One topic that has come up a lot in my devotional and "professional" life is this question: where is the line drawn between what is worship and what is not? I have personally come to almost butting heads with others on this topic. The “Worship for Lutherans” class this semester recently discussed this topic and it has had direct implications to my devotional life.
To me, as long as there is Gospel and the activities are directed towards Christ then there is no limit to what can go on. One of the main areas in this topic is the subject of music in worship. I know that at my field work church there is a big discrepancy between the people who agree and disagree with contemporary music’s place in worship, but if the music brings praise and glory to God then what is the difference between a traditional hymn and a hardcore rock song? I feel that there are as many different ways to worship God as there are people in the world. This is why we need to have different types of worship to accommodate different people.
My question though is where does the line need to be drawn that separates worship from just people getting together?
"where two or more are gathered..."
ReplyDeletedoes the line need to be drawn for christians?
and if the line doesn't need to be drawn, how should that permeable boundary affect our behaviors?