(September 25, 2015)
Just
when I think I have something figured out (the relationship between the Father
and Son, and our duties to both), something comes along and demonstrates that I
still don’t understand. I thought after
reading Christ in Revelations about the importance of John not
worshipping Him that I understood things better. But in this Section, I see the matter is a
little more complex.
Christ
(who, from the Section heading, revealed this Section) reaffirmed that God the
Father is the only being that we should worship. But He added language that all Glory be to
the Son, both now and forever. How do
those two different principles interact (all Glory to the Son, but worship only
the Father)? With the confusion and ambiguities concerning words, how do we
determine to know what is and is not appropriate in our relationship to the
Godhead?
I don’t
think that this is an issue that will lead to our destruction if we
misunderstand it – I can’t imagine either the Father or the Son being angry if
we mistakenly apply ourselves to one or the other (after all, any Glory to the
Son is given to the Father by Him). But
understanding this, I feel, will lead to a better understanding of Them and
that can do nothing but bless my life if I can come to that understanding.
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