Uh oh. Here I go. This is a topic, of which, I myself have had many an argument about. I've debated this question with Orthodox, Catholics, and many other kinds of Christians. A controversial subject, no doubt.
I've often wondered whether, or not, it is right to worship Jesus as one would worship God; the Bible itself doesn't really clarify the matter. Within the good book there are a plethora of passages which can be interpreted to support both sides of the argument. Personally, I am on the side that believes it is not right to worship Jesus as God. Rather, one should accept Jesus as the savior, and look up to him as one that spoke for God.
My primary reason for not worshiping Jesus as God, is that in the Ten Commandments, the First Commandment says, "you shall have no other gods before Me." To worship Jesus as God, you would then have to believe that Jesus is the same being as God; otherwise, you are breaking the First Commandment.
Jesus is very much worthy of reverence, but he should not be worshiped as the One who created all things. Jesus himself calls out to the Lord and tells others to not worship himself, but to instead worship God.
I'll sum this up with the first words to ever be spoken in written form. "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth." One can note that it doesn't say, "in the beginning Jesus created the heavens and the earth."
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