Roger Scruton, a well-known British philosopher, has suggested that worship is the most important indicator of what persons or groups really believe about God. These are his words: 'God is defined in the act of worship far more precisely than he is defined by any theology.' What Scruton is saying is, in essence: 'If you want to know what a people really believe about God, don't spend time reading their theologians, watch them worship. Listen to what they sing. Listen to what they say. Listen to how they pray. Then you will know what they believe about this God whom they worship.'" All this means that a wise worship leader will be more concerned about biblically faithful lyrics than a cool harmonic progression or a musically complex arrangement.
WOW...wouldn't our churches light on fire if we took this to heart - instead of trying to "fill time" with senseless songs and meaningless lyrics?
Thursday, March 6, 2008
A little deep
Posted by thesawhooks at Thursday, March 06, 2008
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How about this? God lays out in His Word how He expects His covenant people to worship Him. And it mostly does not resemble anything being done in most of today's evangelical churches.
grannyof9
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