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NASB | 1 Corinthians 14:26 ¶ What is the outcome then, brethren? When you assemble, each one has a psalm, has a teaching, has a revelation, has a tongue, has an interpretation. Let all things be done for edification. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Corinthians 14:26 ¶ What then is the right course, believers? When you meet together, each one has a psalm, a teaching, a revelation (disclosure of special knowledge), a tongue, or an interpretation. Let everything be constructive and edifying and done for the good of all the church. |
Bible Question: I was told when I took the YWAM course that there are references in the Bible to the way a Worship service is to be conducted. Like the type and order the music is used and the prayer and the teaching etc. Where in the Bible does it state it. |
Bible Answer: 1 Corinthians 14 is a key passage. It explains what Jesus asked us to do in Luke 22, etc. and what the disciples did in Acts 2, etc. It is good to see this question as it shows someone is interested in the issue. It is also sad to see it because, as has been stated, the organized church seems little interested in it. How they developed the forms that are extant today, it would be fascinating to find out. They must not have read those passages. And I am feeling very uncomfortable today, as I am to substitute for a pastor for the next seven weeks. I have agreed to be there, as “the minister”, in the main weekly meeting, of a mainline church, and I must fit in with the way they do things. It is different from visiting and speaking, as I do regularly as I usually feel no responsibility for the format of the meeting. But now, I have agreed to play a central role in the drama. Already I know that the church is not interested in changing in any but very minor ways, and certainly not all the way back to the Bible way. We know that the Lord tells us how it is to be done. But what good is that knowledge when there is so little chance of getting it done? Unless you belong to an uncommon group such as a house church, you may not be happy to have the answer. |