This is a quote from Bruce Milne in his commentary on John 2 at the 'cleansing of the Temple'...
'For Jesus, worship is a matter of the gravest importance and as the messianic King he claims lordship over it. A significant proportion of the Bible is devoted to the regulation of worship and we are sadly misled if we imagine that the quality of what we offer in worship services, or the devotion with which we participate, are matters of peripheral importance.
If 'Jesus is Lord', he claims the temple as a primary sphere of his rule.
Modern-day worship which is irreverent, superficial, distraction-filled, cold, lifeless, sloppy, self indulgent, hypocritical, ill-prepared or theologically inappropriate will likewise receive his censure, as will worship which detracts from the honour and glory of the living God through a concern for performance and self-display on the part of those leading it.
'Judgment must begin at the House of God' - (1 Peter 4:17)
feel challenged? I know I do!
'For Jesus, worship is a matter of the gravest importance and as the messianic King he claims lordship over it. A significant proportion of the Bible is devoted to the regulation of worship and we are sadly misled if we imagine that the quality of what we offer in worship services, or the devotion with which we participate, are matters of peripheral importance.
If 'Jesus is Lord', he claims the temple as a primary sphere of his rule.
Modern-day worship which is irreverent, superficial, distraction-filled, cold, lifeless, sloppy, self indulgent, hypocritical, ill-prepared or theologically inappropriate will likewise receive his censure, as will worship which detracts from the honour and glory of the living God through a concern for performance and self-display on the part of those leading it.
'Judgment must begin at the House of God' - (1 Peter 4:17)
feel challenged? I know I do!
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