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Psalm Singa
http://cominsense.wordpress.com/2008/08/18/the-regulative-principle-of-worship-and-the-gospel/
New post on my blog that seeks to develop an idea that I've been thinking about for a long time now - that the reason God so closely regulates worship, ala the RPW, is that He has created worship to be a display of the Gospel to His people. Distort appointed worship = Distort the Gospel.
OT worship was a vibrant external picture of Christ's work yet to come. Therefore, to add to or subtract from it was to deface the Gospel hidden in the ceremonies.
NT worship is a vibrant spiritual picture of Christ's finished work. No more external pictures needed. Simple word-centered worship displays the completion of all by Christ. Adding externals obscures this truth and creates the impression that man contributes to restored communion with God.
Comments, critiques, and suggestions are welcome.
New post on my blog that seeks to develop an idea that I've been thinking about for a long time now - that the reason God so closely regulates worship, ala the RPW, is that He has created worship to be a display of the Gospel to His people. Distort appointed worship = Distort the Gospel.
OT worship was a vibrant external picture of Christ's work yet to come. Therefore, to add to or subtract from it was to deface the Gospel hidden in the ceremonies.
NT worship is a vibrant spiritual picture of Christ's finished work. No more external pictures needed. Simple word-centered worship displays the completion of all by Christ. Adding externals obscures this truth and creates the impression that man contributes to restored communion with God.
Comments, critiques, and suggestions are welcome.
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