Why should those who are #Reformed & #evangelical insist on the importance of #liturgical #worship ?

Because:
1) Worship is always presented as liturgical in the #Bible
2) Liturgical worship is the historic/universal form of the Church’s worship.
3) Liturgical worship is #sacramental - it presents the Gospel not only via the word, but also through the #sacraments ordained by God - and as such it is more faithfully biblical.
4) ALL the magisterial reformers worshipped liturgically.
5) Biblically shaped liturgy is missionally oriented - it shapes the worshipper for/towards #mission .
6) Liturgy is formative of “sticky” #faith : a) because it engages a person’s whole being, it tends to reinforce faith wholistically (not merely intellectually), b) because it is is sacramental the person TANGIBLY encounters God’s #grace , c) because historic liturgy is robustly biblical it soaks the person in Scripture, and d) because it is patterned/repetitive it becomes engrained.

Hidden prophecy

https://lemm.ee/post/62637971

Cain isn't so bad

https://lemm.ee/post/62625861

Understanding #faith from a #biblical perspective. This is a #theology devoted piece dedicated to the misunderstandings around faith narratives. Is faith in #God secular in nature or a gift of #grace. #christ #religion #philosophy #bible #reformed

http://rratedreligion.com/2025/04/23/understanding-biblical-faith-a-gracious-gift-from-god/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

The longer I live within, study, and watch the ecclesial scene, the more I have become convinced over the years that any real hope for a effective and fruitful #ecumenism (that really will issue forth reunification of Churches) is going to be found in the episcopal system (i.e. #catholic #orthodox #anglican traditions). It has been hard coming to that conclusion as a #Reformed #christian but it had become increasingly obvious to me. The question is, are Christians who are not part of a #denomination with an episcopate willing to make that shift for the sake of following our Lord’s prayer: “that they all may be one” (John 17:21)? That is a question I have been asking myself.

#theology #pondering

I've been spending a few days in Newark, New Jersey with the good folks at the World Communion of Reformed Churches! #ecumenism #communion #Reformed #theology #church

https://wcrc.eu/wcrc-gathers-in-newark/

@theology @religion

Listen to 20250330 by +project-iD+ on #SoundCloud
https://on.soundcloud.com/GiPByhz61SXZSgxU9 "she love me" #mix #dj #dnb #edm #music #tech #dream #ai #reformed #notaboutthemoney #love #mission #passion #cursebreaker #matrix #breaker #dance #cycles #beauthentic #bU

In #reformed and #evangelical circles we really lack an important element in #faith #formation - the ability to look to those #Christians who have gone before us and offer a particularly faithful exhibition of conformity to #Christ.

I’ve been attempting to fix this by introducing the congregation I serve to some of our great brethren from the past.

William Ames, Puritan minister, discusses aid. 1) Seek to give more to the good. 2) Be not over critical in seeking out faults of the poor. Charity does not easily think of evil. (Love keeps no record of wrongs, even to aid recipients!).

Isn’t much of modern discourse, especially the debate over foreign aid, all about being curiously inquisitive to the hidden fault of the poor?

How can you glorify God with alms?

#christian #rescue #reformed #theopolis #osguinness

Jesus wrestling Jacob? Christophany?

https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/39527767

Athanasius Contra Mundum

https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/39343153

Do you have a Sabbath practice? If so, what is it?

https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/37868802

https://www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2025-01-24/keene-man-arrested-for-storming-the-capitol-on-jan-6-rejects-trumps-pardon

#trump #sanity #reformed #aa #alcoholic

New! My talk for the #Reformed Institute of Metropolitan Washington on Nov. 20: "Reformed Contributions to the #Ecological Movement"--great discussion afterward!
#envhist #history #environmentalism #religion #calvinism

https://reformedinstitute.org/program/reformed-contributions-to-the-ecological-movement/

What is your #Christian life experience? (Reposting from X)

➡️ (Conservative) United Church of Christ (born and raised)
➡️ Evangelical Free (after the church left the #UCC)
➡️ (Concurrently) #PCUSA (studied and participated in PCUSA programs in college)
➡️ #PCA (seminary and early pastoral ministry)
➡️ (Concurrently) #NonDenominational (worshipping with some amazing saints on Saturday nights while serving on Sundays)
➡️ Non-denominational #Reformed (pastoring a #ChurchPlant)

https://alameenkarimmerali.substack.com/p/the-life-of-a-public-figure-from

This is a #story about the #life of a #public #figure. A full #article on how I went from being a #cybercriminal to a #Information #Security #Expert in the field of #cybersecurity after being #reformed

I'm now in Hannover, Germany at the headquarters of the @reformedcomunio at the Accra+20 consultation.

#ecumenism #reformed #theology

@theology @theologidons @religion @religidons
https://wcrc.eu/wcrc-commemorates-two-decades-of-the-accra-confession-in-historic-global-gathering/

Peter Stryker, #Reformed Protestant Dutch pastor, on the poor in NYC, living in substandard tenements. It’s a reproach against the rich who should fund housing, at least for the sake of humanity. He actually hopes his words would disturb the slumbers of the rich.

Governor Desantis took action against a town in Florida that was doing the same.

How can you help those in substandard housing?

#christian #feedingamerica #doagoodturndaily #gooddeeds #goodnewsfeed

Apply now for the 2025 Global Institute of #Theology, a program of the World Communion of Reformed Churches (#WCRC)! Learn from #Reformed scholars from around the world! Apply at https://wcrc.eu/git/

@theologidons
@religion
@theology
@religidons

@Leisureguy

Part of that #reality, albeit very superficial, is that the prison systen is a business. As the #healthcare industry has no interest in perpetually healthy humans (and halts efforts cultivating such), the #prison system has no interest in perpetually socially responsible humans via #reeducated, #reformed #inmates.