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LIBERTY THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY
THINGS TO REMEMBER 1
A PAPER
IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE CLASS
BIBICAL FOUNDATIONS OF WORSHIP
WRSP 510
BY
NATHANIEL JONES
LANGSTON, OK
NOVEMBER 10, 2013
I've always been really intrigued by the account of creation. I mean, really. It mesmerizes me.
But I have left it in a nice little box called "Creation". As I begin this book, the author states,
"As God began to present the plot of his eternal story in the first book of the Bible, a strategy
called revelation was unveiled: God initiated the task revealing Himself through Creation. He
gave an eyewitness account of the event of the ages and opened the windows of heaven to reveal
His glory, character, love, and wisdom so that we can know Him. Why? Our instinctive response
in knowing God personally is worship. And worship is His strategic plan for all creation."1
Worship Principles:
• The wonder of God demands our worship of Him. God is God, Supreme, He was not created.
He was the cause, we, the effect. He wills and dwells where He chooses and He chose to dwell
with man. Our response: worship.
• The work of God demands our Worship of Him. His work in Creation in beyond our
comprehension. It's His work. He said, "let there be light," bringing the universe from darkness
to illumination. His redemptive plan does the same for us. From darkness to light. His work.
Unmerited favor.
• The wisdom of God demands our worship of Him. Every leaf on a tree, petal on a flower,
every caterpillar that turns to a butterfly...Sovereign Wisdom. Yet these creations’s end is to
magnify its Creator. Only humanity's end is to dwell with our Creator and be His children. When
you "get" this, you'll praise Him.
• The wishes of God demand our worship of Him. "Let Us make man (Gen. 1:26) But Why?
Because He wanted to. "The whole import and substance of the Bible teaches us that the God
who does not need any thing nevertheless desires the adoration and worship of His created
children." A.W. Tozer
My thoughts in summary: the church (Christians) may have never been so caught up in "Worship
Wars" then we are today. Never have we been so divided that ministers now seek to divide the
body to ensure that everyone's flesh preference is met. Genesis 1:2 tells us that God's Spirit was
moving over the water. The earth was formless and void, God was moving. God was in motion.
Even in the darkness, God was making His presence known. While we cannot see God's Spirit,
we can sense His presence. And just as His Spirit moved across the waters, I rest worshipfully
that He is moving and carrying out His plan. He's NOT waiting for us to get it right, AMEN! He
moves, He reveals, He stirs, and He is God. And me, well I'm...His Worshipper.
REFERENCE:
1Whaley, V.M. Called to Worship: The Biblical Foundations of our Response to God’s
Call. Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 2013. 223