Worship Theaters and Worship Temples

Janet842 said:

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The reason my heart doesn't well in emotion when singing hymns is that I was not raised with them. I have no happy memories of lifelong church attendance, faith in God, or of old familiar hymns sung every Sunday. I do agree that many churches use theologically incorrect songs for worship, but the church I attend screens contemporary worship music for theological correctness before allowing their use.

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• "How important is perfect theology to the Divine being worshipped?"
• "Are praise and worship encircuited in the Holy Spirit without the necessity of perfect words and theology?'
• "Why does any congregation member need to sanction praise and worship encircuited by the Holy Spirit?'
• "Does the congregation need perfection before worship?"

talitha said:

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I don't believe there is any place for nostalgia in worship. When we are enjoying the music because it memorializes pleasant spiritual experiences in the past, it's like Peter wanting to set up booths on the mount of transfiguration. Why set up a booth, when God has moved on? Let's move with Him.

blessings
tal

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Tal, I read this and thought instantly about something that happened at the evangelical church I attended last Sunday. It is in a denomination that is known as liberal because it ordains women to the pastoral ministry. The church I attend has a female pastor who inivted me to attend an audition at the Jammin for Joy event. At the dedication of their outdoor meditation labyrinth an Ozark Mountain/bluegrass/Ma Bell Carter sound-alike group played those old standards of the Bible belt, including That Old Rugged Cross. I thought it was a strange experience. In my most recent study, A Course in Miracles, one of the text readings says specifically that we should not remember the old rugged cross, but rather look at the resurrection as the truest representation of the nature of Our Father.

My three-song set will be a Paul Baloche guitar and voice medley. This is culture-current and I am certain few at that congregation will have heard this kind of praise. One is the resurrection theme.