ow.ly/sdukZ From drama to praise dancers to... MIMES? Didnt believe it when I first heard. Whats next? Whats out of bounds? This is an example of what I like to call the Affective Principle of worship. The Regulative Principle views worship as being limited to ONLY those elements revealed explicitly in Scripture (prayer, songs, preaching, sacraments, etc.). The Normative Principle views worship as being limited to those elements revealed in Scripture AND those elements not forbidden (as long as they are consistent with the revealed elements). The Affective Principle says, If ANYONE finds it worshipful (i.e., it makes them FEEL Gods love, presence, or power as THEY understand it), then, it is acceptable worship. In essence, the only limiting factor in the Affective Principle is the individual... ANY individual. For example, if YOU feel worshipful, but your neighbor objects, then your neighbor is guilty of putting God in a box, or judging YOUR worship experience. In any case, hes wrong. Why? Because YOU felt close to God, and thats ALL that matters! This has given us prayer labyrinths, sandboxes, interpretive painting, and now... MIMES! There are virtually NO BOUNDARIES! Worship is in the heart of the beholder. Gone is any understanding of the danger of Nadab and Abihus strange fire (Lev 10:1; Num 3:4; 26:61), or Uzzahs mishandling of the Ark (2 Sam 6:6–7). Worshiping the Lord in Spirit and Truth (John 4:23–24) has given way to worshiping the Lord in the Spirit of the Age. This is not the question of Contemporary versus Traditional with which so many are familiar (and fed up!). This is a much more fundamental question about the very nature of worship. Who is God? How do we worship him? Are there limits? What are those limits? How do we know? Why does it matter? These are just a few of the questions we must answer when considering things like this. VB
Posted on: Wed, 22 Jan 2014 12:02:32 +0000
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