http://bensternke.com/2006/12/liturgical-theology-4-does-doctrine-lead-to-practice-or-vice-versa/ field notes from the missional church planting frontier Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:43:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://bensternke.com/2006/12/liturgical-theology-4-does-doctrine-lead-to-practice-or-vice-versa/comment-page-1/#comment-606 Benjamin Sternke Sun, 30 Sep 2007 16:01:27 +0000 http://bensternke.com/?p=301#comment-606 I don't think of the "rightness" of worship as being found in the form worship takes, or the specific style used, etc. So in one way there can be a wide variety of forms of worship (and with the variety of cultures in our world, I don't think "one size fits all"). But we do see some clues in the Bible about "patterns" of worship - revelation and response, etc. Check out Isaiah 6, for example, and Revelation 4-5, for example... these kinds of patterns need to work their way into our worship, I believe. But I also think that worshiping "rightly" involves real encounter with God's presence. It isn't enough to simply "do it right" - there has to be a softness of heart that truly desires to meet with, speak with, worship, and obey God. I don’t think of the “rightness” of worship as being found in the form worship takes, or the specific style used, etc. So in one way there can be a wide variety of forms of worship (and with the variety of cultures in our world, I don’t think “one size fits all”). But we do see some clues in the Bible about “patterns” of worship – revelation and response, etc. Check out Isaiah 6, for example, and Revelation 4-5, for example… these kinds of patterns need to work their way into our worship, I believe. But I also think that worshiping “rightly” involves real encounter with God’s presence. It isn’t enough to simply “do it right” – there has to be a softness of heart that truly desires to meet with, speak with, worship, and obey God.

]]> http://bensternke.com/2006/12/liturgical-theology-4-does-doctrine-lead-to-practice-or-vice-versa/comment-page-1/#comment-605 x Sun, 30 Sep 2007 15:43:33 +0000 http://bensternke.com/?p=301#comment-605 So, what is right worship? What does worshiping in spirit and in truth look like? Is there only one right way? So, what is right worship? What does worshiping in spirit and in truth look like? Is there only one right way?

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