tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1530741222852255049.post1066444034137872078..comments2023-07-03T08:21:29.115-07:00Comments on Theology in Worship: Theology in Worship: Defining WorshipJonathan Powershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04156698508552110185noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1530741222852255049.post-85671069122497435532010-07-19T21:08:58.650-07:002010-07-19T21:08:58.650-07:00Scott,
Thanks for your thoughts, these too leave ...Scott,<br /><br />Thanks for your thoughts, these too leave much to ponder! <br /><br />And to be completely honest, not all these posts come from anything original. This specific post was adapted from my first two pages for Andy's paper last semester! As will many of the follow-up posts to it! <br /><br />Hope you're doing well! Look forward to talking more online.Jonathan Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04156698508552110185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1530741222852255049.post-31259134181621312912010-07-15T11:21:40.960-07:002010-07-15T11:21:40.960-07:00Hey Jonathan! First of all, where do you find the ...Hey Jonathan! First of all, where do you find the time to write these blogs?! Don't you have school work to do as well?? For crying out loud, you're making the rest of us look bad!!! ...j/k<br /><br />But seriously, you bring up some good points here. And you raise a good question: what is worship? As soon as you find out, let me know! If we were to consider Webber's definition of worship along with Wright's interpretation, perhaps worship could be defined as an obedient response to God's preemptive inestimable act of grace. I do think worship goes deeper than a mere acknowledgment of God's worth. Certainly God's worth factors in, but is worship a response to His worth or to His act of choosing me, in my unworthiness, to be His?<br /><br />I've also wondered if there is a difference between worshiping God and honoring God. Can God be honored by those who are not in right-standing with God? Apparently so, as we see in Philippians 2:9-11, when "at the name of Jesus, every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father." God is glorified here. And there is certainly a response. But what type of response? Willful obedience, or forced obeisance?<br /><br />...has given me much to ponder. Thanks for the post! Take care, brother!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831192597889942111noreply@blogger.com