What Does God Think of Your Church’s Worship?
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“1. There Are Kinds of Worship That God Doesn’t Want … . 2. Our Own Instincts About How to Worship God Are Often Wrong … .3. God Has Told Us Exactly How to Worship Him” - 9 Marks
How the Regulative Principle Can Free You
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“What should churches do when they gather on Sunday? The answer isn’t as obvious as it may seem. In this episode, Matt Smethurst and Ligon Duncan share how they prepare for Sunday worship in light of their pastoral role.” - TGC
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Regulative Discipleship: Why a Full Calendar Doesn’t Necessarily Produce Mature Church Members
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“In general, the regulative principle calls for inflexibility on the elements and flexibility on the forms. Don’t mess with the elements. God has spoken. But you can exercise prudence with the forms.
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The Regulative Principle Among Baptists
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“Baptists historically approved this theological judgment of Calvin and followed the principle even more closely than Calvin himself. Calvin wanted to lay aside all human inventions in the practice of baptism” - Tom Nettles
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Let God Teach You How to Worship Him
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“the regulative principle of worship states that God alone determines the content, motivation, and aim of worship. …The further we get away from his directions, then, the less we actually worship.” - Ligon Duncan
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The Regulative Principle (Again) and Worship on Sundays
In a previous article, I outlined a brief case for why the regulative principle of worship (“RP”) wasn’t a label worth owning. I still believe that. Here is a modified version of the argument I presented there:
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The Regulative Principle Isn't Worth It
How should we worship on Sundays? The Church has often framed this as an argument between the “regulative” and “normative” principles. This is a simplistic grid―these approaches are more complementary than we realize. This article discusses the regulative principle.
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Preaching to the Straw Man Choir?
Jonathan Cruse’s book What Happens When We Worship has a simple point. Something important happens between us and God when we worship (p. 1). He presents a theology of worship (ch. 2-7), the pieces of a proper worship service (ch. 8-13), and some brief remarks about how to prepare for worship (ch. 14-15).
This is a book written with more zeal than tact.
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The Rule and Songs of Puritan Worship
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“In its simplest terms the regulative principle holds that the Word of God alone regulates, directs, and warrants all elements of worship… . We may worship God only as he has commanded us to do in the Bible.” - Church Leaders
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