Christians need to sense the weight of God’s glory, the truths of God’s Word, the reality of coming judgment, and the gloriousness of God’s grace. Trying to package the bigness of this God into most casual worship services is like trying to eat steak on a paper plate. You can do it for awhile, but at some point, people will start saying, "I want a dish."You can read the whole post here.
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Steak on a Paper Plate
Trevin Wax has some interesting thoughts on worship today. He argues that form does matter, but suggests that in determining our church's "worship style," the primary question ought not be about contemporary vs. traditional. Rather, it should be about casual vs. serious.
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Very helpful. It could also be said that it is a matter of reverence vs. buddy-ness (my own word). When one views Christ as a "buddy," then it's quite acceptable to approach Him casually. When one knows Christ Lord and Savior, who is one with the Father and the Spirit in the eternal Trinity, then one can only approach Him in awe and reverence. As a liturgical Lutheran, I can say that is why I am formal, traditional, or however you want to describe it. I revere Christ as my Lord and Savior, so I approach Him accordingly.
Kevin, I wholeheartedly agree that we need to revere Christ as Lord and Savior, as opposed to seeing him merely as our buddy. Without question, this is one of the main shortcomings of much of the "contemporary church" movement.
That being said, isn't there also a sense in which we are to boldly approach the throne of grace, relating to God as our father? I've used the example before of how the children of the President have a familiarity with and an accessibility to the President that the rest of us would lack.
Wouldn't you agree that there needs to be some tension there? That's what I liked about what Wax had to say in his post. It wasn't just about forms of worship, but about "seriousness" in their application.
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