"Christian worship, like Christian ethics, is both a descriptive and a normative subject. Specific decisions have to be made locally in terms of people, places, and times, but they should be based on the experience of the whole Christian community throughout space and time" (White, Introduction, p
Worshipping God with prayer in a Christian manner testifies to the personal and yet transcendent nature of Christ. Christian worship is a personal or collective offering of "thanks and praise to God in and through Jesus the Christ," (Costen, Chapter 1)
[footnoteRef:24] Christian worship as distinct from Jewish worship had to take place in homes and in relative secrecy due to the persecution of Christians throughout the Roman Empire. In general, "Christians approach worship with an expectation that God will be made known through the liturgy," (Hauerwas and Wells: p
John Wiley and Sons, 55.] Worship is central to human life, religious or not (Kenneson)
Lathrop notes that Christian worship has been centered on Gospel reading and study "for a long time," and is similarly structured around the world (1).[footnoteRef:12] The four Gospels -- Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John -- provide a "kind of pillar," a "reliably recurring ritual," and a "principle locus for meaning," in Christian worship (Lathrop p
It does not require presence in a "house of God" to read scripture from a computer terminal. Therefore, technology can create virtual houses of worship that Christ would approve of given the advice to decentralize and deterritorialize worship (Ott, Strauss and Tennent, p
John Wiley and Sons, 62] Part Three: Practical Considerations; Problems and Solutions Unfortunately, debates about the theological nature of Christ and other Christian metaphysics have led to schisms and strife within the God-fearing community. Whether salvation occurs via works or faith alone is one example of the types of heated debates that can plague and taint Christian communities (Pelikan)
There may be different styles such as Byzantine or Gothic, but Churches as houses of worship began to sprout up throughout Europe. These houses of worship can be viewed as "sermons in stone," (Schaff, p
However, to understand the biblical foundations of Christian worship, it is important to first examine the Old Testament. The Hebrew Bible contains the most fundamental "norms of worship," for Christians, even if different churches develop unique patterns of worship consistent with their interpretations of scripture (Segler and Bradley 2006,11)
[footnoteRef:20] [17: Bible: Acts 1:8] [18: Bible: Colossians 3:16] [19: Bible: Thessalonians 5:27] [20: Bible: Matthew 6:9-13] There is some disagreement within and among Christians and Churches as to what constitutes worship. Some, including Presbyterian churches, believe that Christian worship should only be constructed from what is directly and explicitly written in scripture; "in short, God institutes in the Bible everything required for Church worship and prohibits all other possibilities," (Smith 19)
For instance, there is a meal described at a gathering point that reflects what is known as the Lord's Supper (Hauerwas and Vells).[footnoteRef:29] While a meal is not necessarily or definitively part of formal Christian worship, the fact that the believers were gathered together in His name can be interpreted positively as worship (Stringer)
Christian worship is a personal or collective offering of "thanks and praise to God in and through Jesus the Christ," (Costen, Chapter 1).[footnoteRef:40] Some Christians have conceived of prayer as a "dialogue" or "communication" between God and humankind," (Wainwright, p
] Early Christian worship, after the death of Christ and the spreading of the Gospel by His disciples, took place throughout the Greco-Roman world. New converts were from a wide variety of ethnic, cultural, linguistic, social, and economic backgrounds, making the early Christian communities diverse (White)
] Early Christian worship, after the death of Christ and the spreading of the Gospel by His disciples, took place throughout the Greco-Roman world. New converts were from a wide variety of ethnic, cultural, linguistic, social, and economic backgrounds, making the early Christian communities diverse (White)
"The Sanskrit term bhakti is most often translated in English as 'devotion,' and the bhaktimarga, the 'path of devotion,' is understood to be one major type of Hindu spiritual practice. The bhaktimarga is a path leading toward liberation (moksa) from material embodiment in our present imperfect world and the attainment of a state of abiding communion with a personally conceived ultimate reality" (Carman 1987, p
"According to Ramanuja, brahman is as a 'person' (purusa) the sole cause of his own modifications (emanation, existence and absorption of the universe), immaterial, perfect, omnipotent, the soul of all being, the ultimate goal of all religious effort, to which God induces the devotee who wishes to please him. The purificatory significance of the ritual, meritorious works, disinterested discharge of duties, and bhakti are emphasized" (Gonda 1987, p
Moreover, in some regions where Hinduism is a minority religion, it has had a significant influence on the development of religion and culture in the area. "Over different periods in the last four or five millennia, Hinduism and its antecedents have predominated in the adjacent [to India] areas of Pakistan and Bangladesh and have been influential in such other regions as Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Southeast Asia, and Indonesia" (Hiltebeitel 1987, p
He never considered music a mere tool that could be employed regardless of its original association & #8230; but was careful to match text and tune, so that each text would have its proper tune and so that both would complement each other." (Halter and Schalk, 1978) The concept of worship music can be attributed to the aspect of Black theological discussion which is a concept in the black gospel music in America
He does this by an examination of the lyrics of the major hymns as well as the songwriters (Spenser,1990) McKenzie (2009) points out that as part of the development process of the Black gospel music in the Britain, there was what he referred to as the a 'vibrant concert scene' that was noted among the Black Pentecostals sometimes in the 1970s as well as 1980s.He points out that that era was when the Black church singers as well as musicians came up with their talent in music in a wider scale (Sturge,2005)
Not only does modern praise and worship music have a better beat and rhythm but it is getting better since there are more songs with more substance to choose from, which in turn is leading young people to form praise and worship bands (Levy). Christian music is the fastest-growing segment of the music industry, with sales that double the sales of Latin music, classical, jazz and New Age combined (Eveld)