Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Definitions of Worship

Here are some definitions of worship, picked up and summarised from here and there.

Can we add more?


DAVID PETERSON
A whole of life engagement with God on his terms

FROM A CLASS AT SINGAPORE BIBLE COLEGE 12 JAN 09

·         Worship is a response  of who God is and what has done. It is an outward expression of an inner faith.

·         Worship is a God-centered and Christ-centered expression of our ultimate response to God whereby we glorify Him with our whole being for who he is and what he has done (receptively at the cross of Christ), and it is demonstrated in every areas of our lives.

·         Worship is having a disposition of heart and mind bowed down to God in recognition and appreciation for who he is.

·         Worship is a reverent response to a holy God with our entire being.

·         Worship is giving ourselves and every aspect of our life completely to God in reverent submission and worshipful adoration.

·         Worship is the acknowledgement of God & His worth (who he is) through our lives.

·         Worship is man’s response of reverence towards God’s character as well as our communion with God

·         Worship is en expression of our relationship to God through our offer praise for who He is. An outward expression of an inward disposition

·         Worship is both an inner disposition and an outward expression to reflect our reverent adoration, love and praise of God

·         Worship is an expression of love, adoration to God. In the form of serving God through people and giving our allegiance to God.

1 comment:

SATheologies said...

Addition:

- Worship is the public praxis of informing the world of what the world really is, and should be.

- Worship is a self-transcending action that locates the worshiper within the line of tradition of Christians from past generations to future ones. Constituting him/her within the apostolic/universal church, the body of Christ.

- Worship is a socio-political symbol act out to the society and government, indicating the existent of a higher polity in the world.

- Worship is a warrant for the transmission of God's redemptive story from generation to generation.

- Worship is a reminder of humans' essence as fallen creature on one hand; as redeemed saints on the other.

Sounds??