Showing posts with label worship. Show all posts
Showing posts with label worship. Show all posts

the unimaginably wide gap


In a single event, Jesus revolutionizes worship. By offering his body as a sacrifice for us, he makes it possible for the unholy to enter the presence of the holy. The unimaginably wide gap between sinners and their Maker is bridged by the unimaginably worthy sacrifice of Christ on the cross. The temple—the intersection of heaven and earth—finds its new locus in the person of Jesus, the God-man. If you wanted to meet with God, you once traveled to a building. Now, you only have to look for Jesus

Mike Cosper, Rhythms of Grace: How the Church's Worship Tells the Story of the Gospel

worship is...

"Worship is humble and glad; worship forgets itself in remembering God; worship celebrates the truth as God's truth, not its own. True worship doesn't put on a show or make a fuss; true worship isn't forced, isn't half-hearted, doesn't keep looking at its watch, doesn't worry what the person in the next pew may be doing. True worship is open to God, adoring God, waiting for God, trusting God even in the dark."

NT Wright, via Jared Wilson