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True worship goes beyond mere form and can therefore be hindered by a wrong relationship to God or to others.

Worship that is merely formal is unacceptable

1 Samuel 15:22 See also Isaiah 1:13; Ezekiel 33:31; Hosea 6:6; Matthew 6:5; 2 Timothy 3:5

Worship is hindered by wrong relationships

To God

Psalm 66:18; Matthew 15:7-9 pp Mark 7:6-7 See also Isaiah 29:13; Psalm 32:5-6; Isaiah 59:2; Isaiah 64:7; James 4:3

To others

Isaiah 1:11-17; Matthew 5:23-24 See also Amos 5:21-24

See also

5908  motives
8142  religion
8752  false worship
8834  unbelief