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Th e Reformed Church in the U.S. embraces two confessional documents from the period of the Reformation. Th e fi rst, the Belgic Confession, covers in some detail the whole range of biblical doctrine. Written in a lively style, it captures the main points of Reformed theology. Th e second, the Canons of Dort, focuses on the true way to understand
- A Reformed Theology of Worship
- 1. Introduction and Background
- 1.2. Reformed Confessional Perspective on Worship
- 2.1. Scripture is Suficient to Direct the Church in Its Worship
- 2.3. Liberty of Conscience Must Be Preserved in the Worship of God
- 2.4. God Alone Speaking in the Scriptures Reveals How He Is to Be Worshiped: He May Not Be Worshiped in Any Way Not Prescribed in Scripture
- 2.8. Summary of the Westminster Assembly’s Doctrine of Worship
- 4. A Biblical Theology of Worship
- 4.5. Summary of a Biblical Theology of Worship
- 7. Appendix: Examples of Orders of Service
Committee on the Study of the Doctrine of Worship Christian Adjemian, Chairman Anthony A. Cowley William J. Edgar Richard C. Gamble Harold Harrington Bruce Hemphill Kevin Plummer Wayne R. Spear Shigeru Takiura Christopher Wright
Our main task will be to answer the question, What is the public worship of God in the Church? We begin with a review of our historic doctrinal understanding of the worship of the Church, then provide a brief summary of theological arguments supporting the regulative principle of worship. We then develop a theology of worship framed in biblical-the...
The Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America is a confessional Reformed church with organic ties to the great catholic tradition mediated through the national church of Scotland. Therefore we do not view ourselves as a generation of practical innovators commissioned to find out what works. We are servants of Christ, told “to contend earnestly ...
The Assembly teaches that the Scriptures are sufficient to instruct the Church in the worship of God. The first chapter of the Confession states that one reason for making the Scripture available to people in their own language is “that the word of God dwelling plentifully in all, they may worship him in an acceptable manner” (Confession, 1.8). The...
Chapter 20 of the Confession, “Of Christian Liberty and Liberty of Conscience,” deals with a pressing issue for the members of the Westminster Assembly. Many of them had been persecuted for refusing to observe ceremonies prescribed by the bishops under the direction of Charles I. The chapter teaches that liberty of conscience sets us free from beli...
Chapter 21, “Of Religious Worship, and the Sabbath Day,” begins with man’s innate need to worship and concludes with the weekly worship of the Church on the Lord’s Day. “The light of nature” shows that God is good and should be “feared, loved, praised, called upon, trusted in, and served,” with all the heart, and with all the soul, and with all the...
Two themes run through the Confession of Faith’s teaching about worship. The more obvious theme is the emphasis on purity of worship. A church is pure according as its worship is pure, both inwardly and outwardly. True worship is done according to the Scriptures, which are sufficient to guide the Church in its worship. Pure worship not only does no...
As we sketch a biblical theology of the doctrine of public worship under the New Covenant, we will be looking to find where there is continuity between Old Covenant and New Covenant worship, to define the nature of public worship, and to outline the form of that worship. Our conclusions will be the same as the Confession of Faith’s teaching about w...
God commanded His people under both the Old Covenant and the New Covenant to assemble before Him. There is some discontinuity in the nature of these assemblies, since Christ has now fulfilled the shadows of the earthly temple, the sacrifices, and the priesthood. There is also continuity in these assemblies because they are times for pledging loyalt...
Examples of Orders of Service that conform to the covenantal theology of worship developed in this paper follow. These orders are merely illustrative. Call to Worship Prayer for the Lord’s Assistance and Blessing Psalm of Praise Baptism, when administered, may go here Reading of the Law Prayer or Psalm of Confession Assurance of Pardon Psalm of Pr...
Jan 2, 2006 · the Church developed over the centuries. Continental Reformed Churches (Switzerland, France, Hungary, the Netherlands, etc.) called themselves Reformed to emphasize their theological distinctives. Most of them also have a Presbyterian form of church government. Some Reformed Churches, such as the
churches includes many texts here translated into English for the first time. These volumes will greatly aid our understanding of the nature and devel- opment of the Reformed tradition in early modern Europe.”
Several forms of ecclesiastical polity are exercised by Reformed churches, including presbyterian, congregational, and some episcopal. Definition and terminology. Reformed Christianity is often called Calvinism after John Calvin, influential reformer of Geneva. The term was first used by opposing Lutherans in the 1550s.
Feb 8, 2017 · These themes are sola scriptura, sola fide, sola gratia, solus Christus and Soli Deo Gloria. This article attempts to briefly explore these essential theological...
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