The context was a discussion of emotion in worship. My Mid-Acts Dispensation (MAD, their acronym, not mine) friend was reflecting the opinion that most emotion in worship was not worship but hormonal. Not being an emotional sort myself I had a general agreement. Most of what I have seen over the years that is called “sensing the presence of God” has been generated by crowd manipulation techniques. At the same time I believe that you can sense the presence of the Holy Spirit whether you are in corporate worship or alone with the Lord. My reason for that is I experience both on a regular basis.
As the Lord and I were in communion this morning I kind of threw it at Him. He laughed and pointed out when He told Moses that His name was Yahweh, meaning I AM, He did not frame it as a question. He made a statement that He is, period, or exclamation point.
He is the Great I AM. Our opinion does not need to be offered. He is whether we sense Him or not. He is if only a few admit it. He is even if every human denies Him. I think the technical term is “aseity”. It has the idea that God is not dependent on anything other than Himself.
He would love to have you respond to Him but that is for your benefit, not His. Keep in mind that He is God and we are not. Obvious, I know, but still we need to reminded at times.
homo unius libri
Welcome to Varied Expressions of Worship
Welcome to Varied Expressions of Worship
This blog will be written from an orthodox Christian point of view. There may be some topic that is out of bounds, but at present I don't know what it will be. Politics is a part of life. Theology and philosophy are disciplines that we all participate in even if we don't think so. The Bible has a lot to say about economics. How about self defense? Is war ethical? Think of all the things that someone tells you we should not touch and let's give it a try. Everything that is a part of life should be an expression of worship.
Keep it courteous and be kind to those less blessed than you, but by all means don't worry about agreeing. We learn more when we get backed into a corner.
This blog will be written from an orthodox Christian point of view. There may be some topic that is out of bounds, but at present I don't know what it will be. Politics is a part of life. Theology and philosophy are disciplines that we all participate in even if we don't think so. The Bible has a lot to say about economics. How about self defense? Is war ethical? Think of all the things that someone tells you we should not touch and let's give it a try. Everything that is a part of life should be an expression of worship.
Keep it courteous and be kind to those less blessed than you, but by all means don't worry about agreeing. We learn more when we get backed into a corner.
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