Those who would send out thousands of questionnaires asking the unconverted what they would desire most in a worship service should realize that ten thousand unanimous opinions of carnal men do not carry the authority of one jot or tittle of God's Word.
Interpretation
This quote emphasizes the supremacy of divine guidance over human opinions in matters of worship.
Paul Washer argues that the desires and opinions of people should not be the primary influence in designing worship services, as they are often shaped by worldly perspectives. Instead, the authority of Scripture, represented by even the smallest details, should guide worship practices, suggesting that divine truth holds more weight than popular human consensus.
In practice
In a church meeting discussing worship service planning, this quote can remind us to prioritize Scripture.
We deal five minutes with a person and their conversion and then we spend the next fifty years trying to disciple a goat into a sheep. I'm not saying this because I'm angry. I'm saying this because countless people are being deceived.
Pray for the field. If God calls, then prepare for the field. When it is time, go to the field. A life lost for Christ is a life well spent.
There is no such thing as a great man of God, only weak, pitiful, faithless men of a great and merciful God.
The evidence of conversion is not a decision card filled out, it's a life being lived out.
Repentance is simply giving up to stop fighting against God and to stop attempting to gain your own salvation through your own works; to literally give up and fall upon Christ. That is salvation.
When we realize what we were before Christ and what we deserved in that state, it further magnifies the enormity of the gospel for us.
I wanted to invent myself as a fictional character. And I did, and it has caused a great deal of confusion.
The demons are innumerable, arrive at the most inappropriate times and create panic and terror. But I have learned that if I can master the negative forces and harness them to my chariot, then they can work to my advantage. Lilies often grow out of carcasses' arseholes.
The fundamental law of the militia is, that it be created, directed and commanded by the laws, and ever for the support of the laws.
What is the most beautiful in virile men is something feminine; what is most beautiful in feminine women is something masculine.
When the Spirit fills us, we are transformed, and by beholding God we become mirrors. You can always tell when someone has been beholding the glory of the Lord, because your inner spirit senses that he mirrors the Lord’s own character. Beware of anything that would spot or tarnish that mirror in you. It is almost always something good that will stain it- something good, but not what is best.
Cruelty to animals is one of the most significant vices of a low and ignoble people. Wherever one notices them, they constitute a sign of ignorance and brutality which cannot be painted over even by all the evidence of wealth and luxury.
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