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Originally Posted by Michael The Disciple
Esaias was seemingly making a point that if a group teaches heretical doctrine their worship cannot be of God.
I responded if that be the case how many Apostolic Churches could he really worship with since according to his criteria they may be hard to find. I suspect that he may sing songs written by people HE considers as heretics.
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You misunderstand what I am saying. You continue to equate worship with music or songs. My entire point has been:
1. Worship is not limited to music, or how we "feel" in response to music.
2. Worship is judged, by Jesus Christ, according to DOCTRINE, and not according to how we "feel".
I never said a heretic couldn't write a good song. Nor did I say a heretic couldn't write a good song that could be used by God's church as part of its worship. All things are ours, according to the apostle. Therefore, the church can make use of whatever is available, assuming the thing made use of is not in itself heretical, false, or evil, and assuming it would not be inexpedient or a stumbling block to others.
What I take issue with is the idea that heretics have a corner on the worship market. One can only think that if they have a grossly unbiblical view of what actual worship is.
So, just to be clear, to avoid any possibility of misunderstanding, here it is again:
The Bible does not describe worship as a euphoria brought about by The Most Awesomest Music Ever™. The apostles never taught that we must strive to create the Most Awesomest Worship Experiences through the use of Super Awesome Music. The Bible does not define worship in terms of how we feel, it does not grade or measure worship by musical terms or qualities, nor by merely emotional states and feelings, nor does it suggest that worship = music to begin with.
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