God will not accept arrogant worship. In his prayer, which was little more than a self-eulogy, he extolled his lack of flagrant sin and cataloged his acts of religious piety. He even made God a party to his arrogance by thanking Him that he was so unlike other men, and especially the publican who was praying nearby. Hypocritical worship is void. Christ went on to describe how these Pharisees and scribes skirted parental responsibility by slick, contrived traditions.
Hypocritical worship is meaningless.
Ostentatious worship is worthless, for, rather than seeking to honor the Maker, it covets the attention of men. Jesus addressed this issue in the Sermon on the Mount. It is clear that worship, if acceptable, must be correct as to object and attitude. That will be considered in our next article on acceptable worship . Comment on this article.