How does revelation,
repentance, redemption, regeneration, relationship, and restoration correlate
with our worship theology and the organizational presentation of our weekly
liturgy? Explain.
Our
worship theology is determined by who we have become through the revelation of
Christ in our lives. It is through the working of the Holy Spirit the we become
aware of our inadequacies, and realize our need for repentance and redemption. “This
means everything when we speak of worship, because the new life brought about
by the Spirit of God is what gives us the ability to become worshippers of the
living God. Only when we are quickened by this wonderful life can we learn what
praise and worship are all about”[1]It is when we humble
ourselves before God, and cry out for forgiveness that we are redeemed and
restored to right standing with God. It is at this point that God begins to
build a relationship with us, but this is only possible through our surrender
and our humility before an awesome God. If we are truly God’s people we will
grow in becoming like Christ.”[2]
We read the word, and
communicate with God. We share our experiences with other Christians as they
share with us. All these aspects of our lives begins to reveal God to us. His
goal is to reveal who He is to us, and as we begin to understand who He is we fall
more and more in love with Him. The more we are in His presence the more we
want to be in His presence. “If you have a love for God, a love for the Word,
and are exemplifying the fruit of the Spirit in your life, it is probable that
you are engaged in other disciplines as well such as prayer and fellowship.”[3]The weekly liturgy is part
of the whole. It is through these that we can come together and experience Him
even more. Through the Eucharist we remember and celebrate the work of
salvation, and we gain strength to be all He would have us be.
The
worship theology correlates directly with our revelation of God. When we look
at Paul and his teaching we understand that his theology came from his
revelation of Christ which began on the road to Damascus. Paul had a
relationship with God. He communicated with God, and listened when God
communicated with him. They had open communication, and Paul’s theology was
built from this. We also must remember that he was a Pharisee. He had lived
according to the law and been trained in the law.
The Bible is our revelation of God, and so
staying in the Word is extremely important. We are told to, “study to show
thyself approved unto God a workman that needs not be ashamed rightly dividing
the Word of truth” (2 Timothy 2:15).
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