO when it comes to worship.
The first commandment states WHO.
The second commandment states HOW.
In other words, God commands that we worship Him alone as Lord and Savior. So far, so good. You are not permitted to worship anyone or anything else other than Him.
But you cannot fashion for yourself something to worship and justify it by calling it God. You cannot mold a golden calf, call it YHWH, and expect the God and Creator of heaven and earth to receive that kind of worship.
Worship is not just about WHO we're honoring, but HOW we're doing it. If you love another, you forsake the Lord. If you love Him by doing something He hates, you forsake the Lord, even if you address the card to Him.
God has not been unclear about WHO He is and HOW He is to be approached.
John 14:6
I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by Me.
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