Elizabeth and Pollywog! ❤️6 days, 11 hours ago
In context, Jesus is speaking to the Samaritan woman at the well. Jews believed worship should happen in Jerusalem, Samaritans believed on Mount Gerizim. Jesus shifts the focus away from where worship happens to how and who we worship.
“To worship in spirit” means worship isn’t merely outward rituals, locations, traditions, or going through motions... it comes from a heart transformed by the Holy Spirit, sincere and genuine.
“To worship in truth” means worship according to what is true about God, revealed through His Word and through Christ...“I am the way, the truth…”. Not worship based on feelings alone, personal preference, or false ideas about who God is.
So together worshipping in spirit and truth means loving, obeying, honoring, and seeking God with a sincere heart and according to the truth He has revealed.
You can sing worship songs every Sunday and still not worship in spirit and truth if your heart is far from Him. Likewise, strong emotions alone aren’t proof of true worship if they aren’t rooted in truth.
John is a great place to start reading because Jesus explains so much. Keep asking questions as you go.
“To worship in spirit” means worship isn’t merely outward rituals, locations, traditions, or going through motions... it comes from a heart transformed by the Holy Spirit, sincere and genuine.
“To worship in truth” means worship according to what is true about God, revealed through His Word and through Christ...“I am the way, the truth…”. Not worship based on feelings alone, personal preference, or false ideas about who God is.
So together worshipping in spirit and truth means loving, obeying, honoring, and seeking God with a sincere heart and according to the truth He has revealed.
You can sing worship songs every Sunday and still not worship in spirit and truth if your heart is far from Him. Likewise, strong emotions alone aren’t proof of true worship if they aren’t rooted in truth.
John is a great place to start reading because Jesus explains so much. Keep asking questions as you go.

























