Should we worship Jesus Christ as we worship God?
Yes. Jesus Christ is to be worshiped, and with just reason, since he himself is our God and Lord (John 1:1-3.14; 8:58; 10:30; 16:15; 20:28; Acts 20:28; Romans 8:9; Colossians 1:16-17; 2:9; Titus 2:13; 1 Peter 1:11; 2 Peter 1:1; 1 Giovanni 5:20; Jude 4; Revelation 1:17-18; 22:6.16). The Bible presents us with two very particular episodes concerning the worship due to Jesus Christ.
The first episode is told to us by Matthew, or by a disciple:
Matthew 2:11
On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh.
In the above episode it is clearly stated that Jesus is adored by the Magi who came from the East. This episode has an important Christological significance: The wise men from the East who came to adore Jesus represent the first fruits of the believers coming from the uncircumcised. The gifts offered to Jesus symbolize his royalty, divinity and humanity. Gold, a gift reserved for kings (1 Kings 10:2.10), symbolizes the kingship of Jesus King of kings (Revelation 17:14). The incense, burned on the altar as an offering to God (Exodus 30; Leviticus 2; Luke 1:8-10), symbolizes the divinity of Jesus, our great God and Lord (John 20:28; Titus 2:13; 2 Peter 1:1). The myrrh, used to preserve the corpses (John 19:39), symbolizes the death of Jesus, therefore his humanity (John 1:14; Galatians 4:4). This episode is very important for both its spiritual and literal significance.
The second episode is told to us by John of Patmos:
Revelation 5:11-14
Then I looked and heard the voice of many angels, numbering thousands upon thousands, and ten thousand times ten thousand. They encircled the throne and the living creatures and the elders. In a loud voice they were saying: “Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and praise!” Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all that is in them, saying: “To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power, for ever and ever!” The four living creatures said, “Amen,” and the elders fell down and worshiped.
In John’s vision, God is seen as a monarch. Giovanni makes use of anthropomorphism, a metaphorical language that applies to the characteristics of man. This type of metaphorical language is used extensively throughout the Bible by various writers. The Lamb who was sacrificed and who stands in the middle of the throne is Jesus Christ, glorified by the Father through the passion, death and resurrection. Since in Christ human nature has become proper to the second divine person of the Trinity, this too must be adored. Therefore the twenty-four elders – representing the continuation between faithful Israel and the Church – worship God and the Lamb together. They worship the Trinity and Christ in the Trinity.
Cristiani Cattolici Romani 