Hear Ye Him! The Reading and Preaching of Scripture in Worship (1)
This article examines the reading and preaching of Scripture as central elements of Reformed worship, grounded in the regulative principle and illustrated by the example of Ezra in Nehemiah 8. Griess explores how these two related elements function together in the covenantal assembly between God and His people, with particular attention to Reformed worship practices in the Protestant Reformed Churches.
Previous article in this series: January 15, 2013, p. 175. And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people; (for he was above all the people;) and when he opened it, all the people stood up: So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading. And all the people went their way to eat, and to drink, and to send portions, and to make great mirth, because they had understood the words that were declared unto them. Nehemiah...
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