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Dennis Vogel:

--- Quote from: newgene87 on December 29, 2011, 11:02:32 PM ---So, with all these truths, its been made me look twice at the church today; regarding just about everything. So now, stepping out, I find myself wanting to praise God. I'm thankful at times and when I am; I find myself praising God like I used to do when I was growing up in my traditional church. And it makes me question those methods. Like, where did shouting or even saying "Hallelujah " come from? What does it mean and where is the scriptural grounds of it? Ive read and listened to ray's teaching on Worship and I know Praise is not worship in itself but a form of worship; but I still find myself wanting to praise God "Right" or "Correct", Scripturally and according to truth.and can someone tell me how this crossrelates to worship too? And same as raising the hands, clapping, bowing (this seems so elementary) but is this scriptural and under new testament Christians? I was raised in the traditional baptist black church where they shout, stomp, dance, scream, cry, and all the ruckus (I guess its universal) - but now, I want to praise God but according to the truth. I hope I make some sense. Thanks. And as always thank you all for the love and counsel. I truly love the members and people of this forum.

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"Praise" is synonymous with "Worship" according to my dictionary. And so is Admiration, Acclaim, Tribute, Honor, Celebrate and a few more.

What I see in the church is emotional music to get people in an emotional state of mind. The waving of hands in the air adds to the emotional state.

Nothing wrong with this, but IMO it is many times not genuine. We can get very emotional watching a movie, but that's not praising God. Too many people equate the emotion with something spiritual. Sometimes it is, but IMO many times it's just emotion with very little thought.

What are you thinking about when you are waving your arms in the air? Are you just adding to the emotion? If you are thanking God for all His blessings, trials, the genius behind creation, etc., then it is genuine praise (IMO).

That said, you can still be very emotional about someone you love.

Just do what comes from you heart. It is impossible to manipulate God with formulas.

Eph 6:6  Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;

Kat:

Hi Gene,

You may not have noticed all the Bible studies yet. So you may want to check out this one from a while back entitled 'Worship in Spirit and Truth.'

Audio
http://bible-truths.com/audio/5-06-07_Part1.mp3
http://bible-truths.com/audio/5-06-07_Part2.mp3

Transcript
http://forums.bible-truths.com/index.php/topic,5312.0.html

mercy, peace and love
Kat

newgene87:
Could it be possible the references in Psalms shows they were praising a God they did not know? Meaning; John 1:18 shows us no one has seen God, and the son has come to "Declare" Him. And Jesus came preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God establishing a New Covenant (I hope I gothat right) so does that still involve the Old Testament "Praise ye the LORD", "Shout to God" - I see David was still carnal and unconverted; so do we praise our Savior now like carnal, unconverted murderer? And Arc, I love the food for thought. And that's exactly how I see it; why are to reach out to A God who's nearer than when first believed, shout to God who's beside us and in us. And isn't there a verse something like God is not worshipped by no mans hands or something like that. And I see arc, Joy is a gift ("My joy I GIVE unto you...") and is fruit of the spirit: its something LIVED OUT not to extend to God like its of ourselves, and its not. And then there's Hebrews 13:15....where's the Balance to This?

Deborah-Leigh:
Marques, King David yelling and shouting with the blast sound of a Trumpet, has nothing to do with the Scripture you quote, which refers to Deborah and Barak singing praise to the Lord for the avenging of Israel.

David was shouting....yelling...with the "whole house of Israel" and the sound of the Trumpet! Must have sounded like pretty heavy metal, notwithstanding that some could think that might sound like, the Hills are Alive with the Sound of Music!...  ;D

If you read a few verses earlier, you'll see that the Scripture tells us that David was afraid of the Lord that day. 2 Sa 6 :9

We know that the precepts of men teach us to fear God, not to love Him. That's a NO NO! :D

That Samuel tells us that David was filled with joy, is evidence of the gift of JOY God gave to David as he went yelling and dancing his way through the streets.  :D There is NO mention that David was "singing praise to God" but there is mention of David sacrificing animals to God...which God doesn't actually enjoy! :D

Neither as OT Deborah nor as Miriam, is it ever appropriate or pleasing to God to party, sing or gloat over the defeat of the enemy, for  when the spirits are subject to you, our rejoicing is for our names written in heaven!  8) ;D

What David yelling and shouting's got to do with Deborah, I have no clue. ;D

I know this doesn't answer your questions Marques, but maybe your question and the answer is not either for you nor I.  We have recently been made aware of this possiblility through a recent Thread of Samson's. God, gives record for others to see and behold the work of God to His Praise and Joy given to us to experience!...not for us to give back as ours to give to God...NO NO!

May the Praise and Joy of God abound in you all!

newgene87 It is thrilling that you are feeling and embracing the gift of Joy that is the Spirit of God in you, through you and with you!

Continue to be Blessed, knowing God is THE Blessing!

Deborah-Leigh:
Heb 13:15  through him, then, we may offer up a sacrifice of praise always to God, that is, the fruit of lips, giving thanks to His name;

THROUGH HIM...we offer up a sacrifice OF praise....OF PRAISE....GOD IS PRAISE....Like the Faith we have is OF CHRIST...not of us...

....we give thanks TO HIS NAME....HIS NAME is ONE...As He is so are we HIS IMAGE as we mirror HIS FACE that shines in our foreheads...

Ray too has expounded what it means to have the mark of the Beast on our foreheads...as meaning our thoughts are facing the Beast not the Face of the Lord as expounded in the Scripture referencing to that JOY OF God as God shall bring us to SEE HIS FACE and have upon our forehead only sight of HIM as to become the mirror OF GOD!

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