Biblical Foundations of Corporate Worship

Ever since Cain and Abel, God’s people have been asking, “What is the proper way to worship God?” In five compelling chapters, Scott Aniol explains that corporate worship theology and practice must be founded in the Word of God. There, we discover that corporate worship’s goal is communion with God through regular, weekly covenant renewal, wherein the entire congregation engages in dialogue with God in a meeting structured around the gospel, toward the goal of spiritual fellowship with God through Christ by the Spirit.

Publisher: Free Grace Press
Type: Paperback
ISBN: 9781952599477

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Scott Aniol, PhD, is Executive Vice President and Editor-in-chief of G3 Ministries and Professor of Pastoral Theology at Grace Bible Theological Seminary. He is the author of several books, including Let the Little Children Come: Family Worship on Sunday (and the Other Six Days Too) (Free Grace Press) and By The Waters of Babylon: Worship in a Post-Christian Culture (Kregel).

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‘Semper Reformanda—“always reforming”—is the church’s call. With the embrace of Reformed theology, many begin with soteriology and the doctrines of grace. Few think of what it means to regulate worship based solely on the instruction of Scripture. In Biblical Foundations of Corporate Worship, Scott Aniol starts by challenging this audience to examine worship through the lens of God’s revelation in Scripture. As Scripture shapes our thinking, it should also shape our worship of God. This book is a fantastic foundation for many in the church who have embraced Reformed doctrine in expositional preaching but have yet to apply these biblical truths to every facet of corporate worship. Scott reminds us in the book that well-intentioned ideas about worship that do not begin with God’s revelation of himself are, at best, short-sighted and, at worst, reflective of a low view of God. This book is a must-read for those who have not applied these ideas to corporate worship and an excellent Bible-saturated reminder for those who have made proper applications.’ Virgil Walker, Executive Director of Operations, G3 Ministries