Part 1: The Struggle (trying to put it in words…)

Questions, questions…

^How do we define Adoration and Worship?

^Can Adoration and Worship BE defined?

^How would the Scriptures define Adoration and Worship?

^What are the Scriptural stories that exemplify Adoration and Worship?

^What are the essential elements that distinguish Adoration and Worship?

^How has Adoration and Worship been defined or distinguished throughout Church History?

^What distinguishes Adoration and Worship from non-Adoration and non-Worship?

^Are Adoration and Worship the same thing?

^Are Adoration and Worship pointed only in one direction?

^Who are the ‘actors’ and ‘players’ in Adoration and Worship?

^Are the definitions or defining characteristics of Adoration and Worship something transcendent of our time, place, history and culture?

^Are the definitions or defining characteristics of Adoration and Worship something locked into spaces of time, place, history and culture?

^To what degree should current practices or understandings of Adoration and Worship influence defining characteristics?

^If Adoration and Worship is made up of some sort of ‘stuff’, what would that be?

^How does Adoration and Worship play into ‘Knowing God and Enjoying Him Forever’?

^Adoration and Worship… Nouns? Verbs? Things? Alive? Something else?

Take-Away: To move forward in any discussion about Adoration and Worship, we’ll need to have a common ground and understanding of the ‘subject of interest’. What IS Adoration and Worship??… that’s going to be part of the journey!

(Thoughts? Join the conversation…)

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