Are we to praise god in the new testatmet
In the New Testament, the concept of praising God is not explicitly commanded or emphasized as much as it is in the Old Testament. However, there are still many examples of people praising God throughout the New Testament.
Here are a few examples:
- The angels praise God in Luke 2:13-14, saying "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests!"
- The disciples praise God in Matthew 9:8, saying "When the crowds saw this, they were filled with awe and praised God, who had given such authority to men."
- The apostle Paul praises God in Romans 11:33-36, saying "Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable his judgments, and his paths beyond tracing out! Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been his counselor? Who has ever given to God, that God should repay them? For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be the glory forever! Amen."
- The apostle Peter praises God in Acts 2:47, saying "The Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved, and the people rejoiced and praised God."
- The apostle John praises God in Revelation 5:13, saying "Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the sea and in the sea proclaim: 'To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and might, forever and ever!'"
While the New Testament does not contain a specific command to praise God, it does contain many examples of people praising God and giving Him glory. This suggests that praising God is an important part of the Christian life, even if it is not explicitly commanded.
In fact, the New Testament does contain several commands that can be seen as encouraging praise and worship to God. For example:
- In Colossians 3:16, Paul writes, "Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts."
- In Ephesians 5:19, Paul writes, "Speak to one another with psalms, hymns and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your heart to the Lord."
- In Hebrews 13:15, the author writes, "Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise—the fruit of lips that openly profess his name."
These commands and examples suggest that praising God is an important part of the Christian life, and that it is something that should be done regularly and with gratitude in our hearts.