Lifting Up Hands | Pleasing God in Worship
Pleasing God in Worship
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23m
The practice of lifting up hands in religious worship assemblies has become commonplace. If you watch television, go online and look at this practice, you see a lot of variety: some hold both arms up above their heads, some only one arm; others hold arms up and to their sides, while others in front; their palms may be opened upward or their hands clinched together; some may sway their arms gently, others swaying their entire bodies, and eyes may be open or closed. If someone came into a setting like this, maybe from a different religion such as Hindu, and were to ask you, “What are they doing? What exactly is the meaning of this action? Is this what your God wants you to do?” How would you answer them? What Bible-based answer would you give?
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