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How Should We Worship?: A Brief Systematic, Redemptive-Historical, Exegetical, and Practical Introduction to the Regulative Principle of Worship
The question of how Christians are to worship the “only true God” (Jn. 17:3) is a question of duty and obedience. It is also one of joy and delight. “Oughtness” need never contradict the deepest kind of liberty and freedom. This book seeks to celebrate this reality.
Chapter 1 defines the biblical categories in which we must think of worship (internal worship, private external worship, and external "temple" worship).
Chapters 2-4 set forth the theme of worship in its redemptive-historical context. The goal is to develop a biblical theology of temple worship.
Chapter 5 looks at the specific parts of New Covenant temple worship in the light of this theology of worship.
Chapter 6 takes up the question of gender roles in temple worship.
Chapter 7 introduces the Regulative Principle of Worship as that which promotes the glory of God and guarantees the truest kind of freedom in worship.
This book concludes by affirming the principle of Simplicity and Purity, Simplicity and Universality, Simplicity and Beauty.
The Appendix interacts with a conservative representative of those who would disagree with the Regulative Principle of Worship.
While this book is intended for the lay person and is not an academic treatise, it seeks to address its subject carefully and with joyful reverence.
Chapter 1 defines the biblical categories in which we must think of worship (internal worship, private external worship, and external "temple" worship).
Chapters 2-4 set forth the theme of worship in its redemptive-historical context. The goal is to develop a biblical theology of temple worship.
Chapter 5 looks at the specific parts of New Covenant temple worship in the light of this theology of worship.
Chapter 6 takes up the question of gender roles in temple worship.
Chapter 7 introduces the Regulative Principle of Worship as that which promotes the glory of God and guarantees the truest kind of freedom in worship.
This book concludes by affirming the principle of Simplicity and Purity, Simplicity and Universality, Simplicity and Beauty.
The Appendix interacts with a conservative representative of those who would disagree with the Regulative Principle of Worship.
While this book is intended for the lay person and is not an academic treatise, it seeks to address its subject carefully and with joyful reverence.
185 pages, Paperback
Published July 15, 2022
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September 22, 2022
A pastorally well written book on the Regulative Principle of Worship. I thoroughly appreciated the use of terms to distinguish between Sunday corporate worship (External Temple Worship) from the individual “all of life” worship (Internal Worship < External Worship).
I’m going to be reading this book again soon!
PS, TG pastors a church that is like 30 minutes from me! So win, win for me.
I’m going to be reading this book again soon!
PS, TG pastors a church that is like 30 minutes from me! So win, win for me.
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