Reformed Worship - A Primer
It’s easy to get a fight started within most churches these days. Mention that the hymn books in the pews ought to be replaced. Or suggest that the elders revise the liturgy. Or raise a question over the celebration of Christmas. In other words, say “worship” and you have declared a fighting word. Reformed Christians, staunchly united on the God they confess, able to articulate the “sol as” of the Reformation and the five points of Calvinism, are increasingly divided over how they ought to worship their God.
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It’s easy to get a fight started within most churches these days. Mention that the hymn books in the pews ought to be replaced. Or suggest that the elders revise the liturgy. Or raise a question over the celebration of Christmas. In other words, say “w
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The Church and the World
Question: What do you believe concerning the “holy catholic church” of Christ?
Answer: That the Son of God from the heginning to the end of the world, gathers, defends, and preserves to Himself by His Spirit and Word, out of the whole human race, a Church chosen to everlasting life, agreeing in true faith; and that I am and forever shall remain, a living member thereof (Heidelberg Catechism, Q&A 54).
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Question: What do you believe concerning the “holy catholic church” of Christ? Answer: That the Son of God from the heginning to the end of the world, gathers, defends, and preserves to Himself hy His Spirit and Word, out of the whole human race, a C
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The Purpose of the Church
Question: What is the task of the church?
Answer: And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you” (Matt. 28:18–20).
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Question: What is the task of the church? Answer: And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of
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The Holy Day of Worship
Question: How is the Sabbath to be sanctified?
Answer: The Sabbath is to be sanctified by a holy resting all that day, even from such worldly employments and recreations as are lawful on other days; and spending the whole time in the public and private exercises of God’s worship, except so much as is to be taken up in works of necessity and mercy (Westminster Shorter Catechism, Q&A 60).
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Question: How is the Sabbath to be sanctified? Answer: The Sabbath is to be sanctified by a holy resting all that day, even from such worldly employments and recreations as are lawful on other days; and spending the whole time in the public and private exe
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Acceptable Worship
Question: What is the acceptable way of worshiping the only true God?
Answer: The acceptable way of worshiping the true God is instituted by himself, and so limited by his own revealed will, that he may not be worshiped according to the imaginations and devices of men, or any other way not prescribed in the Holy Scripture. (Westminster Confession of Faith, 21.1)
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Question: What is the acceptable way of worshiping the only true God? Answer: The acceptable way of worshiping the true God is instituted by himself, and so limited by his own revealed will, that he may not be worshiped according to the imaginations and de
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Reformed Liturgy
Question: What is the proper way to worship God with decency and order?
Answer: The way to worship with decency and order is to follow the pattern of God’s covenant of grace where He tells us that He is our God and we respond that we are His people (Genesis 17).
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Question: What is the proper way to worship God with decency and order? Answer: The way to worship with decency and order is to follow the pattern of God’s covenant of grace where He tells us that He is our God and we respond that we are His people (Gene
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Worship with Godly Fear
Question: Why does the third commandment require the holy and reverent use of God’s names, titles, attributes, ordinances, word, and works?
Answer: We offer to God acceptable worship, with reverence and awe; for our God is a consuming fire (Heb. 12:28–29).
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Question: Why does the third commandment require the holy and reverent use of God’s names, titles, attributes, ordinances, word, and works? Answer: We offer to God acceptable worship, with reverence and awe; for our God is a consuming fire (Heb. 12:28–
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The Church as Worshiping Community
Question: What does worship do for the church?
Answer: Unto this catholic visible church, Christ has given the ministry, oracles, and ordinances of God, for the gathering and perfecting of the saints, in this life, to the end of the world: and does by his own presence and Spirit, according to this promise, make them effectual. (Westminster Confession of Faith, 25.iii)
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Question: What does worship do for the church? Answer: Unto this catholic visible church, Christ has given the ministry, oracles, and ordinances of God, for the gathering and perfecting of the saints, in this life, to the end of the world: and does by his
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The Means of Grace
Question: What are the outward and ordinary means whereby Christ communicates to us the benefits of redemption?
Answer: The outward and ordinary means whereby Christ communicates to us the benefits of redemption are his ordinances, especially the Word, sacraments and prayer, all of which are made effectual to the elect for their salvation. (Westminster Shorter Catechism, Q&A 88)
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Question: What are the outward and ordinary means whereby Christ communicates to us the benefits of redemption? Answer: The outward and ordinary means whereby Christ communicates to us the benefits of redemption are his ordinances, especially the Word, sac
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Worship: Elements, Circumstances and Forms
Question: What are the elements of Christian worship?
Answer: The reading of the Scriptures with godly fear; the sound preaching, and conscionable hearing of the word, in obedience unto God with understanding, faith and reverence; singing of psalms with grace in the heart; as, also, the due administration of the sacraments instituted by Christ; are all parts of the ordinary religious worship of God (Westminster Confession of Faith, 21.5).
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Question: What are the elements of Christian worship? Answer: The reading of the Scriptures with godly fear; the sound preaching, and conscionable hearing of the word, in obedience unto God with understanding, faith and reverence; singing of psalms with gr
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Worship Music
Question: For whom does the church sing in worship?
Answer: a sing to the Lord a new song, for he has done marvelous things! His right hand and his holy arm have gotten him the victory (Ps. 98:1).
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Question: For whom does the church sing in worship? Answer: a sing to the Lord a new song, for he has done marvelous things! His right hand and his holy arm have gotten him the victory (Ps. 98:1). As we turn our attention to music we come at last to the mo
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Discernment in Worship
Question: How can we tell the difference between the true church and the false church?
Answer: The marks by which the true Church is known are the pure preaching of the doctrine of the gospel; maintaining the pure administration of the sacraments as instituted by Christ; in short, if all things are managed according to the pure Word of God, all things contrary to it rejected, and Jesus Christ acknowledged as the only head of the Church; the false church will not submit to the yoke of Christ; neither does she administer the sacraments as appointed by Christ in His Word, but adds to and takes from them as she thinks proper; and she relies more upon men than upon Christ. These two Churches are easily known and distinguished from each other (Belgic Confession, Article 31).
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Question: How can we tell the difference between the true church and the false church? Answer: The marks by which the true Church is known are the pure preaching of the doctrine of the gospel; maintaining the pure administration of the sacraments as instit
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