Silence in the Scriptures ~ Regulative Principle or Normative Principle? The regulative principle of worship is a teaching in the Church of Christ on how the Bible orders public worship. The substance of the doctrine regarding worship is that only those elements that are instituted or appointed by command or example or which can be deduced by good and necessary inferences from Scripture are permissible in worship, and that whatever is not commanded or cannot be deduced by good and necessary inferences from Scripture is prohibited. The term regulative principle in a sense becomes synonymous with the principle of sola scriptura. With the regulative principle, the silence in the Scriptures is restrictive. The regulative principle is often contrasted with the normative principle of worship which teaches that whatever is not prohibited in Scripture is permitted in worship, as long as it is agreeable to the peace and unity of the Church. In short, there must be agreement with the general practice of the Church and no prohibition in Scripture for whatever is done in worship. With no prohibition, with the normative principle there is freedom in the silence. Your thoughts?
Posted on: Sat, 17 May 2014 03:45:28 +0000
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