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The Reformed worship is characterized by CONGREGATIONAL PARTICIPATION. Every act of worship is an act in which the believer participates. The congregation is not a group of spectators who come together to watch some professional priest or theologian do his thing. They are not observers, but worshipe
The miserable votaries of Rome confound the emotions of mysterious awe produced by the solemnities of a sensual worship with reverence for God and the impressions of grace. Doomed to grope among the beggarly elements of earth, they regale the eye, the fancy and the ear, but the heart withers. Imagin
Here Calvin establishes the regulative principle of reformed worship, the principle that everything that is not expressly commanded by Scripture is forbidden. This is the only sure safeguard against man’s propensity for corrupting the worship of God and turning that worship into something which glor
Your reform of worship then would be, first of all, to have the Word be the heart and, therefore, the power of every aspect of worship. You would have Christ speak in His Word to the church. You would want to have the word sung, prayed, read, and especially expound ed faithfully according to the ori
some 130 years later. The predominant term with respect to liturgy in the Dutch Reformed church world today is "innovation." The order of worship, which was once consistent throughout Reformed churches, is now varied widely, not only from church to church, but, in some cases, from week to week. An
Like the elements of public worship, the characteristics of public worship regulated by the Word of God are biblical. Such services are marked by spirituality; simplicity; solemnity; orderliness; and active congregational participation. They contrast sharply with worship that stresses ritual and ext
Previous article in this series: January 15, 2011, p. 188. In mission work, Reformed churches seek to establish churches that are Reformed. This involves (as we noted last time) striving to establish churches that are Reformed both in history and doctrine. These are foundational. Churches need to b
To be blunt, it is as inappropriate for a Reformed church to advertise "9 a.m.: Traditional Worship, 11 a.m.: Contemporary Worship" as it would be to advertise "9 a.m.: Calvinism; 11 a.m.: Arminianism." Worship is that important. Reformation history will not allow us to see it any other way. Five hu
Consider whether the alternative to the "regulative principle" of worship is not that the churches themselves introduce into the public worship of God whatever under heaven suits the fancy today of the minister, council, worship committee; or vocal element of the congregation. That is, not God Himse
Two truths that are closely connected to this fundamental principle of worship are also established in the opening paragraph of Chapter 5. The first of these is that God is to be worshiped as He has revealed His will for worship in His Word. This is the second commandment of God's law. Not only the