No, God never says to make up your own worship—in fact, He commands the opposite. Throughout Scripture, God establishes specific ways to worship Him and rejects worship that is based on human invention. Here’s how you can respond to someone who believes worship is up to personal preference:
1. Worship Must Be in Spirit and Truth (John 4:23-24)
“But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him. God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.”
• Key point: Worship isn’t based on personal preference—it must be rooted in truth, which comes from God, not personal opinion.
2. Unauthorized Worship is Rejected (Leviticus 10:1-3)
Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, offered “strange fire” (unauthorized worship), and God struck them down.
• Key point: If worship were up to us, God wouldn’t have rejected them for doing it their way.
3. Jesus Condemns Man-Made Worship (Mark 7:6-8)
“This people honors Me with their lips, but their heart is far from Me. In vain they worship Me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.”
• Key point: Worship must be God’s way, not based on human traditions or personal ideas.
4. The Church Was Given Authority Over Worship (Matthew 28:19-20, 1 Timothy 3:15)
• Jesus commanded the Apostles to teach and establish the Church, not for each person to decide worship on their own.
• The Church is called the “pillar and foundation of truth” (1 Timothy 3:15)—not individual opinions.
How to Respond Simply:
“Nowhere does God say to ‘make up your own worship.’ From the Old Testament to Jesus’ teachings, worship must be in spirit and truth, not personal preference. If worship was just ‘do whatever you feel,’ God wouldn’t have rejected people for worshiping the wrong way. The Church, not individuals, was given the authority to establish worship.”
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