A History of Psalm 130 in Music: Part 1
Sometimes we really don’t appreciate the continuity of the Christian tradition, especially in that there is, by and large, an approach to the music of… Read More »A History of Psalm 130 in Music: Part 1
Sometimes we really don’t appreciate the continuity of the Christian tradition, especially in that there is, by and large, an approach to the music of… Read More »A History of Psalm 130 in Music: Part 1
How can we conserve and promote true piety within the lives of the Christians in our churches? Phrasing the question differently reveals the size of… Read More »Exposure to Piety
What becomes apparent when studying worship in Hebrews, as exemplified by this central idea of faith, is that all of these continuities between OT and… Read More »Continuities between OT and NT Worship
Conservative Christian churches wish to weather the winds of secularism and pass on authentic Christianity to the next generation. This means conserving the gospel itself,… Read More »Conserving Christian Piety
Faith (πίστιϚ) stands in Hebrews as the supreme continuity between OT and NT worship since it functions as an essential link between the physical and… Read More »Worship by Faith
There is a narrow way of worship that walks between two great gulfs of peril. One one side you have terror, on the other you… Read More »Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling
Finishing worship well is as important as beginning it that way. Just as a call to worship consecrates the time for worship, so a benediction… Read More »Some Things To Consider Including In Your Worship – Benedictions
Restoring biblical worship in churches within a culture given over to various forms of narcissism, sentimentalism, consumerism and amusement is an uphill struggle. If a… Read More »Leading Corporate Worship
At this year’s Conference on Conservative Christianity (which concluded Tuesday), Steve Thomas of Huron Baptist Church made a point in one of his sessions that… Read More »The conservatism of the normative principle
Significant discontinuities exist between OT and NT worship, and it is important to note that each of these cases of discontinuity stems from the author… Read More »Jesus Christ as the Fulfillment of OT Worship
Biblical worship is the worship revealed in the Bible as pleasing to God. Since the Bible reveals God’s nature, will, and works, we should expect… Read More »Restoring Biblical Worship: Heeding God’s Prescriptions
Hebrews 12:18-29 is structured around a discontinuity of the location of worship, and the rest of the book reflects this emphasis. In Hebrews 12:18, Sinai… Read More »The Location of Worship
In his Nature and Causes of Apostasy from the Gospel (contained in vol. 7 of the Banner Works), John Owen (1616-1683) spends a chapter briefly… Read More »As men grew carnal
Christianity is far more than salvation from sin and the knowledge of some Christian doctrine. Christianity claims to offer true worship to the only true… Read More »Restoring Biblical Worship
Hebrews 12:18-29 provide an important summary of the book’s argument concerning worship. The author’s descriptions of these two contrasting mountains are instructive and important to… Read More »Physical vs. Metaphysical Worship
Kevin DeYoung (DeYoung, Restless, and Reformed) has a good post today asking pastors and church leaders not to assume that the decline they see in… Read More »Not the Real Problem
God required OT saints to offer sacrifices with him as means of temporary forgiveness. These sacrifices themselves were imperfect, and they did nothing to change… Read More »The Sacrifice of Worship
Worship emerges in Hebrews as a major theme when on considers the overall structure of the book. Jones argues that two minor climaxes in the… Read More »Drawing Near to God in Worship
I appreciate Joel Beeke, the pastor of the Heritage Netherlands Reformed Congregation of Grand Rapids and the President and Professor of Systematic Theology and Homiletics… Read More »Handled with reverence and care
Synthesizing a theology of worship in the New Testament has been a struggle for Christians since the early church. In particular, how Christ’s coming, life,… Read More »A Distinctly Christian Worship