This was the discussion question that each student had to answer: After completing the assigned reading in this module, select one of the periods of history (Early Church, Medieval Period, or Reformation). Discuss the worship practices during that time and make application to present day worship practices.<\/p>\n
The student must then post 2 replies of at least 200 words. Please be positive when replying. Please reply separately. <\/p>\n
Student 1 <\/p>\n
In each period of church history, elements of corporate worship have both changed and remained the same. During the Reformation, key figures established several worship practices that look similar to those implemented in churches today. Martin Luther played a large part in this, with the introduction of his \u201c95 Theses.\u201d According to\u00a0History.com, these theses communicated that \u201cGod intended believers to seek repentance and that faith alone, and not deeds, would lead to salvation\u201d \u2013 in addition to comments on indulgences.[1]\u00a0Obviously, these assertions had a huge impact on worship during the resulting Reformation. In his article \u201cThe Reformation of Worship,\u201d Aaron Denlinger establishes a few key identifiers of Reformation worship: \u201cthe Reformers acknowledged the importance of letting \u2013 or rather, hearing \u2013 God speak in worship … The faith by which sinners are justified leans upon God\u2019s promise of forgiveness in Christ … [C]entral to worship must be God\u2019s proclamation, through the mouthpiece of His ministers, of His promise (the gospel).\u201d[2]\u00a0Our worship today resembles Reformation worship in the sense that we crave to hear and experience God\u2019s presence through our corporate worship \u2013 in preaching, music, and more.[3]\u00a0These qualities of Reformation worship were put into practice in numerous ways, but one particular worship practice that was affected was communion, or Eucharist. Denlinger indicates that \u201c[t]he Reformers denied that proper observance of the Supper entailed the priest … they were agreed in seeing the Supper as an occasion for God to give an extraordinary gift \u2013 indeed, his very Son \u2013 to those prepared by a God-given faith to receive it.\u201d[4]\u00a0This looks very similar to communion today \u2013 while the pastor does play a part in\u00a0explaining\u00a0communion, it exists out of a personal relationship and\u00a0communion\u00a0with Christ. John 6:33 indicates that God is the\u00a0source\u00a0of communion with His people: \u201cFor the bread of God is the bread that comes down from heaven and gives life to the world\u201d (John 6:33 [NIV]). While worship practices changed greatly throughout time, it is helpful to have history to look back on when studying and experiencing worship in churches today.<\/p>\n
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[1]\u00a0\u201cMartin Luther and the 95 Theses,\u201d History.com, accessed May 31, 2022, https:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/reformation\/martin-luther-and-the-95-theses.<\/p>\n
[2]\u00a0Aaron Denlinger, \u201cThe Reformation of Worship,\u201d Ligonier.com, accessed May 31, 2022, https:\/\/www.ligonier.org\/posts\/reformation-worship.<\/p>\n
[3]\u00a0Ibid.<\/p>\n
[4]\u00a0Ibid.<\/p>\n
Student 2 <\/p>\n
The worship in the Protestant Reformation is essential because it has influenced the worship music we have today. Before the Reformation, there was the Roman church that only sang in Gregorian Chant. Gregorian Chant is hard to read and understand. In “The Music of the Protestant Reformation,” written by J. F. Rowbotham: says, “choristers required a six years course of study before they could reckoned competent singers.” That is a long time before someone can lead worship in a congregation. I would honestly be tired of taking six years of learning how a Gregorian Chant works. The Gregorian Chant is in Latin, and it has a specific melody that follows.<\/p>\n
Marin Luth has changed everything around. He believed that the whole church should be able to sing songs that were easy to learn and understand. If we think about worship today, it is easy to play songs and for the congregation to sing. Martin Luther changed the style because he wanted the church to be more upbeat. Martin Luther turned secular songs into Christian songs. Martin Luther wrote the hymn\u00a0A Mighty Fortress is our God. Martin Luther translated everything into German.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Martin Luther has started to change the view of worship music. At first, only the choir sang, but now everyone can sing. That is the importance of Martin Luther; he wanted the whole congregation to sing and learn the music. Worship music should be a way where everyone can gather and sing songs together. His perspective on worship is that anyone should be able to learn a hymn. Rich, poor, young, or the old should be able to sing and worship God as one voice. Luther said, “let us have a voice that will enter not only into the vaults of our churches, but into the cottages of our labouring man.” Since we are God’s creation, we should be able to praise God no matter where we are in life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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