Featured Do We Bow Down Enough in Church?

Personally though I do practice kneeling on occasion for prayer, after some consideration, to me it's not an issue.

HankD (former Catholic)

 

Long ago, I served in a church that still used the kneeling benches. I thought them quite old fashioned, until I saw the assembly earnestly pleading.

As one who long ago lost the oil out of the knee joints, it is not so much a problem because the work of gravity helps me get down, but have an enormous problem with gravity not desiring me to get back up.

One of the great example of prayer is given in Exodus 33.

Here is an article that would be a good read for those serious about their own prayer life. Scriptures are used throughout it for support.

The Presence of God with His People

 

Yep! The part of the world where I live is the retirement capital of the UK. Half my congregation couldn't get down to kneel and the other half couldn't get up again! The spirit may be willing but the flesh is decidedly weak.
At the present time I am blessed to be able to get up and down without too much problem, but how long that will last I cannot tell.

 

Who said clapping is for entertainment only?

 

And Baptists are afraid of being like the Charismatics.

 

Nor me!... Here is an interesting story that happened to me in the Marines... In our church we do not have prayer benches and I don't believe I was ever in a church that did... I was serving in a funeral detail after I returned from Nam and we were told to march in and remain standing... The Marine in front of me had never seen a prayer bench either... So when we turned into the pews he hit the prayer bench which was lowered and tried to keep his balance... Me following right behind him followed suit as we both stumbled and almost fell into the front pews... Luckily for both of us we didn't end up in the front pew... That is one Marine Corp embarrassment of the past I can do without... Now I'm like TC I don't kneel anymore as it would take the congregation to get me up... I'm thankful that God looks at the posture of the heart... Brother Glen

 

We would be shocked the way people worship God in third world countries like many in Africa. We had a missionary come to our church to present the work. He showed us a video on their kids singing and worshipping God. They were dancing and clapping while singing to God. Most of my brethren in the states would have a fit if they did that here lol
Look, I'm against the charismatic movement because of their horrible theology, but to say that clapping, raising hands, shouting amen and even dancing cannot be issued as worship is equivalent to saying that you must wear a suit and tie to church to look the best for God.
If the bible doesn't say something is a sin, it is better to leave it as a gray area and not split hairs about it. At the end of the day, it comes down to "whatever is not from faith is sin" (Rom.14:23).