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“ Worship God !” And if Jesus Christ were not God manifest in the flesh we are guilty of idolatry in worshiping Him. In Matthew 14:33, we read: “Then they that were in the ship came and worshiped Him, saying, Of a truth Thou art the Son of God.” He did not rebuke them.

And in Matthew 8:2, we also read: “And, behold, there came a leper and worshiped Him, saying, Lord, if Thou wilt, Thou canst make me clean.”

In Matthew 15:25: “Then came she, and worshiped Him, saying, Lord, help me!”

There are many other passages; but I give these as sufficient in my opinion to prove beyond any doubt the Divinity of our Lord.

In the 14th chapter of Acts we are told the heathen at Lystra came with garlands and would have done sacrifice to Paul and Barnabas because they had cured an impotent man; but the evangelists rent their clothes and told these Lystrans that they were but men, and not to be worshipped; as if it were a great sin. And if Jesus Christ is a mere man, we are all guilty of a great sin in worshipping Him.

But if He is, as we believe, the only-begotten and well-beloved Son of God, let us yield to His claims upon us; let us rest on His all-atoning work, and go forth to serve Him all the days of our life.