The Meaning of Christian Worship and Biblical Foundations
Christian worship is a main process that in most Christianity followers and leaders want to understand and practice in their spiritual lives. According to the research of Robert E. Webber, he presents that the biblical, historical, and traditional elements of worship is the base of his book, Worship Old and New. He asserts that “worship be authentic and real and characterized by a sense of fullness, the feeling of deep joy, and the experience of comfort and healing” (15). In order to verify how the significant matter affects Christian in the specific process, the definition and the development of Christian worship are essential and refer to the inner of the worshipers in a service of worship.
First of all, the essential element is the definition of worship can provide the fundamental of identity in the subsequent discussion. In Merriam-Webster, worship is defined in “the act of worshipping God or a god; the act of showing respect and love for a god especially by praying with other people who believe in the same god” (“Worship”). It gives us the brief definition to a certain extent. As stated in James F. White, from its origin, Latin “colere”, preserves the implication of “an agriculture term meaning to cultivate” as the mutuality between the farmer and his field or animals (32). The following descriptions can provide the relevant in several characters. There are both revelation and mystery, the celebration of the acts of God in history, synonymous with life, the experience with God in a conscious dialogue, to make offerings to God, the eschatological fulfillment (Segler and Bradley 5-7). Therefore, the mutuality can be indicated from Dr. Randall McElwain states that “h...
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... 3:13)”; to give offerings in public worship (Mark 12:42); “New Testament worship is filled with doxologies (Eph. 1:3)”; to open confessions as Paul says in the Romans 10:9; Christian worship included the baptism of belief in Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord and the Lord’s Supper. The elements in the New Testament may not present the complete picture of Christian worship, but it may be regarded as a guidance of worship in the early church.
In conclusion, according to the definitions of worship, the comprehension of worship may reinforce with a degree of meaningful. To combine with the Biblical background in the Old and New Testament, the extent and depth of Christian worship is engraved integrally by its sequence of historical development and vital elements. The conviction is connected with all of the elaborate description to deal with the following challenge.
Through the close study of two of the aspects shown in the diagram, their contributions allow Christianity to be considered a living religious tradition. The significant contributions of Pope John XXIII, during both his papal and Pre-papal life have had everlasting effects on not only Catholicism, but Christianity as a whole and lead to the sense of Christianity being a living religious tradition. His works include two Papal encyclicals, Mater et Magistra and Pacem in Terris, along with his work being Apostolic Delegate of Greece and Turkey. Moreover, The significant practice of Baptism has further contributed to Christian being considered a living religious tradition as it accounts for the premise of most Christian beliefs to be initiated, especially in terms of salvation and affirming the beliefs in the trinity and following the teachings of Jesus Christ.
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into a richer experience of worship and a more effect life of service" (Crabb, 1977, p.31). The method to establishing an
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