On page 25 of "Give Praise to God", Duncan again identifies the Bible as the standard for Christian worship. He also comments (I believe, rightly) that much of the modern evangelical church is weak in its view of the Bible as regulating the norms for Christian worship. Yet certainly, there must be some standard to which churches are adhering for their choices in worship. It may not be proclaimed from the pulpit, or delineated in the doctrinal statement, and it may even change from week to week. But there must be some standard upon which the content of the service is chosen.
My question for discussion is this: Is Duncan right in his assessment of the the diminishing of the Bible's place as standard for worship in churches?
If yes, what standards (besides the Bible) have we seen applied in churches in our own experience?
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ReplyDeleteRight! everyone possesses a standard. Even if you say you have no standard, the fact that you say that you have none has just become one. So it’s not really whether or not you have a standard but rather which standard it is.
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