Religious Liberty and Toleration
References
Worship of the True and Living God Required-For scriptures relating to man’s freedom in worship, his capacity to obey or disobey the divine commandments, with the assurance that he must abide by the consequences of his choice, see references under Free Agency, following chapter 3.
Thou shalt have no other gods before me-Exodus 20:3; read verses 1-6; see also 34:14.
The Lord commanded Moses and others to come up and worship-Exo. 24:1.
If the Israelites served other gods they would surely perish-Deut. 8:19.
Thou shalt set it before the Lord thy God, and worship before the Lord thy God-Deut. 26:10.
The Lord shall ye fear, and him shall ye worship, and to him shall ye do sacrifice-2 Kings 17:36.
Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his name; worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness-1 Chron. 16:29; see also Ps. 45:11.
There shall no strange god be in thee; neither shalt thou worship any strange god-Ps. 81:9.
Exalt ye the Lord our God, and worship at his footstool; for he is holy-Ps. 99:5; see also verse 9.
All flesh shall come to worship before me, saith the Lord-Isa. 66:23.
Christ said to Satan: For it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve-Matt. 4:10.
So worship I the God of my fathers-Acts 24:14.
They that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth-John 4:24.
John the Revelator saw in vision elders before the throne who did worship him that liveth forever and ever-Rev. 4:10; compare 5:14; 7:11; 11:16; 19:4.
Worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy-Rev. 19:10.
Alma instructed the poor that could not enter the synagogues that worship would be acceptable wherever offered, if genuine-Alma, chap. 32; 33:2; 34:38.
The Nephites made sacrifices that they might worship God according to their desires-Alma 43:9-11.
The Nephites and the converted Lamanites fought to maintain their rights, and the privileges of their church and of their worship, and their freedom and their liberty-3 Nephi 2:12.
The Nephite multitude worshiped the resurrected Christ-3 Nephi 17:10; see also 11:17.
The holy prophets worshiped the Father in the name of Christ, as did also the Nephites-Jacob 4:4, 5.
And you shall fall down and worship the Father in my name-D&C 18:40.
All men must worship the Father in the name of the Son-D&C 20:29.
That you may understand and know how to worship, and know what you worship, that you may come unto the Father in my name-D&C 93:19.
Worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters-D&C 133:39; Rev. 14:7.
Moses refused to worship Satan and declared that God had said unto him: Worship God, for him only shalt thou serve-Moses 1:15; read verses 12-20.
Abraham worshiped the living God, though his kindred had turned to idols-Abraham 1:5.
For scriptures relating to the worship of idols see references under Idolatry, following chapter 2 herein.
As relating to graded conditions in the hereafter see references under Salvation, following Chapter 4 herein.