It is bad theology to say, “You worship that way, but let me worship my way.” We do not worship only as far as we feel comfortable in the same way that we do not make ethical decisions as long as they meet our convenience. The world might do this but not people who declare to live by His objective standard of truth.
Historically, God has been known for pushing people out of their comfort zones. If God tells us to sing, then we should sing. If he tells us to lift our hands, then we should lift our hands. If he tells us to prostrate ourselves, then we should prostrate ourselves.
God speaks; we respond. Not the other way around.
from Becoming a Complete Worship Leader
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Gender-neutral version:
It is bad theology to say, “You worship that way, but let me worship my way.” We do not worship only as far as we feel comfortable in the same way that we do not make ethical decisions as long as they meet our convenience. The world might do this but not people who declare to live by God’s objective standard of truth.
Historically, God has been known for pushing people out of their comfort zones. If God tells us to sing, then we should sing. If God tells us to lift our hands, then we should lift our hands. If God tells us to prostrate ourselves, then we should prostrate ourselves.
God speaks; we respond. Not the other way around.
from Becoming a Complete Worship Leader