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William Paton Mackay

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Description:This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1889 edition. Excerpt: ...Now, when are we to know whether we are under the commandment or against it? This leads us to the second thing forbidden, not merely the worshipping of God by images, but (2) "Any other way not appointed in His Word." This is the only sure ground. There is another ground very common among men, and that is, they say we may worship God by things, if they are not forbidden; 'our ground is, you cannot do so unless it is appointed. For example, the confessional, the burning of incense, &c., are not forbidden, but our question is, are they appointed? This reduces New Testament worship to a very narrow, but real compass. "God is a Spirit, and they that worship Him must worship Him in spirit and in truth." John iv. 24. That is in contrast with the Old Testament form of worship, which was confined to one place, namely, the temple, to which the tribes went up at regular intervals. Now it is in spirit: wherever two or three are gathered together in (to) My name, said Jesus. It does not require the magnificent golden palace-temple of Solomon, but the centre of gathering is unto the name of Jesus. It may be in a cellar or garret, a lonely island or a ship's forecastle, any of which is as truly a place of worship as the temple, if Spirit-filled souls gather in Christ's name. Thinking that churches are specially sacred breaks this commandment. Churches so-called are convenient meeting-houses, but not holy places, any more than where any two of God's children gather to Christ, which makes the gathering holy. Not only in spirit are we appointed to worship as opposed to place or form, but in truth or reality, that is, as opposed to mere external show. The great feature of Jewish worship was its imposing appearance in honour of...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Notes on the Shorter Catechism. To get started finding Notes on the Shorter Catechism, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 70

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Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com

Release: 2012

ISBN: 1151185329

Description: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1889 edition. Excerpt: ...Now, when are we to know whether we are under the commandment or against it? This leads us to the second thing forbidden, not merely the worshipping of God by images, but (2) "Any other way not appointed in His Word." This is the only sure ground. There is another ground very common among men, and that is, they say we may worship God by things, if they are not forbidden; 'our ground is, you cannot do so unless it is appointed. For example, the confessional, the burning of incense, &c., are not forbidden, but our question is, are they appointed? This reduces New Testament worship to a very narrow, but real compass. "God is a Spirit, and they that worship Him must worship Him in spirit and in truth." John iv. 24. That is in contrast with the Old Testament form of worship, which was confined to one place, namely, the temple, to which the tribes went up at regular intervals. Now it is in spirit: wherever two or three are gathered together in (to) My name, said Jesus. It does not require the magnificent golden palace-temple of Solomon, but the centre of gathering is unto the name of Jesus. It may be in a cellar or garret, a lonely island or a ship's forecastle, any of which is as truly a place of worship as the temple, if Spirit-filled souls gather in Christ's name. Thinking that churches are specially sacred breaks this commandment. Churches so-called are convenient meeting-houses, but not holy places, any more than where any two of God's children gather to Christ, which makes the gathering holy. Not only in spirit are we appointed to worship as opposed to place or form, but in truth or reality, that is, as opposed to mere external show. The great feature of Jewish worship was its imposing appearance in honour of...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Notes on the Shorter Catechism. To get started finding Notes on the Shorter Catechism, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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