Worship: The Regulative Principle and the Biblical Practice of Accommodation
Overview
In this volume, Ernest Reisinger and D. Matthew Allen define, explain, and defend the Reformed principle of worship—the regulative principle. Not leaving the principle in the realm of theory, Reisinger and Allen discuss the application of the principle in the context of modern evangelical life—paying particular attention to how to implement the regulative principle in congregations who do not yet fully understand or embrace this principle. This text will be of interest to those seeking to bring reformation to the worship of the local church.
Top Highlights
“Briefly stated, the regulative principle teaches that God has set forth in Scripture the only acceptable ways of worshiping him and that it is a sin to attempt to worship him in any other way. The opposite view, the normative principle, teaches that we may worship in whatever way we wish as long as it is not forbidden in Scripture.” (Page 10)
“‘Why ought we to worship God? Because it is due to him; and because it is good for us.’11” (Page 17)
“There is too much frivolity and familiarity in worship today. To be sure, there is a place in life for laughter. There is a place for humor. But when we worship, reverence should be our watchword.” (Page 18)
“Argument No. 1: The Sufficiency of Scripture Demands Adoption of the Regulative Principle” (Page 34)
“All the various elements of Old Testament worship point to Jesus. He is the ultimate sacrifice, ending the need for the offering of bulls and goats (Eph. 5:2; Mark 10:45). He is our great high priest, ending the need for lesser mediators such as the Levitical priests of the Mosaic system (1 Tim. 2:5). He is God’s dwelling among men, the one in whom God tabernacled with his people (John 1:14), ending the need for a physical temple to ‘house God’ (John 2:19–22; Heb. 9:1–5). With the coming of Christ, the ceremonial rituals of Old Testament Judaism were no longer necessary, and with the destruction of Jerusalem and the temple in 70 A.D., those rituals were abolished.” (Page 52)
- Title: Worship: The Regulative Principle and the Biblical Practice of Accommodation
- Authors: Ernest C. Reisinger, D. Matthew Allen
- Publisher: Founders Press
- Print Publication Date: 2001
- Logos Release Date: 2016
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subjects: Public worship › Biblical teaching; Public worship › Baptists; Baptists › Liturgy; Worship
- ISBNs: 0970524862, 9780970524867
- Resource ID: LLS:WORSHP
- Resource Type: Monograph
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