WORSHIP OF JESUS
The worship of Jesus by the disciples (Lk 24:51) is a clear sign that, after his resurrection, the disciples deemed Jesus as God because the Israelites worshipped God only. When people worshipped Jesus, he allowed them to do so, acknowledging his divinity.
Kneeling or paying homage to Jesus meant worshipping him. John wrote in Revelation, “I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who showed them to me. But he said to me, ‘Don’t! I am a fellow servant of yours and of your brothers, the prophets and of those who keep the message of this book. Worship God’” (Rev 22:8-9).
The following were some occasions when people did homage to Jesus as a sign of worship:
1. The magi worshipped the Infant Jesus at the manger in Bethlehem (Mt 2:11).
2. A leper who approached Jesus for healing worshipped him (Mt 8:2).
3. An official knelt down before Jesus seeking to have him
regain the life of his daughter who had just died (Mt 9:18).
3. The people on a boat, who saw Jesus walking on the water, worshipped him (Mt 14:22-33).
4. When a demoniac saw “Jesus from a distance, he ran up and prostrated himself before him” (Mk 5:6).
5. Jesus gave sight to a ma
JESUS: WORSHIP
The worship of Jesus by the disciples (Lk 24:51) is a clear sign that, after his resurrection, the disciples deemed Jesus as God because the Israelites worshipped God only. When people worshipped Jesus, he allowed them to do so, acknowledging his divinity.
Kneeling or paying homage to Jesus meant worshipping him. John wrote in Revelation, “I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who showed them to me. But he said to me, ‘Don’t! I am a fellow servant of yours and of your brothers, the prophets and of those who keep the message of this book. Worship God’” (Rev 22:8-9).
The following were some occasions when people did homage to Jesus as a sign of worship:
1. The magi worshipped the Infant Jesus at the manger in Bethlehem (Mt 2:11).
2. A leper who approached Jesus for healing worshipped him (Mt 8:2).
3. An official knelt down before Jesus seeking to have him
regain the life of his daughter who had just died (Mt 9:18).
3. The people on a boat, who saw Jesus walking on the water, worshipped him (Mt 14:22-33).
4. When a demoniac saw “Jesus from a distance, he ran up and prostrated himself before him” (Mk 5:6).
5. Jesus gave sight to a man born blind. When he recognized Jesus as the Son of Man, he worshipped Jesus (Jn 9:38).
6. A Canaanite woman worshiped Jesus when requesting him to heal her daughter tormented by a demon (Mt 15:25).
7. The mother of the sons of Zebedee paid homage to Jesus asking for favourable positions for her sons (Mt 20:20).
8. The disciples acclaiming Jesus, “Hosanna to the Son of David” was an expression of worship (Mt 21:9; Jn 12:13).
9. When Jesus appeared to Mary Magdalene and the other Mary after his resurrection, they worshipped him (Mt 28:9).
10. When Jesus invited Thomas to touch his wound marks, Thomas expressed his worship of Jesus saying, “My Lord and my God!” (Jn 20:28).
n born blind. When he recognized Jesus as the Son of Man, he worshipped Jesus (Jn 9:38).
6. A Canaanite woman worshiped Jesus when requesting him to heal her daughter tormented by a demon (Mt 15:25).
7. The mother of the sons of Zebedee paid homage to Jesus asking for favourable positions for her sons (Mt 20:20).
8. The disciples acclaiming Jesus, “Hosanna to the Son of David” was an expression of worship (Mt 21:9; Jn 12:13).
9. When Jesus appeared to Mary Magdalene and the other Mary after his resurrection, they worshipped him (Mt 28:9).
10. When Jesus invited Thomas to touch his wound marks, Thomas expressed his worship of Jesus saying, “My Lord and my God!” (Jn 20:28).