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Is Liturgical worship for Christians? | Acts 2:44-47
Several New Testament passages do give us important ingredients that should be part of a healthy local church. While some churches are labeled as "liturgical" because of their very formal and predetermined order and manner of worship, all churches to some degree have a format that they typically follow. What is the difference between worship and liturgy? According to Andrews University: it is words, while “worship” names an internal state of human consciousness, “liturgy” designates objective forms and rituals, external to human consciousness. even in non-liturgical churches, certain songs and choruses are sung repeatedly over time and carry the same danger of being sung without sincerity rather than with reflection upon what is being said and sung. Whether a church is liturgical is not as important as the soundness of the doctrine of the church and the soundness of the pastor doctrinally and spiritually. Listen in for more details.
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