Why should those who are #Reformed & #evangelical insist on the importance of #liturgical #worship ?
Because:
1) Worship is always presented as liturgical in the #Bible
2) Liturgical worship is the historic/universal form of the Church’s worship.
3) Liturgical worship is #sacramental - it presents the Gospel not only via the word, but also through the #sacraments ordained by God - and as such it is more faithfully biblical.
4) ALL the magisterial reformers worshipped liturgically.
5) Biblically shaped liturgy is missionally oriented - it shapes the worshipper for/towards #mission .
6) Liturgy is formative of “sticky” #faith : a) because it engages a person’s whole being, it tends to reinforce faith wholistically (not merely intellectually), b) because it is is sacramental the person TANGIBLY encounters God’s #grace , c) because historic liturgy is robustly biblical it soaks the person in Scripture, and d) because it is patterned/repetitive it becomes engrained.
*[There is nothing better for a person than that he find enjoyment in his toil!*This is from the hand of God!*For to the one who pleases him God has given joy!]*but to the sinner he has given the business of gathering!*& collecting!*only to give to one who pleases God!*This also is vanity!*& a striving after wind!
*There is nothing better for a person than that he should eat!*& drink!*& find enjoyment in his toil!*This also!*I saw!*is from the hand of God!
*The Vanity of Toil!
*Behold!*what I have seen to be good!*& fitting is to eat!*& drink!*& find enjoyment in all the toil with which one toils under the sun the few days of his life that God has given him!*for this is his lot!
