justbyfaith
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Actually, it is a sin to worship the Father independent of Jesus. For He is the only way to the Father, John 14:6. See also 1 John 2:23.Well without any compromise, just with an open understanding, let me suggest this. I will try and be precise and not make a general or easily misused statement.
As long as we know that the Father, our God Almighty is the one true God that is to be only worshipped, we can show ‘worship’ also to our Lord Jesus if and only if we have in our heart and mind that we are worshipping the Father because Jesus is the Lamb, the Messiah, and his Son.
If we ‘worship’ Jesus our Savior in any other way, independent of the Father, then we worship an idol.
Every believer must find a way to clearly delineate this in their heart, comfortably and confidentially. Of course, we must first believe that Jesus is never God. I believe that this is the rub here.
The subject of ‘bowing down,’ ‘worshipping’ and giving honor or respect is an extensive Biblical study. It really involved history and its cultural use to a great extent. Too long to develop in Posts, back and forth.
Bless you,
APAK
We are all to honour Him as we honour the Father.
That means that if we honour the Father as God, we honour the Son also as God.