Last week I described how the layout and structure of the tabernacle communicated a particular transcendent theology of worship. Even the order of the sacrifices pictures… Read More »How the Order of OT Sacrifices Communicated a Theology of Worship
The first Patriarch of Israel, Abraham, was not originally a worshiper of the true God; he dwelt the land of Ur, worshiping many false gods… Read More »Called by God to Worship
In the Old Testament economy, God established particular means through which his people were enabled to draw near to him in worship, although since the… Read More »Jesus Fulfills Old Testament Worship
In 1 Cor 9:22, Paul says, “I have become all things to all men that by all means I might save some.” This should not be… Read More »All Things to All Men | Part 5: What the Passage Means (vv22-23)
As conservatives, it can be easy to grow discouraged. There are very few of us. It seems that all of American Christianity (sorry, David de… Read More »The Lord is God (still)
Synthesizing an essential definition of worship is a perennial problem. Many have tried, several have given us very helpful definitions, yet few are fully satisfactory.… Read More »The building blocks of worship
There is no doubt that some of the practices of ancient Hebrew worship bear remarkable resemblance to the worship practices of the pagan nations around… Read More »Similarities and differences between Hebrew worship and pagan worship
I’ve often said that from creation to consummation, people have had problems with proper worship. The first sins were ones of false worship, and so… Read More »What was Cain’s problem?
Because the Bible tells us that we must worship God acceptably (Hebrews 12:28), there is by necessity the possibility of worshipping God in an unacceptable,… Read More »Worldly Worship
Faulty worship is not often a topic of discussion in today’s Christianity. Many Christians seem to think that God is only concerned that our hearts… Read More »Improper Worship
Does God care about how His people worship Him? Some would argue that God does not care how we worship Him as long as we… Read More »Heartless Worship
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
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