50 Simple Proofs, God is Imaginary

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Bravo,Rhizo!! That is exactly what I meant,the bible is chock full of admonishments to worship and praise the Lord through the outward expression.Aside from the ritualistic requirements there is also the worship of God through praise and all of the outward expressions of said praise have following purposes:acknowledging the greatness of God,submitting your will to God,and expressing your gratitude to that deity for the multitudinous benefits of gaining his favor.

Psalm 150:1-6
1.Praise ye the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power.

2.Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him according to his excellent greatness.

3.Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and harp.

4.Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs.

5.Praise him upon the loud cymbals: praise him upon the high sounding cymbals.

6.Let every thing that hath breath praise the LORD. Praise ye the LORD.

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@ CP:

Mathew 6:6 "But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you."

"Christ is also dealing with a particular practice of the Pharisees. They made a big show of praying so that everyone would know just how spiritual they were. They were proud and ostentatious in their prayers so that others would see them. That is: they took what should have been their private prayer life and made a public show of it so that others would be amazed at their spirituality. This is akin today to those who continually brag on how much time they spend in prayer. Christ was teaching us that our personal prayer life is not to be displayed in public." ..source

Wow fr0d0 of all people you are the last one that I thought would make such a silly mistake!You are confusing praise with prayer?Say it aint so!Prayer is literally defined as talking to God.Praise is an outward expression of gratitude towards God.