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Christian Worship Is Trinitarian Worship
worship. The author is David Peterson. CHRISTIAN WORSHIP IS TRINITARIAN WORSHIP At one level, the New Testament shows how the earliest disciples were drawn into a worshipping relationship with the risen Christ. At another level, we are shown how Jesus made possible a new relationship with the Father by means of his death, resurrection, ascension, and the subsequent outpouring of the Holy Spirit. Through the ministry of the Son and the Spirit, the father obtains true worshippers. Thus, the doctrine of the Trinity lies at the heart of a truly Christian theology of worship. Each person in the Godhead plays a significant role in establishing the worship appropriate to the new covenant era. . . . Fundamentally, then, worship in the New Testament means believing the gospel and responding with one’s whole life and being to the person and work of God’s Son, in the power of the Holy Spirit. — David Peterson in ENGAGING WITH GOD: A BIBLICAL THEOLOGY OF WORSHIP, Apollos, 1992 (1999 reprint), p. 285-6. David Peterson lectures in New Testament at Moore College, Sydney, Australia. He is the author of HEBREWS AND PERFECTION (Cambridge University Press). [You will probably come across people who will minimize or dismiss the biblical doctrine of the Trinity. Needless to say, this people do not value the testimony of our Lord. Take a look at John 14:26, John 15:26 and John 16:13-15 to see what Jesus said about the persons of the Godhead.] Have a great week, Chip Stam Director, Institute for Christian Worship School of Church Music and Worship Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Louisville, Kentucky www.carlstam.org www.sbts.edu |