![]() ![]() Actually, when you look closely, you see that their God bears an uncanny resemblance to them.īut the brilliance and the power of Sproul’s book is that it shows us a God who is holy, holy, holy. We are surrounded by churches that are content to manufacture a God who appeals to ignorant Christians or rebellious non-Christians. As we discuss worship at this time and in this context, we are surrounded by churches who treat God as if he’s a buddy, not as if he’s transcendent they treat him as if he’s chill, not as if he’s serious they treat him as if he’s interested in our fulfillment, not his glory they treat him as if he’s ambivalent about how he’s worshiped, not as if he’s been known to strike dead those who worship him wrongly. We invent the kind of God who makes us feel good about ourselves. I think it’s because one of our great failings as sinful human beings is that we are prone to make God small and safe. Once you encounter the holiness of God, your life will never be the same.” So why would it have so shaped our understanding of worship?Ī post shared by G3 Conference on at 12:36pm PST He paints an awe-inspiring vision of God that encourages Christian to become holy just as God is holy. Sproul, in this classic work, puts the holiness of God in its proper and central place in the Christian life. Many preachers today avoid the topic altogether because people today don’t quite know what to do with words like ‘awe’ or ‘fear.’ R. Yet, even so, most people are hard-pressed to define what God’s holiness precisely is. Even the publisher’s description doesn’t mention worship: “Central to God’s character is the quality of holiness. At Amazon it lands in categories like Christian Apologetics and Christian Spiritual Growth, but not Worship. Look at the back cover where the publisher marks the categories they think it best fits and you’ll see Theology/Doctrines. ![]() Here’s what’s interesting: The Holiness of God is not a book that typically gets filed under “worship” at the Christian bookstores. What surprised me was that as we went down the row, several others mentioned the exact same book. But until I was on that panel, I hadn’t quite considered how it also changed my worship. ![]() It was one of those books that quite literally changed my life. If you’ve been reading this site for any length of time, you’ve undoubtedly come across references to it and know how important it has been to me. At the very least I expected most would mention something that would be filed “worship” on the shelves of a Christian bookstore.īut as I thought about the book that had proven most important to me when learning about the meaning and purpose of worship, I thought of something else: R.C. Carson, or maybe Christ-Centered Worship by Bryan Chapell, or even Worship Matters by Bob Kauflin (who had been leading worship that very morning). I assumed most of the other speakers would point to books that relate specifically to worship-perhaps Worship by the Book edited by D.A. I knew the question was coming, so had given it a little thought. Since I was sitting at the end of the row, I had to answer first. Sponsor Show Your Support Become a Patron ![]()
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