Perspectives on Christian Worship: Five Views (Perspectives)
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Overview
Perspectives on Christian Worship presents, in counterpoint form, five basic common beliefs on Christian worship that have developed over the course of church history with a view toward determining which is most faithful to Scripture. Each chapter is written by a prominent person within each tradition, and each writer has the opportunity to respond to each differing view.
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“According to the Bible, worship is not fundamentally what we do on Sunday mornings when we gather with other Christians. It certainly includes that, but it is much more. Worship is our service to God. It is acting and thinking and speaking as if He really is who He says He is and we really are who He says we are. Worship is the creature (you and me) serving the Creator (God).” (Page 218)
“The problem is that Christianity is fundamentally a religion of the ear, not the eye. The Word of God rather than the vision of God stands at the center of any true experience of God this side of heaven.” (Page 222)
“In brief, we understand that the Bible, rather than our culture or personal preferences, should determine what we do when we publicly gather to worship God.” (Page 221)
“The Liturgy includes aesthetic elements such as music, art, architecture, vestments, and ceremony, but elements of style always come second. Worship forms are based on doctrine. Worship practice reflects and communicates the beliefs of the church. Liturgy articulates doctrine.” (Pages 18–19)
“So what do we mean by blended worship? Simply put, we mean corporate worship that consists of its biblical elements (prayer, singing, reading and preaching God’s Word, the ordinances of baptism and the Lord’s Supper) but in a variety of styles or forms.” (Page 223)
- Title: Perspectives on Christian Worship: Five Views
- Editor: J. Matthew Pinson
- Series: Perspectives
- Publisher: B&H
- Publication Date: 2009
- Pages: 325
J. Matthew Pinson (MAR, Yale University) is president of Free Will Baptist Bible College in Nashville, Tennessee.
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