Episode 115: On the Regulative Principle

Pastors Talk - A podcast by 9Marks

9Marks

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.8 • 698 Ratings

🗓️ 18 February 2020

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

God has told us in his Word how we ought to approach him in worship. This should shape how we plan our Sunday gatherings. But it also raises a question: Are we free to do things in our gatherings that God does not explicitly prescribe?

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Jonathan Lehman.
0:07.7	I'm Mark Devere.
0:08.7	Welcome to this episode at Nine Marks Pastors Talk.
0:11.7	Nine Marks exist to equip church leaders with a biblical vision and practical resources for building healthy churches.
0:16.6	Learn more at nine marks.
0:18.7	org.
0:19.4	Org.
0:21.2	That's right.
0:22.0	Mark, today I want to talk to you about why you shouldn't play video clips during your sermon.
0:27.9	Okay.
0:28.9	Well, really, I want to talk about the regularative principle.
0:31.2	Okay.
0:32.4	What is the regulative principle?
0:36.2	It's very interesting.
0:37.2	In the Old Testament, the prophets seem to make a big deal, like Isaiah,
0:41.3	seemed to make a big deal out of the fact that the real God speaks.
0:45.5	The idols are dumb.
0:47.1	They literally, they're mute.
0:48.4	They don't speak.
0:49.4	Yep.
0:50.3	And that's an evidence of the fact that he really exists.
0:53.1	He's a real personal being, sentient, he thinks.
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