About this episode
Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones explores the evolution of worship practices in the church, contrasting ancient and modern liturgical forms.
Liturgical forms of worship in free churches were on the rise during the ministry of Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones. This tendency hasn’t slowed and continues to this day as evangelicals have a renewed interest in read prayers, prayer books, responsive readings, and vestments. In this sermon on Romans 12:6–8 titled “Worship, Ancient and Modern,” Dr. Lloyd-Jones asks pressing questions of this movement. When one reads the descriptions of early church life, do they see themselves? Do they find these liturgical elements in Scripture and in what sense is the New Testament teaching binding on worship forms? While the liturgical practice of a prayer book and prescribed prayers each week is often argued on the basis of the Lord’s Prayer, Dr. Lloyd-Jones challenges this interpretation of the Lord’s Prayer. But Dr. Lloyd-Jones’s critique of the liturgical movement also takes the listener through church history in order to give a historical context for its development. While Dr. Lloyd-Jones acknowledges that both Martin Luther and John Calvin affirmed the authority of Scripture, it was Calvin who carried that belief beyond the realm of salvation and into church governance and worship. The goal in…
People in this episode
Host: Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones
Topics covered
- liturgical worship
- church history
- evangelical practices
- scriptural authority
- worship forms
- prayer practices
Keywords
- liturgical forms
- free churches
- read prayers
- responsive readings
- church governance
- worship practices
- historical context
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Worship, Ancient and Modern, Romans 12:6–8
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