{"id":1834,"date":"2003-07-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2003-07-24T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/banneroftruth.co\/us\/resources\/articles\/2003\/heart-worship"},"modified":"2013-07-30T15:40:43","modified_gmt":"2013-07-30T20:40:43","slug":"heart-worship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banneroftruth.org\/us\/resources\/articles\/2003\/heart-worship\/","title":{"rendered":"Heart Worship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&quot;One          thing have I asked of the Lord, that will I seek after: that I may          dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze upon          the beauty of the Lord and to inquire in his temple.&quot;<\/strong>      <\/p>\n<p>by Terry Johnson                                                                               <\/p>\n<p>At                                                                          Taylors,                                                                          South                                                                          Carolina                                                                          on                                                                          March                                                                          l2,                                                                          2OO3                                                                          Terry                                                                          Johnson,                                                                          Senior                                                                          Minister                                                                          at                                                                          Independent                                                                          Presbyterian                                                                          Church                                                                          in                                                                          Savannah,                                                                          spoke                                                                          during                                                                          the                                                                          closing                                                                          session                                                                          on                                                                          Wednesday                                                                          night                                                                          at                                                                          the                                                                          Greenville                                                                          Seminary                                                                          Conference                                                                          on                                                                          Worship                                                                          on                                                                          the                                                                          topic                                                                          of                                                                          heart                                                                          worship.                                                                          Continuing                                                                          where                                                                          he                                                                          left                                                                          off                                                                          in                                                                          his                                                                          previous                                                                          lecture                                                                          on                                                                          the                                                                          Regulative                                                                          Principle                                                                          of                                                                          Worship,                                                                          Mr.                                                                          Johnson                                                                          introduced                                                                          his                                                                          topic                                                                          by                                                                          referring                                                                          to                                                                          John                                                                          4:7-24. &quot;We                                                                          left                                                                          off                                                                          looking                                                                          at                                                                          truth                                                                          in                                                                          worship,                                                                          understanding                                                                          that                                                                          the                                                                          Regulative                                                                          Principle                                                                          requires                                                                          that                                                                          we                                                                          look                                                                          to                                                                          scripture                                                                          for                                                                          the                                                                          elements                                                                          and                                                                          content                                                                          of                                                                          our                                                                          worship.                                                                          Tonight&#8217;s                                                                          topic                                                                          is                                                                          &#8216;heart                                                                          worship,&#8217;                                                                          which                                                                          I&#8217;m                                                                          understanding                                                                          to                                                                          be                                                                          spirit                                                                          worship,                                                                          the                                                                          spirit                                                                          part                                                                          of                                                                          worship                                                                          in                                                                          spirit                                                                          and      truth.&quot;                                                                              <\/p>\n<p>                                                                          Referring                                                                          to                                                                          Dr.                                                                          Joseph                                                                          Pipa&#8217;s                                                                          recommendation                                                                          of                                                                          a book,                                                                          the                                                                          fellow                                                                          Presbyterian                                                                          Church                                                                          in                                                                          America                                                                          (PCA)                                                                          minister                                                                          quipped, &quot;I                                                                          was                                                                          going                                                                          to                                                                          say,                                                                          too,                                                                          Joey,                                                                          that                                                                          I would                                                                          have                                                                          really                                                                          appreciated                                                                          knowing                                                                          that                                                                          the                                                                          book                                                                          to                                                                          read                                                                          on                                                                          heart                                                                          worship                                                                          was                                                                          Jeremiah                                                                          Burroughs&#8217;                                                                          before                                                                          I arrived                                                                          here                                                                          to                                                                          speak                                                                          on                                                                          that      subject.&quot;                                                                              <\/p>\n<p>                                                                          Pastor                                                                          Johnson                                                                          said                                                                          he                                                                          does                                                                          not                                                                          believe                                                                          it                                                                          is                                                                          overstating                                                                          to                                                                          say                                                                          that                                                                          with                                                                          Jesus&#8217;                                                                          answer                                                                          to                                                                          the                                                                          Samaritan                                                                          woman                                                                          in                                                                          John                                                                          4,                                                                          Old                                                                          Testament                                                                          temple                                                                          worship                                                                          is                                                                          utterly                                                                          abolished.                                                                          Jesus                                                                          is                                                                          telling                                                                          her                                                                          that                                                                          the                                                                          externals                                                                          of                                                                          worship                                                                          defined                                                                          for                                                                          the                                                                          Jews                                                                          in                                                                          the                                                                          Old                                                                          Testament                                                                          are                                                                          no                                                                          longer,                                                                          and                                                                          that                                                                          a                                                                          new                                                                          system                                                                          has                                                                          come.                                                                          Worship                                                                          now,                                                                          Jesus                                                                          says,                                                                          is                                                                          in                                                                          spirit                                                                          and                                                                          truth,                                                                          the                                                                          internals                                                                          of                                                                          motive,                                                                          intensity,                                                                          and                                                                          sincerity                                                                          replacing                                                                          the                                                                          external                                                                          symbols                                                                          and                                                                          typology                                                                          that                                                                          previously                                                                          existed.                                                                          Mr.                                                                          Johnson                                                                          urged                                                                          his                                                                          listeners                                                                          to                                                                          understand                                                                          that                                                                          Old                                                                          Testament                                                                          worship                                                                          was                                                                          certainly                                                                          not                                                                          devoid                                                                          of                                                                          a spiritual                                                                          nature                                                                          or                                                                          a call                                                                          to                                                                          sincerity,                                                                          but                                                                          that                                                                          the                                                                          emphasis                                                                          has                                                                          changed.                                                                          Although                                                                          the                                                                          heart                                                                          was                                                                          important                                                                          in                                                                          the                                                                          Old                                                                          Testament,                                                                          it                                                                          becomes                                                                          even                                                                          more                                                                          so                                                                          once                                                                          the                                                                          props                                                                          are      abolished.                                                                              <\/p>\n<p>&quot;                                                                          It                                                                            seems                                                                            to                                                                            me                                                                            that                                                                            those                                                                            in                                                                            our                                                                            camp                                                                            really                                                                            need                                                                            this                                                                            emphasis,&quot; said                                                                            Mr.                                                                          Johnson. &quot;Having                                                                            the                                                                            correct                                                                            form,                                                                            with                                                                            our                                                                            hearts                                                                            far                                                                            away,                                                                            is                                                                            worshipping                                                                          in                                                                            vain.                                                                            We                                                                            who                                                                            are                                                                            Reformed                                                                            in                                                                            our                                                                            worship                                                                            are                                                                            keenly                                                                            interested                                                                            in                                                                            doing                                                                          things                                                                            right,                                                                            worshipping                                                                            God                                                                            according                                                                            to                                                                            His                                                                            word.                                                                            We                                                                            want                                                                            to                                                                            honor                                                                          Reformed                                                                            traditions                                                                            in                                                                            worship                                                                            because                                                                            we                                                                            believe                                                                            the                                                                            Reformed                                                                            way                                                                            is                                                                            the                                                                          biblical                                                                            way.&quot; Given                                                                            that                                                                            emphasis                                                                            and                                                                            given                                                                            human                                                                            nature,                                                                            we                                                                            would                                                                            have                                                                            to                                                                          concede,                                                                            he                                                                            urged,                                                                            that                                                                            there&#8217;s                                                                            a                                                                            vulnerability                                                                            there                                                                            to                                                                            doing                                                                            things                                                                          correctly                                                                            while                                                                            neglecting                                                                            the                                                                            heart.                                                                            So,                                                                            it&#8217;s                                                                            good                                                                            that                                                                            in                                                                            this                                                                          conference,                                                                            both                                                                            things                                                                            are                                                                            being                                                                            emphasized.                                                                            We                                                                            must                                                                            never                                                                            settle                                                                            simply                                                                          for                                                                            getting                                                                            the                                                                            forms                                                                            right;                                                                            our                                                                            hearts                                                                            must                                                                            be                                                                            right                                    <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&quot;One thing have I asked of the Lord, that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and to inquire in his temple.&quot; 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