Defining Worship

Source: The Complete Library of Christian Worship, Robert E. Webber, General Editor

Because worship is multifaceted, no single definition completely captures it in full. The following attempts at definition express the richness and diversity of worship and show that a key to renewal is the awareness of worship as both a divine action and a human response.

That nothing else be done in [worship] than that our dear Lord Himself talk to us through His Holy Word and that we, in turn, talk to Him in prayer and songs of praise.

Martin Luther

Worship in all its grades and kinds...

 

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