Posts with the tag: praise

Why It’s Not Good to OVER-PRAISE Your Spiritual Mentor

There’s a place for honoring your spiritual mentors in light of this passage: 12Now we ask you, brothers and sisters, to acknowledge those who work hard among you, who care for you in the Lord and who admonish you. 13Hold them in the highest regard in love because of their work. Live in peace with each […]

Defining “PSALMS, HYMNS and SPIRITUAL SONGS”

When the apostle Paul was under house imprisonment in Rome, he mentioned “psalms, hymns and spiritual songs” in two separate passages that he wrote between the years 60-62 A.D. Here’s the passage from Paul’s letter to the believers in Ephesus: 17Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is. 18Do not get drunk […]

Support for PRAISE & WORSHIP in the Bible

You hear a lot about praise & worship in Christian circles, but what support does the Bible actually provide for praise & worship being a regular part of the believer’s life? Let’s start with the New Testament since we’re under the New Covenant. The New Testament consists of four categories of literature: The Gospels: Matthew, […]

What Is GLORY in the Sense of God’s (Shekinah) GLORY?

God’s glory is linked to the LORD’s presence. When you hear a minister pray “God, show us your glory” it’s referring to the LORD manifesting glory to the people thereof. This is where we get the phrase God’s ‘manifest presence.’ The Almighty is omnipresent, of course — present everywhere at the same time in the […]

Can Christians Listen to Music other than Praise & Worship?

There’s the position that, since God inhabits the praises of His people (Psalm 22:3 KJV), believers should only listen to Praise & Worship music. This argument is rooted in the idea that music is sound and sound creates an atmosphere, which naturally affects the listener, whether positively, negatively or anything in between. Hence, we should […]

Understanding the Fear of the LORD

The “fear of the LORD” isn’t talked about much in Christian circles today, including sermons. Why? Likely because the Mighty LORD has been essentially reduced to a cuddly teddy bear in the sky or perhaps a genial genie. The idea that the Almighty Sovereign God — the Creator of all things in Heaven, Earth & […]