tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19384577.post2009927436295910089..comments2024-03-03T08:37:17.293+02:00Comments on Notes from underground: Learning stylesSteve Hayeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11283123400540587033noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19384577.post-4398816364415499712010-08-31T23:58:07.026+02:002010-08-31T23:58:07.026+02:00Interesting Steve - I also did the test, and was a...Interesting Steve - I also did the test, and was almost identical to you!Magotty Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06039164409659890130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19384577.post-63548553195556343832010-08-28T13:20:40.788+02:002010-08-28T13:20:40.788+02:00People talk about going to church to worship, but ...People talk about going to church to worship, but what do they mean by that? When growing up people used to say 'worship is expressing the worth-ship of God'.<br /><br />I looked up worship online: The Greek term latreia and its cognates are directly associated with both service & sacrifice when directed toward God. The Greek word proskyneo refers to a posture of submission and thus an acknowledgment of God's sovereignty.<br /><br />That kind of fits with my understanding: I serve my Lord during the week and submit to His rule in my life and hence I worship God through the week - from Monday to Friday my whole day is directly related to service of God.<br /><br />So what of Sunday? The components of a Sunday service are: saying words, singing songs and listening to a talk. Doesn't jive with being worship to me.<br /><br />Isaiah 58 puts it as:<br /><br />'6 “No, this is the kind of fasting I want:<br /> Free those who are wrongly imprisoned;<br /> lighten the burden of those who work for you.<br /> Let the oppressed go free,<br /> and remove the chains that bind people.<br /> 7 Share your food with the hungry,<br /> and give shelter to the homeless.<br /> Give clothes to those who need them,<br /> and do not hide from relatives who need your help.'<br /><br />James in his epistle says similar - worship is shown by deeds. We are not saved by deeds, but good deeds are our worship.<br /><br />So do we need to gather together? Absolutely. Is Sunday gathering worship? For some people yes, for others maybe and for yet other no.Richard Fairheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15443956246800155197noreply@blogger.com