1. Implicit Reasons
   1. He is Worthy
      1. Idols are utterly unworthy of worship
         1. The created order is not flattered, but groans under the load of idolatrous worship of it (rom 1, 8)
         2. People are mortal (Isa. 2:22)
         3. Fashioned idols are "silly"
            1. Made of dead materials (wood & stone, etc)
            2. Deaf & mute
            3. Powerless to save
         4. Alcahol makes a mockery of us
      2. God is completely worthy of worship
         1. Creator (Gen 1)
         2. Sustainer (Col. 2)
         3. High-Priest (heb.)
            1. He was/is/will be very God of very God (john 1, heb. 1)
            2. He incarnated
            3. In obedience to the Father (luke 22:42)
            4. For love (rom 5:8)
            5. Suffering every mortality & temptations (heb. 4:15)
            6. For us, and for our salvation
            7. Justification
            8. Propitiation
            9. Expiation
         4. Advocate
   2. It is appropriate
      1. Our being impels us to worship God
         1. We are worshippers
         2. We can observe the created world, ourselves & apprehend God
         3. Our souls are caught upwards, and impelled to worship
            1. When we see beauty in art or in nature
            2. When we see the power of nature
            3. When we see creativity in art or in nature
         4. Some of us have been further entrusted with special revelation
2. Imperative Reasons
   1. God Commands It
      1. The First Commandment
   2. God Forbids Idolatry
      1. The Second Commandment
3. Pragmatic Reasons
   1. Felt Needs
      1. Idols have finite ability to bestow pleasure: God has infinite
      2. Gods glory is more magnificent to worship
   2. Invisible Needs
      1. You will be judged along with your idols
   3. To live without worship is to die
4. What is it?
   1. ELEVATE to supreme place (e.g. Abraham Gen. 22:5)
   2. WEIGHT more highly than all else (Psa. 29:2, 96:7-8)
   3. GLORY IN/ADORE (Psa. 71:8, 105:3)
   4. SERVE/OBEY (Exod. 24:1)
   5. INCREASE the fame of (Psa. 57:5, 11, 96:3)
   6. TRUST IN/rely on
      1. Believe He exists (Heb. 11:6)
      2. Believe He is a rewarder of those who earnestly seek Him (Heb. 11:6)
      3. Call on Him in trouble (Psa. 50:15)
   7. SUFFER for (2 Tim. 2:3)
      1. Physical pain
         1. Self-inflicted/mutilation (e.g. (e.g. 1 Kings 18:28). Never told to do this for God
         2. Pain felt in working hard towards a goal, like an athlete/farmer/soldier (2 Tim. 3:1-7)
         3. Pain felt from opposition & persecution (John 15:20)
      2. Emotional pain
         1. Worry for the welfare of others/for the mission/for the worship of God (2 Cor. 11:28-29)
      3. Social pain/loss
      4. Spiritual pain
         1. Unceasing sorrow for those who do not worship as you do (Rom. 9:2)
5. Objections
   1. What right does God have to require my worship? It is unethical to demand others to worship.
   2. He must be emotionally immature to require worship. Being emotionally immature is unworthy of worship.
   3. He is one among many. Why should I worship Him rather than others?
   4. Being unconvinced by religion, I will remain an atheist/agnostic and worship no-one.