Many Christians have easily read Genesis and Exodus but have gotten bogged down in Leviticus and just abandoned the task. That is unfortunate, for this book yields great riches in understanding the work Christ would accomplish. NT writers, in fact, quote it some 18 times. This overview presents the book’s…
There is perhaps no better way to meditate on worship than through the musings of the “lyric theology” in our hymnal. Scriptures for Study: Read your favorite hymn. What Scriptures come to mind?
Four results of worship: God is glorified; Christians are purified; the Church is edified; the world is evangelized. Scriptures for Study: What do these verses in Psalms say about worship: 50:14–15; 22:23; 27:6; 86:9, 12?
Acts 2:42 provides us with four unmistakable features of the public gathering of the Church. Scriptures for Study: Read 1 Corinthians 11:20–26. What observations can you make concerning the Lord’s Supper?
Acts 2:42 provides us with four unmistakable features of the public gathering of the Church. Scriptures for Study: What is the command of Hebrews 10:25? What observations can you make in the other verses cited today?
We should be warned by three principles: God will not tolerate the worship of a false god, will not accept the worship of Him in the wrong way, will not accept the worship with the wrong attitude. Scriptures for Study: Read the following passages, noting the wrong worship in each:…
Introduces us to a principle that is virtually ignored in much of the Church, namely, what has been called “the regulative principle of worship,” a direct corollary to sola scriptura (Scripture alone). Scriptures for Study: Read the following passages, noting the wrong worship in each: Malachi 1:6–14; 3:13–15.
There is something truly profound about the meaning of the words in both the OT and NT for “worship” and how many Psalms declare the magnitude of worship. Scriptures for Study: Read the verses listed in Psalms (and others if you wish) and write down your own observations (5:7; 29:2;…
The key word here is reverence. What is the motive of worship? John the Baptist’s words: “He must increase, but I must decrease” (Jn. 3:30). Scriptures for Study: What does Hebrews 12:9 say about reverence?
