kranky
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- Oct 9, 1999
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After reading all the replies (I posted early in the thread), I think I am going to have to eat my words.
At the same time I was saying "I don't claim there is one right way to worship" I said "but I'm not convinced that turning a church service into a hour-long variety show is evidence of a spiritual endeavor. The statement 'You should come, it's FUN' points that out. "
I disagree with myself.
It was presumptuous of me to say there's no spirituality in a service of that style. While that type of worship may not work for me, it may be exactly right for others. The church I belong to is a "Christian" church (a type of semi-independent church), which holds that "Where the Bible speaks, we speak; where the Bible is silent, we are silent." The Bible does not mandate a type of worship, and therefore each congregation is free to design a worship service that is appropriate to their membership. I was wrong to characterize a high-energy service as a variety show. If I offended anyone who enjoys a service of that type, I do apologize.
At the same time I was saying "I don't claim there is one right way to worship" I said "but I'm not convinced that turning a church service into a hour-long variety show is evidence of a spiritual endeavor. The statement 'You should come, it's FUN' points that out. "
I disagree with myself.
It was presumptuous of me to say there's no spirituality in a service of that style. While that type of worship may not work for me, it may be exactly right for others. The church I belong to is a "Christian" church (a type of semi-independent church), which holds that "Where the Bible speaks, we speak; where the Bible is silent, we are silent." The Bible does not mandate a type of worship, and therefore each congregation is free to design a worship service that is appropriate to their membership. I was wrong to characterize a high-energy service as a variety show. If I offended anyone who enjoys a service of that type, I do apologize.