Subject: Are new worship songs scripturally OK? |
Bible Note: I've read Revelations many times. One of my favorite books! But I can't agree the the Hebrew definition of the word "shachah" is, as you believe, the difinitive way to give glory to God. God is not Hebrew. He **chose** the Hebrews as his original people. NIV Lev 26:12, Jer 7:23 (etc) Why? Certainly not because they had his favorite definition of "worship." I say original people because then Jesus came and afterwards told Paul to preach to the Gentiles. US!! And now WE are his people! Praise be to GOD! Greeks, Romans, Ethiopians! The apostles went out to tell everyone about the Glory of God! (I'm reading a second book called Jesus Freaks so just throw a bucket of cold water my way if I need to tone it down...) Are our definitions wrong? No. Just different. Cultural and ethnic differences. When Our Lady appeared to the people of Mexico did she say "No more dancing with bells on your feet?" No. If our Lord had a very particular way he wished us to worship him it would have been clearly spelled out JUST as he distinctly spelled out tents, colors, tassels, burnt offerings and incense in Exodus and Numbers. I'm imagining how you'd be worshipping if The Lord had chosen the Massai as his original people. [big smile] Lisa |