What is worship?
“The proper or improper response to a god, many gods, or the one true God.â€
What is true, spiritual worship?
“The proper and reverent response to the one true God because of who He is.â€
CORPORATE WORSHIP - 5
The reading of the Scriptures,1 preaching, and hearing the Word of God,2 teaching and admonishing one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in our hearts to the Lord;3 as also the administration of baptism,4 and the Lord's supper,5 are all parts of religious worship of God, to be performed in obedience to him, with understanding, faith, reverence, and godly fear; moreover, solemn humiliation, with fastings,6 and thanksgivings, upon special occasions, ought to be used in an holy and religious manner.7
—1689 London Baptist Confession, ch.22, para.5
1. 1 Tim 4:13
2. 2 Tim 4:2; Luke 8:18
3. Col 3:16; Eph 5:19
4. Matt 28:19-20
5. 1 Cor 11:26
6. Est 4:16; Joel 2:12
7. Ex 15:1-19; Psa 107
Corporate Worship 5.iii. “Singing with Graceâ€
...the teaching and admonishing of one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in our hearts to the Lord...are all parts of true religious worship of God.
Scripture Ref: Col 3:16; Eph 5:19
Other Refs: Psa 47:6-7; 147:7; 149:3; 150:1-6 |
