I am an incoming first year student at Covenant Seminary in St. Louis. I will be studying for a Master of Divinity degree with a concentration in Music and Worship. I have worked as a Youth Minister in an Episcopal Church for the last 4 years and majored in music at Covenant College. I am particularly interested in music, worship and liturgy. Liturgy is intriguing to me, since Old Testament worshippers worshipped liturgically,the early church did and there are many who worship this way today. It is an interesting issue among protestants (and others) and, I believe, needs to be discussed. We need to continually be seeking the God who created us so we can know Him and worship him and therefore be more like him.
Now this is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent. John 17:3
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What musical style do you value most in a church's music?
What is your profession?
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Liturgy and Music Links
- 1928 Book of Common Prayer
- 1979 Book of Common Prayer Online
- An Anglican Liturgical Library
- Calvin Institute of Worship
- Genevan Psalter - Lord's Day Liturgy
- http://www.liturgica.com
- Indelible Grace Music
- Lutheran Liturgy
- Reformed Liturgical Institute
- Reformed Worship
- Rhythm of Worship
- Worship Reformation Network
Cathedrals and Churches of Interest
Canterbury Cathedral
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Good Books on Worship, Liturgy & Music
- Liturgical Theology - Simon Chan
- Desiring the Kingdom - James Smith
- Contemporary Worship Music - John Frame
- Exploring the Worship Spectrum - Engle and Basden
- Liturgies of the Western Church - Bard Thompson
- Reaching out without dumbing down - Marva Dawn
- Recalling the Hope of Glory - Allen P. Ross
- The Worship of God - Reformed Concepts of Biblical Worship (see Ch. 6 on Reformed Worship)
- Worship by the book - Carson
- Worship in Spirit and in Truth - John Frame
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Educational Institutions
Theological Issues of the Reformation
The theology of the Reformers departed from the Roman Catholic Church primarily on the basis of three great principles:
Sole authority of Scripture,
Justification by faith alone, and
Priesthood of the believer.[2].
Sola Scriptura (by Scripture alone) was one of the watchwords of the Reformation. This doctrine maintains that Scripture, as contained in the Bible, is the only authority for the Christian in matters of faith, life and conduct. The teachings and traditions of the church are to be completely subordinate to the Scriptures. Roman Catholicism, on the other hand, holds Scripture and Tradition to be of the same inspired Deposit of Faith.
Sola Fide (by faith alone) was the other watchword of the Reformation. This doctrine maintains that we are justified before God (and thus saved) by faith alone, not by anything we do, not by anything the church does for us, and not by faith plus anything else. It was also recognized by the early Reformers that Sola Fide is not rightly understood until it is seen as anchored in the broader principle of Sola Gratia, by grace alone. Hence the Reformers were calling the church back to the basic teaching of Scripture where the apostle Paul states that we are "saved by grace through faith and that not of ourselves, it is the gift of God," Eph. 2:8.
The third great principle of the Reformation was the priesthood of all believers. The Scriptures teach that believers are a "holy priesthood," 1 Pet. 2:5. All believers are priests before God through our great high priest Jesus Christ. "There is one God and one mediator between God and man, the man Christ Jesus," 1 Tim. 2:5. As believers, we all have direct access to God through Christ, there is no necessity for an earthly mediator. The Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox concept of the priesthood was seen as having no warrant in Scripture, viewed as a perversion and mis-application of the Old Testament Aaronic or Levitical priesthood which was clearly fulfilled in Christ and done away with by the New Testament.
As a result of these principles, the Reformers rejected the authority of the Pope, the merit of good works, indulgences, the mediation of Mary and the Saints, all but the two sacraments instituted by Christ (Baptism and the Lord's Supper), the doctrine of transubstantiation, the mass as a sacrifice, purgatory, prayers for the dead, confessions to a priest, the use of Latin in the services, and all the paraphernalia that expressed these ideas.
Even though the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches fall within Orthodoxy as most would define it, much of their teaching beyond the basic tenets is regarded as erroneous by conservative Protestants. In fact, they would say much of it is clearly to be regarded as false teaching which has perverted the gospel of God's grace in Jesus Christ. In general, evangelical Protestants see the Reformation as simply a call back to biblical Christianity. from http://www.theopedia.com/
Sole authority of Scripture,
Justification by faith alone, and
Priesthood of the believer.[2].
Sola Scriptura (by Scripture alone) was one of the watchwords of the Reformation. This doctrine maintains that Scripture, as contained in the Bible, is the only authority for the Christian in matters of faith, life and conduct. The teachings and traditions of the church are to be completely subordinate to the Scriptures. Roman Catholicism, on the other hand, holds Scripture and Tradition to be of the same inspired Deposit of Faith.
Sola Fide (by faith alone) was the other watchword of the Reformation. This doctrine maintains that we are justified before God (and thus saved) by faith alone, not by anything we do, not by anything the church does for us, and not by faith plus anything else. It was also recognized by the early Reformers that Sola Fide is not rightly understood until it is seen as anchored in the broader principle of Sola Gratia, by grace alone. Hence the Reformers were calling the church back to the basic teaching of Scripture where the apostle Paul states that we are "saved by grace through faith and that not of ourselves, it is the gift of God," Eph. 2:8.
The third great principle of the Reformation was the priesthood of all believers. The Scriptures teach that believers are a "holy priesthood," 1 Pet. 2:5. All believers are priests before God through our great high priest Jesus Christ. "There is one God and one mediator between God and man, the man Christ Jesus," 1 Tim. 2:5. As believers, we all have direct access to God through Christ, there is no necessity for an earthly mediator. The Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox concept of the priesthood was seen as having no warrant in Scripture, viewed as a perversion and mis-application of the Old Testament Aaronic or Levitical priesthood which was clearly fulfilled in Christ and done away with by the New Testament.
As a result of these principles, the Reformers rejected the authority of the Pope, the merit of good works, indulgences, the mediation of Mary and the Saints, all but the two sacraments instituted by Christ (Baptism and the Lord's Supper), the doctrine of transubstantiation, the mass as a sacrifice, purgatory, prayers for the dead, confessions to a priest, the use of Latin in the services, and all the paraphernalia that expressed these ideas.
Even though the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches fall within Orthodoxy as most would define it, much of their teaching beyond the basic tenets is regarded as erroneous by conservative Protestants. In fact, they would say much of it is clearly to be regarded as false teaching which has perverted the gospel of God's grace in Jesus Christ. In general, evangelical Protestants see the Reformation as simply a call back to biblical Christianity. from http://www.theopedia.com/
About Me
- Ken Langley
- Amy and I like quiet evenings at home, we like watching the Office and American Idol (did I say that out loud, no I typed it!) We like fine dining (which is usually Amy cooking something deliciously delightful). We also like hanging out with friends and trying to serve God and our neighbors as well as each other.
National Cathedral, Washington, D. C.
Psalm 115:1
Not to us, O LORD, not to us but to your name be the glory, because of your love and faithfulness.
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