{"id":2695,"date":"2015-11-18T14:37:35","date_gmt":"2015-11-18T20:37:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/justandsinner\/?p=2695"},"modified":"2015-11-18T14:37:35","modified_gmt":"2015-11-18T20:37:35","slug":"the-biblical-foundations-for-liturgical-worship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/justandsinner\/the-biblical-foundations-for-liturgical-worship\/","title":{"rendered":"The Biblical Foundations for Liturgical Worship"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

On today\u2019s program, I discussed liturgical worship in light of Scripture.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Here is the program.<\/a><\/p>\n

Here is the outline that this program is based on:<\/p>\n

The Biblical Foundations for Liturgical Worship<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. The Old Testament\n
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    1. In the Old Testament, God gave the nation of Israel a calendar in which they celebrated God\u2019s various acts of redemption on different days: Passover, Pentecost, Tabernacles, etc.<\/li>\n
    2. God prescribed specific ceremonies wherein the Jews worshipped God. These included a number of sacrifices and offerings (Leviticus)<\/li>\n
    3. Specific clothing was to be worn by those leading worship (Exodus 28)<\/li>\n
    4. God gave an inspired hymnal to be used by his people in worship (Psalms)<\/li>\n
    5. Worship was orderly and reverent. Through ceremonial acts, the central acts of redemption were portrayed and prefigured.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
    6. Heavenly Worship\n
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      1. The book of Revelation portrays worship in heaven which is liturgical in form<\/li>\n
      2. In Rev. 4:8, specific words of praise are mentioned which are repeated day and night. Thus worship in heaven is not purely \u201cspontaneous,\u201d but memorized words of praise and prayer are utilized.<\/li>\n
      3. The twenty-four elders bow before God\u2019s throne at specific times while reciting particular words (Rev. 4:10-11)<\/li>\n
      4. In numerous places, incense is offered before God\u2019s throne as an act of worship (Rev. 5:8). This is a reflection of Old Testament liturgical practice.<\/li>\n
      5. Even though there are no longer any sacrifices in heaven, there is an altar which serves in a prominent position in New Testament worship (Rev. 8:3)<\/li>\n
      6. Specific liturgical garments are worn, including white robes (Rev. 4:4)<\/li>\n
      7. Most prominent elements of liturgical worship are present in heavenly worship, including: vestments, hymnody, repetition of song and prayers, candles, incense, and bowing.<\/li>\n
      8. The worship that we experience now is a picture of heavenly worship<\/li>\n
      9. Those who reject liturgical worship must argue that somehow liturgy was practiced in the Old Testament, will be practiced in heaven, but has presently ceased.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
      10. Worship in the New Testament Church\n
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        1. The church was formed out of the Jewish faith, and thus Christian retained many of the liturgical elements of Jewish life<\/li>\n
        2. The early church structure was largely based off of the synagogue, which had a particular leadership model and order of service. There were many memorized prayers.<\/li>\n
        3. The worship of the book of Acts demonstrates continuity between Jewish and early Christian worship.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          i.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Christians continued to pray \u201cthe prayers,\u201d which were those recited by Jews in the Temple (Acts 2:42).<\/p>\n

          ii.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Many of the apostles prayed at appointed hours (Acts 10:2-3). These are the canonical hours, when Christians have prayed for many centuries. These are reflected today in Matins and Vespers services.<\/p>\n

          iii.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The early Christians celebrated some Jewish holidays, probably in view of their fulfillment in Christ, thus giving them new meaning (Acts 20:6; 1 Cor. 16:8). The early Christians used a form of the liturgical calendar.<\/p>\n

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          1. The Christians met for worship on the first day of each week, and every service included Holy Communion (Acts 20:7).<\/li>\n
          2. The New Testament includes what many scholars believe to be early liturgical forms<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            i.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Creedal formulas (1 Cor. 15:3-5, 1 Cor. 8:6, Tit. 3:4-7)<\/p>\n

            ii.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Hymns (Phil. 2:6-11, 1 Tim. 3:16)<\/p>\n

            iii.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Benedictions and doxologies (Heb. 13:20-21, Jude 25, Eph. 3:20)<\/p>\n

            iv.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sacramental liturgical formulas (Matt. 28:19, 1 Cor. 11:23-26)<\/p>\n

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            1. Conclusion\n
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              1. Liturgical worship is not a medieval innovation, or simply a nice tradition. Liturgy lies at the heart of worship in the Old and New Testaments.<\/li>\n
              2. To remain faithful to the Biblical witness, our worship should be structured, reverent, and liturgical.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Here is the outline that this program is based on: The Biblical Foundations for Liturgical Worship The Old Testament In the Old Testament, God gave the nation of Israel a calendar in which they celebrated God\u2019s various acts of redemption […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2176,"featured_media":2696,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[468,150,469,467,281],"class_list":["post-2695","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-podcast","tag-liturgical-worship","tag-liturgy","tag-revelation","tag-scripture","tag-worship"],"yoast_head":"\nThe Biblical Foundations for Liturgical Worship<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"On today's program, I discussed liturgical worship in light of Scripture.\u00a0 Here is the program. 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