Apostoic worship??

[n david]

Originally Posted by JoeBandy

Everywhere in scripture I read when man is contact with God its face down and prone.

“But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them, and suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened and every one’s fetters were unfastened.”

Doubtful they were face down and prone while wearing shackles in jail.

“…but be filled with the Spirit, addressing one another with Psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with all your heart, always and for everything giving thanks in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to God the Father.”

“Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, as you teach and admonish one another in all wisdom, and as you sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs with thankfulness in your hearts to God. And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.”

“Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is any cheerful? Let him sing praise.”

"But ye shall only do thus face down and prone," says no scripture ever.

[MawMaw]

Luke 19:40 King James Version (KJV)

40 And he answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.



And I tell you respectfully, Mr Bandy,
ain't no rock gonna cry out in my place!!!

[Esaias]

Originally Posted by Esaias

Do you go face down and still as a corpse every Sunday?

???

[houston]

Roflol!

[Esaias]

Originally Posted by JoeBandy

Still no scriptural reference to anything resembling the normal wildness of typical Sunday night at the local UPC.

If you think typical UPC services are "wild" then I can only say you need to get out more often.

Meanwhile, do YOU prostrate yourself in silent adoration every Sunday?

Or do you sit and mentally criticize everyone else for their "unbiblical" behavior in church?

[JoeBandy]

Originally Posted by n david

“But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them, and suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened and every one’s fetters were unfastened.”

Doubtful they were face down and prone while wearing shackles in jail.

“…but be filled with the Spirit, addressing one another with Psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with all your heart, always and for everything giving thanks in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to God the Father.”

“Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, as you teach and admonish one another in all wisdom, and as you sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs with thankfulness in your hearts to God. And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.”

“Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is any cheerful? Let him sing praise.”

"But ye shall only do thus face down and prone," says no scripture ever.

I agree with all these praise methods but no where do I see in scripture the wildness that I am referring to.

[n david]

Originally Posted by JoeBandy

Everywhere in scripture I read when man is contact with God its face down and prone.

OT High Priests were in contact with God.

"And beneath upon the hem of it thou shalt make pomegranates of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, round about the hem thereof; and bells of gold between them round about: 34A golden bell and a pomegranate, a golden bell and a pomegranate, upon the hem of the robe round about. 35And it shall be upon Aaron to minister: and his sound shall be heard when he goeth in unto the holy place before the LORD, and when he cometh out, that he die not."

Hard for a bell to sound if you're face down and prone.

[JoeBandy]

Originally Posted by Esaias

If you think typical UPC services are "wild" then I can only say you need to get out more often.

Meanwhile, do YOU prostrate yourself in silent adoration every Sunday?

Or do you sit and mentally criticize everyone else for their "unbiblical" behavior in church?

nope! I have just heard too many times a minister trying to hype the congregation regarding unbiblical requirements of praise IMO!! It is extra or unbiblical to tell a congregation " if you want your miracle you must (insert certain demonstrative praise routine)!!!!! MORE OFTEN???? Dude do an average of 3 a week for 47 years and see what you get.

[JoeBandy]

Originally Posted by n david

OT High Priests were in contact with God.

"And beneath upon the hem of it thou shalt make pomegranates of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, round about the hem thereof; and bells of gold between them round about: 34A golden bell and a pomegranate, a golden bell and a pomegranate, upon the hem of the robe round about. 35And it shall be upon Aaron to minister: and his sound shall be heard when he goeth in unto the holy place before the LORD, and when he cometh out, that he die not."

Hard for a bell to sound if you're face down and prone.

point taken

[Esaias]

Originally Posted by JoeBandy

nope! I have just heard too many times a minister trying to hype the congregation regarding unbiblical requirements of praise IMO!! It is extra or unbiblical to tell a congregation " if you want your miracle you must (insert certain demonstrative praise routine)!!!!! MORE OFTEN???? Dude do an average of 3 a week for 47 years and see what you get.

So then, according to your criteria you don't worship God? Or don't encounter God at church? Are you even trying? You know, on one knee, see how it goes? Then work to eventually get fully prone?

Hey, those jumpers and runners, at least they're trying.