tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736720231951988221.post3981930593097825286..comments2023-10-07T04:07:56.527-04:00Comments on The End Time: The Slow Death of Congregational SingingElizabeth Pratahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04341086233512507156noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736720231951988221.post-49696239010620916832012-09-21T16:39:58.231-04:002012-09-21T16:39:58.231-04:00"Properly worship"? What *is* proper wor..."Properly worship"? What *is* proper worship? I do not raise my hands or dance or sing with abandon or cry loudly or move around during worship. But I believe I am worshiping the Lord in spirit and in truth even though another person may think I am being too conservative and not expressive enough.<br /><br />I agree with your overall thought, we do need to balance the expressive emotional and outward worship with the true submission to the Spirit for sanctification inwardly.<br /><br />But I am not for disorderly worship. Jesus isn't either. "But all things should be done decently and in order." 1 Cor 14:40. I am glad you found a place where you can express yourself in the way you want to express yourself. I have found mine, and in all, we are privileged to worship the Lord together in our own ways.Elizabeth Pratahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04341086233512507156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736720231951988221.post-63415627183936426552012-09-21T06:36:18.379-04:002012-09-21T06:36:18.379-04:00I used to attend this conservative church where pe...I used to attend this conservative church where people were too self-conscious to properly worship God. After a couple of years, I finally found a church where the focus is on Jesus and Him alone. You can hear people singing in abandon, crying, and giving praise to the living God. We are told to worship God in spirit and in truth. It goes beyond mere human emotions. True praise can only come from a changed life, a new creature in Christ. <br /><br />I heard a pastor once said that one of the biggest mistakes committed by the modern church is failing to strike a balance between worshiping God in spirit and in truth. On one end, you have conservative churches intellectualizing the Bible at the expense of worshiping God in spirit.On the other end, you have pentecostal churches who confuse emotional worship with true worship. The church must know how to balance these two. We need to live our lives in reverence to the Word of God, while at the same time, being led by the Spirit. <br /><br />Remember that the greatest commandment is to worship God with all our heart (emotions, values, character), mind (both the conscious and the subconscious), and with all our strength (energy). Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com