What A Mighty God We Serve! | Why Is Christian Worship Different?

There is a movement afoot today that confuses, intentionally or unintentionally may depend, the God of the Bible with other gods. Some do this out of ignorance. Others do it for ignominious reasons. The Evangelical community has become so uninstructed in Christian doctrine and biblical truth many have forgotten the Scriptural basis behind the Christian Faith. It is alarming how many professing, church-attending Christians that cannot biblically answer questions like, 

• Why do Christians not have images of God?
• Where is God? 
• Why does Jesus demand exclusivity? 
• Why is the Christian Bible Scripture but the Koran is not?

These and like questions our young are asking (see verse 2) because they have not been taught by their elders. 

Psalm 115 draws a stark contrast between the God of Israel and the false gods of the nations. In short, this is a psalm for today! Psalms 111-113 begin and end with the Hebrew word, “halleluiah.” When translated into English it can be read, “praise the Lord.” Psalm 114 and 115 do not begin with this exclamation but they do end with it. These are all part of the “Halleluia Psalms.” This is even more fitting when we compare the true God to the gods of the nations. The Psalmist seeks to call on the covenant people of God to trust in the true God alone. To do this he accentuates the chasmic difference between pagan idols and the reality of what the God of heaven is like. We might say that Psalm 115 answers the question? What are some ways that the true God may be contrasted with the false gods that people worship?