WORSHIP
(See also Freedom of Worship; God; Gods [Goddesses]; Obeisance; Pure Worship of Jehovah—Restored At Last! [Book]; Religion; Veneration)
(Note centered headings below: False Worship; True Worship)
altars: nwt 1692; w03 2/15 28-30
angels refuse worship (Re 19:10; 22:8, 9): w09 5/15 23-24; re 278, 314
at shrines: wp16.2 8-10
choosing: w09 8/1 4; g02 4/22 10-11; w01 6/1 13-15; w01 8/1 4-6; kl 43, 45-52; w94 6/1 8-12; rs 328-330; g89 1/8 6-7; g88 8/8 3-11; w87 10/1 4-7; g87 9/8 8-11
test of a creed is its ability to change behavior in daily life (quote): g89 6/8 27
discussion: it-2 1210-1212; rr 10
Greek words: it-1 217; it-2 1211; w91 12/1 15-16; rs 215
Hebrew words: it-2 1211; w91 12/1 19; w91 12/15 30
identifying the true God: wp16.4 14; w02 5/15 3-7; g99 2/8 7-9; w92 1/1 3-4; g89 12/22 11; w88 2/1 10-20
instinctive in man: g 12/08 5-6; w05 7/15 3-4; w03 7/15 7; g02 4/22 3; g02 6/8 6; w93 6/15 9; sh 72-74; g89 3/22 6
meaning of term: it-2 1210-1211; rr 10; kl 45; w90 12/1 3; w89 5/1 18
mountains associated with: it-2 445
obeisance at times implies: it-2 523
only two forms: g89 1/8 5-7
sacred service: it-2 838-839
Satan desires: rr 7-9; w09 5/1 20
whether all worship is acceptable to God: bhs 154-155; bh 145; w10 2/1 16; w09 2/1 9; ol 4-5, 19-21; w96 7/1 3-4; rs 203, 322-324
sincere worship: w11 10/1 8; w03 2/1 32; pe 31-33
whether buildings for worship are needed: w02 11/15 3-9
whether how one worships God matters: w08 6/1 9-11
whether proper to worship Jesus: g 2/06 29; g00 4/8 26-27
whether sectarian worship is acceptable to God: g88 1/8 26-27
whether weekly holy day is required: g 9/11 10-11
False Worship
(Where no references appear, see main heading)
ancestor worship:
angel worship: it-1 491; g90 3/8 21
animal worship:
Egypt (ancient): it-1 531-532, 690, 975, 1169; g89 2/8 21
India (rats): g93 11/8 29
astrology: it-1 206-207; it-2 1240; w09 3/1 9; g05 8/8 18-19; rs 144-145
zodiac: g00 11/8 26-27
bull worship: it-1 374; g97 11/22 32
calf worship:
creature worship: g03 1/8 28; w89 5/1 19-22
cross worship: rs 90-92
Christendom: bh 205; g 4/06 12-13; w89 5/1 23-26; rs 92; w88 8/1 4-5
Egypt (ancient): it-2 530; rs 91
emperor worship: w90 11/1 26
Caesarea: w89 3/15 23
Domitian: si 264
early Christians refuse: it-1 1196; w13 1/15 11; w10 5/15 5-6; w96 5/1 6; w93 1/15 24; jv 673; rs 275
Japan: sh 198-203; g89 12/22 3-7, 9
modern-day counterpart: re 42-43
Pergamum: it-2 608; w03 5/15 13
Roman Empire: it-2 533, 536, 824; w10 5/15 5-6; re 42; sh 60
flag worship: rs 274-275
fusion of true and false: w90 12/1 3-4
Ganges River: sh 121-124; g89 3/22 14-17; g89 4/8 25
high places:
identifying features: gf 18-19
idolatry:
images: it-1 1167-1168, 1185; w09 2/1 30-31; w09 11/1 9; ip-2 93, 95-96; rs 183-187; w88 8/1 3-7; g87 6/8 28
relative worship: it-1 1168; bhs 164-165; bh 155-156; w09 11/1 9; w02 7/1 5-8; rs 183-185
imaginary gods: g 2/06 28-29
magic:
money: w90 12/1 4
moon worship: it-2 429-430
mythology:
nature gods: it-2 661
of political rulership worldwide:
wild beast (Re 13:4): it-2 1211; re 191-192, 194-195
of the dead: w94 11/15 6-7
oneself: w90 12/1 4-5
relics:
results: w90 12/1 6
division: w09 6/1 13; w07 12/1 3; sh 278-280
sacred pillars:
sacred poles:
Samaritans (ancient): it-2 847-848; w90 12/1 3-4
Satanism:
Satan receives all: w90 12/1 5-6
separateness from: w06 3/15 27-31
serpents in: it-1 548; it-2 530, 898; g 3/10 22-23
Pythian serpent (Greek mythology): it-2 1027
sex worship: w87 11/1 11
Ashtoreth (Astarte): it-1 193; g93 11/22 13
Baal: w09 11/1 15; w99 4/1 29-30
Canaanites: it-1 403; w96 7/1 3; g89 2/22 20; w87 11/1 11
Egypt: rs 91
male organ: it-2 1089
Moabites: w89 9/1 31
snakes:
cobra: g96 3/22 19
spiritism:
star worship: it-2 1032
sun worship: it-2 554-555, 1043; rr 57-59; g98 1/8 13-14; sh 57-59, 191-192, 198-201
tree worship: g86 12/8 22
worship of State: g90 10/22 24-25; w89 1/1 22
True Worship
appeal to lowly people: w88 7/1 28-30
appreciation for: w14 2/15 28-29; w12 7/15 24
attitude of worshipper: ip-2 392
bans fail to prevent: w19.07 9-10
basis for peace: w89 12/15 7
basis for purpose in life: wp18.1 15
basis in historical fact: w05 10/1 9, 11
basis in reason: g 1/11 28-29; w02 4/1 3-5
benefits: w10 2/1 17; w06 9/1 6-7; ol 29-30; w90 12/1 6-7
Bible study an act of: w00 10/1 15
blessings: mwb17.09 2; w08 9/15 27-28
brought to perfected state (Zec 4:7): w06 4/15 25-26
Christianity: pc 24-26; g 1/07 19; sh 235-260; g89 6/8 24-27
during centuries of apostasy: rr 98-99; od 17-18; w12 1/15 7-8; w12 4/15 32; g89 12/22 17-19
restoration in modern times: cl 79-81; ip-2 324, 327, 330, 332; w00 10/15 25-30; w99 12/15 17-18; w98 3/1 11; w91 12/1 13-14; sh 344-354; g89 10/22 20-21; je 8-11
cleanness required: lvs 106-108; w09 8/15 22; w96 1/15 32; w89 6/1 19-20
dignity in rendering: w08 8/15 15-16
directed to Jehovah alone: rr 226-227; cl 314-315; w11 2/15 13-14; re 278-279, 314; lr 142-146; w90 12/1 3-7; w89 5/1 18-23; rs 393
discussion: it-2 1210-1212; bhs 154-170, 172-173; bh 144-162; cl 314-316; w08 9/15 26-28; kl 43, 45-52
Eden: it-2 1210; w87 5/1 4-5
elderly honored: w87 6/1 4-7
elevated (Isa 2:2; Eze 40:2; Mic 4:1): it-2 445, 1081-1082; rr 142-143, 154; ip-1 40-44; w94 12/1 11-12; w89 12/15 7
enjoyment of: it-2 120; yp1 273-281; g 7/08 19-21; g 8/07 10-11
balance with seriousness: w11 4/15 9-10
essence of: it-2 1210
existence of: w10 2/1 16
family participation: hf 29-31; km 8/07 1
fills spiritual void: g96 4/8 10-11
giving is a part of: w18.01 18; w96 11/1 28-30
hated without cause: w04 8/15 12-17
high places approved at times: it-1 1107; w10 8/1 23
history: w14 11/15 18-27
how to find: g 3/08 7-9
identifying features: bhs 155-159, 162; w14 9/15 7-11; bh 145-146, 148-151; w11 8/1 16-17; w10 2/1 17; rk 26-27; w09 6/1 14-15; g 3/08 9; g 1/07 19; lr 214; w01 2/1 10; w01 6/1 13-15; dg 29-30; gf 16-17; w96 4/15 16-21; rq 26-27; g95 5/8 20-21; w94 6/1 11-12; jv 706-709; w91 9/1 19; w91 12/1 16-20; sh 344-345, 377; pe 29-31, 45-46, 184-190; rs 203-204, 283-284, 328-330; w88 2/1 16-20; g87 2/8 26-27; g87 9/8 8-10; tp 33
Bible respected: w12 1/15 4-8; w12 3/1 4; w09 8/1 8-9; rq 26-27; pe 187-188
Bible use not enough: w94 6/1 10-11
during last days: dp 286-305
love: w15 11/15 23-24; w09 6/1 14; w09 8/1 6-8; w09 11/15 20; w07 3/1 5-7; cf 177; jv 30, 710-712
miracles per se not: ol 22, 24; jv 705; g89 3/8 8-10
morality: w09 8/1 5-6
recognized by fruits: g89 3/8 10; w88 2/1 16-17; g88 3/8 19; w87 7/15 29
Israel (ancient): g89 2/22 17-20
after Ark brought to Jerusalem: w05 10/1 11
during dwelling in Egypt: g89 2/8 22
Hezekiah’s zeal for: it-1 1103; mwb16.01 2-3; w13 11/15 17-18; w09 6/15 9-10
Jehoshaphat promotes: it-1 1271; w09 6/15 12-13; be 13-14
Josiah restores: it-2 117-118; lfb 134; w09 6/15 10-11; w95 12/15 14-15
kings to take lead: it-2 157
Law covenant: it-2 214; rr 21-23
Mt. Zion: it-2 445
not evolutionary: it-2 368
restoration after Babylonian exile: rr 100-103, 141-142; cl 78-79; ip-2 321; w86 1/15 8-9
sex excluded from worship: cl 131
tabernacle: it-1 538-539; it-2 1058-1060; rr 22; lfb 64-65; my 37; w96 7/1 8-12
jealousy for: w95 9/15 8-14
Jehovah’s purpose as to: rr 133-134
Jehovah’s Witnesses represent: w14 9/15 7-11; w13 11/1 2; w12 8/1 28; w09 6/1 14-15; pc 27-28; g 1/07 19; w04 10/1 12-13; w03 8/1 15-17, 19; w02 7/15 15-25; ol 22, 24; w01 6/1 12-17; dg 29-31; gu 27-28; w98 10/1 4-6; g96 11/8 8-9
Jesus’ teachings on: w10 2/1 16-17
Jesus the Champion of: rr 11-12
key requirements: rr 15-17, 19-24
key to: w86 6/1 3-7
love motivates: w92 1/1 8-9
making truth one’s own: w10 11/15 8-9, 13; w05 2/15 16, 19; g02 3/22 11; w01 2/1 9-13; g99 6/22 30; g98 10/22 12-14
music in: w10 12/15 21-22; w09 12/1 30; g 5/08 23; w97 2/1 24-28; w87 12/1 25-27; w86 10/15 22-24
singing: w17.11 4
new world:
whether most resurrected will reject true worship: w90 3/15 31
no compromise with false: g86 3/8 17; g86 3/22 7-8
no development from ritual to moral requirement: it-1 137
not dependent on location: rr 48-49
not hypocritical: g 10/15 5
not restrictive: w04 9/1 16
only one form: fg 20; w11 8/1 16; g 3/08 3-6; w03 9/1 3-7
organized: od 23; w14 11/15 18-27; w12 2/1 26-27; g 9/12 20-21; w11 6/1 13-15; od05 21-22; w04 6/1 3-4, 6-7; rs 280-284, 326-327
persevering in: w02 3/1 16
practicing: w91 12/1 15-20
quality: jd 56-69
regularity: ip-2 412
praising Jehovah: it-2 666-667; w17.07 17-21; w11 2/15 15-16; w09 3/15 20-24; w08 12/1 31; w07 3/1 22; w01 5/15 9-13
promoting:
Bible examples: w93 11/15 16-17
putting first: rr 219; w13 8/15 5-6; w12 6/15 20-24; w07 10/1 19-20; w06 1/1 28; w06 4/15 26-28
despite other obligations: w10 1/15 21; w98 9/1 19-21
Haggai’s day: si 168
happiness from: w02 3/1 16-18
quality to be high: w96 8/1 11-12
responsibility to practice: w94 6/1 13-18
restoration: rr 6-13; cl 78-81
Ezekiel’s prophecies: rr 95-107, 109-110
first century: ip-2 324-327
modern day: rr 104-107, 109
Zechariah’s prophecy (Zec 6): w17.10 29
results of abandoning:
King Amaziah: it-1 88
rightful place in one’s life: w94 12/1 8-12
Satan the enemy of: rr 9-11
support for:
example of Jehonadab (Jonadab): w97 9/15 18-19
time needed to practice: km 11/12 3
under ban: w19.07 10-11
unity: rr 133-134, 228, 236-237; w10 9/15 12-16; w04 6/1 5-6; wt 5-13, 184-189, 191; w01 9/15 3-7
way of life: kl 119
whether all have equal opportunity to learn: w10 8/1 22
wholehearted: w18.07 18; jd 62-65
whole-souled: kl 51-52
with spirit: it-2 1211-1212; wp16.2 9; w02 7/15 15; w01 9/15 28; kl 43, 45; w94 2/1 12; vi 21-22
with truth: it-2 1132, 1211-1212; w02 7/15 15-25; kl 43, 45; w94 2/1 12; op 7; vi 21-22
zeal for: w10 12/15 7-11