Are you worshipping or being entertained?
I’m currently working on writing a Philosophy of Worship for my Intro to Music Ministry class, and came upon this passage.
“As for you, son of man, your countrymen are talking together about you by the walls and at the doors of the houses, saying to each other, ‘Come and hear the message that has come from the LORD.’ My people come to you, as they usually do, and sit before you to listen to your words, but they do not put them into practice. With their mouths they express devotion, but their hearts are greedy for unjust gain.” Indeed, to them you are nothing more than one who sings love songs with a beautiful voice and plays an instrument well, for they hear your words but do not put them into practice.”
Ezekiel 33:30-32
This has nothing to do with style or preference. It has to do with the hearts and actions of the hearers. Are you learning from and putting into practice the truths that are sung in corporate worship, or have you made corporate worship your entertainment?
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