The Regulative Principle of Worship (2)
Griess expounds the regulative principle of worship—the doctrine that God alone determines what is permissible in corporate worship—tracing its foundation from the Old Testament through the New Testament. The article demonstrates how this principle remained constant across the testamental transition and applies it to contemporary Protestant Reformed worship practice.
Previous article in this series: April 15, 2012, p. 326. And they have built the high places of Tophet, which is in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to burn their sons and their daughters in the fire; which I commanded them not, neither came it into my heart. Jeremiah 7:31 What doth God require in the second commandment? Answer. That we in no wise represent God by images, nor worship Him in any other way than He has commanded in His Word. - Heidelberg Catechism Question 96. Introduction We...
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