It’s 2019 and Christians finally discover that according to the Bible worshiping God is not about happy clappy services with guitars and cool music. This screenshot is of the current edition of the widely read evangelical journal Christianity Today:
In the story of the burning bush in Exodus Moses (depicted above) looks suspiciously like a Muslim don’t you think? Before praying he removes his sandals; he’s got the beard; he prostrates before God, the perfect physical sign of submission (Muslim means literally ‘one who submits to God’). The Christianity Today article has much to say about Muslim style worship without ever using the dreaded M word itself..
Second, in case we are inclined to think of worship here more liturgically, the psalmist links the word histahawa with two additional expressions relating to the same gesture: kara, “to bow low,” and barak, “to kneel” before the Lord. This happens frequently elsewhere as well. Remarkably, for all the talk these days about full-bodied worship, outside particular charismatic and some mainline churches these gestures are rarely practiced today in Protestant worship. But this is where and how the act of worship happens in Psalm 95: “Come, let us bow down in worship” (v. 6).
Categories: Bible, Christianity, Islam
This is precisely what I see it. Church worships: Singing, clapping, music, is more for pleasing oneself, … in contrast to bowing, prostration praying; an act of humbling oneself before his Creator.
That’s right. Sadly only Muslims today follow the prophets in how the prophets prayed and worshiped God.
People tend to follow their indulging desire. I see christians here in my hometown move churches finding whatever churches can give them the better musical and singing performance be it like prettier singer or better songs.. it amazes me really how they can relate it to worshipping God somehow.
You should see the Karaite Jewish prayer before making such comments: