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my house is about 2 miles from NAIT in Plainfield. Irrelevant argument, it’s about Christian Worship not Islam.

 

Correct. Very good post

 

correct

just read Hitlers Cross by E Lutzer

 

Irrelevant.

the govt should never dictate to the church that which is acceptable or banned

 

David danced "out of his mind" when the Ark returned, and God seem to have accepted that as true worship!

 

Yes, should be immersion, but He did not state what worship style or music was restricted!

 

Not in a church.

 

'The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath' (Mark 2:28).

 

One of the great English cathedrals is planning to install a helter-skelter in the nave.

 

So is this the way offerings are collected today by these dogmatic brethren?

Acts 4:35 "And laid it down at the Apostles' feet..."

 

Find me an Apostle

 

To bring it down to today. Think baptism.

John MacArthur holds to the regulative principle. We must find it in scripture. Therefore since we find believers being baptized in scripture, we only baptize professing believers.

RC Sproul held to the normative principle. Since there is no regulation against infant baptism, therefore Christians are free to baptize infants into the covenant of the church. This is a norm established by the church from the early church leaders.

Identifying norm verses regulative worship would require a list. For example, the English Bible translation used in churches is normative. God has given us no regulation on which version to use. The type of bread and liquid used in communion is normative. However, marrying only one man to one woman is a regulative principle. We see God telling us that marriage is between one man and one woman. There is no other option.

 

The seventh day Sabbath.

 

If Christ is Lord of the Sabbath He is entitled to change the day.

 

Untrue!!!

The true worship of God brings clarity of the mind. Not some “out of his mind” physical exertion.

God is NOT the author of confusion nor the confused.

Do you really think God was impressed? There is no indication that I recall God demonstrated pleasure from the gyrations of a naked king any more then He enjoyed the naked undulating crowd around the sacred calf.

God wants our bodies to be devoted to service and serving at His pleasure. He gives mercy to the body, but not a single physical element including the human will is impressive to God. it is all to be used for His purpose and glory.

David drew attention to himself, and his wife was right to rebuke him.

 

Didn’t king James change the day when he chopped days off the calendar?

 

That, the word of God does not teach. Exodus 31:12-13, "And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Speak thou also unto the children of Israel, saying, Verily my sabbaths ye shall keep: for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations; that ye may know that I am the LORD that doth sanctify you."