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Angels worship God and receive worship from God's people.

A) True
B) False

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Final answer:

The statement that angels receive worship from God's people is false. Angels do worship God, but Christian doctrine holds that worship should be directed to God alone, not to any other beings, including angels.

Step-by-step explanation:

The statement 'Angels worship God and receive worship from God's people' is False. In Christian theology, angels are indeed depicted as celestial beings who worship God. However, it is a core tenet of most branches of Christianity that worship should be directed to God alone and not to created beings, including angels. For example, according to the narrative from Genesis 18, three angels visited Abraham and Sarah. These angels were treated with hospitality and given food, but they were not worshipped. The visitation by these three angels has been interpreted in Christian theological history as a representation of the Holy Trinity, particularly in the iconography of the Byzantine tradition, such as the icon created by Rublev that omits Abraham and Sarah to focus on the angels, symbolizing this interpretation. However, this symbolic representation does not indicate that angels receive worship from God's people.

Additionally, within the Christian religion, various passages in the Bible, such as in the Book of Revelation, show angels pointing believers to worship God rather than receiving worship themselves. Therefore, the correct answer to the question is B) False.

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