When you ask “why be moral?” your answer needs to be more than, “Because it’s the right thing to do.” That is circular. What makes something the right thing? What goal does a man achieve by doing right?
Some answer that, “Virtue is it’s own reward.” Others answer that “Morality benefits others, and that is what really matters.”
But what motivation does Scripture offer? Your life. Your reward.
God has called us to be worshipers. He calls us to sing; but not only to sing. He calls us to lift our hearts to him in all aspects of life. Worship means much more than singing.
“Is it worth it to go to church this week?” Sometimes we all ask it.
Apparently we aren’t the first.
I often hear the misquote: “It is better to give than to receive.”
Paul relays this maxim from Jesus in Acts 20:35.
The error? Jesus did not say “It is better…” Rather, he said, “It is more blessed…”
In biblical worship what is God’s role? What is ours?
We see the answer, of all places, in the middle of an ancient Jewish battle. Here is the story of how God worked through his people’s praises and received the glory.
