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Monday, November 14, 2005
WOWAW 20: Revelation and Response
This week’s Words of Wisdom about Worship:
One of the most attractive definitions of Christian worship can be found in a sermon preached by Martin Luther at the dedication of the first church built for Protestant worship, Torgau Castle, in 1544. Luther says of Christian worship “that nothing else can be done in it than that our dear Lord Himself talk (rede) to us through His holy word and that we, in turn, talk (reden) to him in prayer and song of praise.” A similar approach appears in the Large Catechism where Luther says that in worship the people “assemble to hear and discuss God’s Word and then praise God with song and prayer.” Thus worship has a duality, revelation and response—both of them empowered by the Holy Spirit.
-James White, Introduction to Christian Worship, 3rd ed., pp. 22-23
• Listen to a reading of this quote(mp3)
by CICW’s Nathan Bierma
Earlier: WOWAW 19
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