PASTOR'S CORNER

  Acts 2:42-47 What do I mean by my title? The public worship of the local church is limited to elements explicitly commanded or approved in Scripture.  Corporate worship must be restricted to what God has instituted in His Word. God’s blueprint for the church.  Voddie Baucham said, “Corporate worship must be limited to elements explicitly commanded in Scripture. He emphasizes that God determines how He is worshipped, rejecting human innovation ("will worship") in favor of a strictly biblically regulated service focused on preaching, prayer, and singing.”  These principles are put in place to prevent idolatry, maintain purity of worship, and protect the consciences of believers from human innovations.  It differs from the "normative principle," which permits elements not forbidden by Scripture.  This is the opposing view, “Normative Principle” is anything not explicitly forbidden in Scripture is permissible in worship. This means we do those thin...