1) Obedience is the mark of true repentance. The truly penitent wish to obey God. (Acts 26:19-20; Matthew 23:1-15) 2) We are to obey God according to His will and not our own. Study the Scriptures to follow God’s definition of obedience, and forsake the traditions of men. (1 Samuel 15:10-23; John 4:21-26) 3) Love Jesus enough to obey Him and the Holy Ghost will follow! (John 14:15,16)
Strong's Concordance proskuneó: to do reverence to Original Word: προσκυνέω Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: proskuneó Phonetic Spelling: (pros-koo-neh'-o) Short Definition: I worship Definition: I go down on my knees to, do obeisance to, worship. HELPS Word-studies 4352 proskynéō (from 4314 /prós, "towards" and kyneo, "to kiss") – properly, to kiss the ground when prostrating before a superior; to worship, ready "to fall down/prostrate oneself to adore on one's knees" (DNTT); to "do obeisance" (BAGD).
["The basic meaning of 4352 (proskynéō), in the opinion of most scholars, is to kiss. . . . On Egyptian reliefs worshipers are represented with outstretched hand throwing a kiss to (pros-) the deity" (DNTT, 2, 875,876).
4352 (proskyneō) has been (metaphorically) described as "the kissing-ground" between believers (the Bride) and Christ (the heavenly Bridegroom). While this is true, 4352 (proskynéō) suggests the willingness to make all necessary physical gestures of obeisance.]
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