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→Worship in religion: brief history of worship from Adam and Eve to present day church services - also link to https://www.wisegeek.com/which-are-the-oldest-religions-in-the-world.htm#didyouknowout Which are the Oldest Religions in the World?
==Worship in religion==
==Worship in religion==
In '''[[religion]]''' worship is the act of performing reverent activities of adoration (Latin, ''latria'') dedicated to [[God]] (or other [[deity|deities]], depending on the [[religion]]), including bodily position, movements, gestures, facial expressions, sounds, [[praise]], [[prayer]], [[devotion]]s, reading from the [[scripture]]s, [[liturgy]], and [[hymn]]s. [[Orthodox Church|Orthodox]] worship is expressed in the [[Orthodox Mysteries]], [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] worship in the [[Eucharist]], the [[Mass (liturgy)|Mass]]. Their worship of God is never called a church service. A [[church]] service is often referred to as a worship service, or just a service. Worship can be done in a [[basilica]], [[cathedral]] or [[shrine]], in a group setting such as a church service in a church building or outdoor setting, in a small group setting such as a [[family]], or individually. "[[Prayer]] without ceasing" is the worship of continuous love of God with all your heart, soul, mind and strength (''latreia'') and love of your fellow human beings as much as you love yourself (''dulia'').<ref>[http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=mark%2012:28-34&version=KJV Mark 12:28-34] [http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1_thessalonians%205:12-22&version=KJV 1 Thessalonians 5:12-22]</ref> The worship of God includes the necessity of [[Corporal and spiritual works of mercy|works of mercy]] toward other persons in need (''dulia'').<ref>[http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=matthew%2025:31-46&version=KJV Matthew 25:31-46] [http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1_john%203:17-18&version=KJV 1 John 3:17-18].</ref>
In '''[[religion]]''' worship is the act of performing reverent activities of adoration (Latin, ''latria'') dedicated to [[God]] (or other [[deity|deities]], depending on the [[religion]]), including bodily position, movements, gestures, facial expressions, sounds, [[praise]], [[prayer]], [[devotion]]s, reading from the [[scripture]]s, [[liturgy]], and [[hymn]]s.
According to the [[Bible]], the oldest expression of worship was the reverence toward God by [[Adam]] and [[Eve]] in the [[Garden of Eden]] before the [[Fall of man]]. Knowledge of God was faithfully passed down the generations through the line of [[Seth]] to the [[Deluge|Great Flood]].<ref>See [[Deluge mythology]]</ref> After the time of [[Noah]] the forms of [[Paganism|pagan]] worship developed as deviations from the truth after the confusion of languages at the [[Tower of Babel]] and the consequent the spread of mankind.<ref>See [https://www.wisegeek.com/which-are-the-oldest-religions-in-the-world.htm#didyouknowout Which are the Oldest Religions in the World? (wisegeek.com)]</ref>
The forms of worship expressed by [[Abraham]], [[Isaac]], [[Jacob]] and the [[Twelve sons of Jacob|Twelve Patriarchs]], are set forth in the Book of [[Genesis]]. The worship of [[Judaism]] is found in the [[Old Testament]] with the revelation to [[Moses]] in the [[Torah]] and the historical books and biblical wisdom literature and the words of the [[Prophecy (biblical book)|Prophets of Israel]].
The teaching and ministry of [[Jesus Christ]] opened the deeper meaning of worship of God in the first century of the Christian Era ([[BCE and CE|CE]]). Evidence of early Christian worship practices and charitable works of mercy in the various assemblies of the church are seen in the books of the [[New Testament]], and the writings of the [[Apostolic Fathers]] and the [[Ante-Nicene Fathers]].
[[Orthodox Church|Orthodox]] worship is expressed in the [[Orthodox Mysteries]], [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] worship in the [[Eucharist]], the [[Mass (liturgy)|Mass]]. Their [[Liturgy|liturgical]] worship of God is never called a church service. A [[church]] service is often referred to as a worship service, or just a service. Worship can be done in a [[basilica]], [[cathedral]] or [[shrine]], in a group setting such as a church service in a church building or outdoor setting, in a small group setting such as a [[family]], or individually.
"[[Prayer]] without ceasing" is the worship of continuous love of God with all your heart, soul, mind and strength (''latreia'') in seeking to do always what is pleasing to God, and love of your fellow human beings as much as you love yourself including those in authority (''dulia'').<ref>[http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=mark%2012:28-34&version=KJV Mark 12:28-34]; [http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1_thessalonians%205:12-22&version=KJV 1 Thessalonians 5:12-22]; [http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=hebrews%2013:15-17.htm].</ref> The worship of God includes the necessity of [[Corporal and spiritual works of mercy|works of mercy]] toward other persons in need (''dulia''), thus "keeping faith" with the Lord.<ref>[http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=matthew%2025:31-46&version=KJV Matthew 25:31-46] [http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1_john%203:17-18&version=KJV 1 John 3:17-18].</ref>{{cquote|For by grace are ye [[Salvation|saved]] through [[faith]]; and that not of yourselves: ''it is'' the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them. <ref> Ephesians 2:8-10 (KJV)</ref>}}
==Degrees of Worship: Dulia, Hyperdulia, and Latreia==
==Degrees of Worship: Dulia, Hyperdulia, and Latreia==