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What Worship Should Be, A Call to Faith, Lesson 12, Response of Worship, 10-16

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We should not leave a study of worship, especially public worship, without taking a look at the long struggle of religion with art in public worship. From the beginning of the Christian church to the beginning of the middle ages, that is, until about 500 AD, the spiritual element in the worship was the primary element. In the beginning of the middle ages, the artistic element began to gain the ascendancy. From this time until the Reformation, there was no difficulty in seeing that public worship was an art, but there was sometimes difficulty in seeing that it was religious. … Continue reading What Worship Should Be, A Call to Faith, Lesson 12, Response of Worship, 10-16

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Characteristics of the New Testament Worship, A Call to Faith, Lesson 12, Response of Worship, 7-9

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The teaching of the New Testament about public worship are even more indirect than those of the Old Testament. One reason for this is that nearly all the New Testament writers were Hebrews, and they took for granted all the Old Testament teachings about worship. The New Testament worship did away with the sacrifices and with the meditating priesthood, these changes were largely in form. The spirit of the worship was much the same. Probably the Christian Church was born at Pentecost where the Spirit of God descended upon the believers who were worshipping, for out of that experience came … Continue reading Characteristics of the New Testament Worship, A Call to Faith, Lesson 12, Response of Worship, 7-9

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Divisions of the Old Testament, A Call to Faith, Lesson 12, Response of Worship, 5-6

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Let us devote our attention then to public worship. In the study of public worship, the Bible is the best text-book. The teachings there are usually indirect, and the method is that of example rather than instruction. The Scriptures are filled with examples of how to sing and to pray to God. The Scriptures are  part of every liturgy, and the inspiration for the hymns. One could say that in Christian worship, what is not Biblical should not be there. A study of the Old Testament would show that worship is the oldest element and the most persistent element in … Continue reading Divisions of the Old Testament, A Call to Faith, Lesson 12, Response of Worship, 5-6

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Private vs. Public Worship, A Call to Faith, Lesson 12, Response of Worship, 1-4

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Previously we found ourselves at the end of the second phase of our studies, ending the study of what God has done for man and in man. The last phase of our studies have to do with man’s response to these things. The first of these responses, we covered previously in a study of Christian Ethics. This study is on the response of Worship. Man’s response to these things God has done for man is a free will response. This free will response means that man can respond as he wants, because although God requires a response from man, he … Continue reading Private vs. Public Worship, A Call to Faith, Lesson 12, Response of Worship, 1-4