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1 | Is there intelligent life on earth? | John 17:17 | srbaegon | 143087 | ||
Hello Doc, I've been following the exchange here. I confess to not remembering (nor finding now) your scripture references that state preaching as an important part of worship. Can you point it out to me? Thanks. Steve |
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2 | Is there intelligent life on earth? | John 17:17 | DocTrinsograce | 143098 | ||
Hi, brother Steve... Here are the verses that I cited to brother Tim: John 4:21, Malachi 1:11, 1 Timothy 2:8, Acts 10:2, Matthew 6:11, Psalms 55:17, Matthew 6:6, Hebrews 10:25, Acts 2:42 I may have not gathered them as carefully as I ought. I'm running a fever. (Is that an okay excuse?) Preaching has been a staple part of worship since the very early church. In Reformed circles it is still considered a necessary element. In Him, Doc |
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3 | Is there intelligent life on earth? | John 17:17 | srbaegon | 143131 | ||
Hello Doc, Sorry to hear about the fever. :-( I'll be praying for you. Acts 2:42 that makes any link between preaching and worship. As I told Kalos just now in a different branch of this thread, preaching and worship can each stand alone, so there must not be a requirement to join them even though the early church did. Steve |
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4 | Is there intelligent life on earth? | John 17:17 | DocTrinsograce | 143137 | ||
Hi, Steve... You are right in that preaching can stand by itself. For example when George Whitfield preached to the masses in Boston, this was an example of evangelism. We would not bring the unsaved into worship (not that they can't physically be there, but they cannot take part), but we would bring the proclamation of the Word to them. In Reformed thinking -- and some of these groups are very strongly liturgical while others are more "low church" -- preaching is considered a necessary ingredient to corporate worship. Among Reformed Baptist, for example, it is seen that the components of corporate worship are prayer, thanksgiving, singing of hymns and spiritual songs, the preaching of the Word, administration of Baptism and the Lord's supper. (See Chapter 22 of the 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith.) These things are performed in obedience to God and must be done "with understanding, faith, reverence, and godly fear." This kind of corporate worship would be typical of Sundays. There is provision for other types which might include "solemn humiliation, with fastings, and thanksgivings, upon special occasions." All of which should be performed in a "holy and religious manner." I believe that this pattern also has its roots reaching back to the early church. Oh, and one other component of worship might be our giving of tithes and offerings. Many consider this a proper part of worship due to 1 Corinthians 16:2. In Him, Doc PS Thank you for your prayers! |
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