Permissible or Appropriate? Implications for How We Gather
Teaching Pastor; Staff Governing Elder; Staff Director
Description
In this bonus episode, Bill White follows up on the 1 Corinthians 11:2-16 sermon on Propriety in Worship. We break down the definition of propriety into five parts and discuss why that is a helpful and needed word for our current context.
Key Points
- Propriety is choosing what is fitting over what is merely permissible—for the glory of God and the good of others.
- Our worship should be informed by a thoughtful response to those watching our worship.
- Propriety is the Spirit-shaped discernment of what is fitting in a given moment so that our lives visibly honor God, build up the Church, and do not obscure the gospel before a watching world.
- Self-actualization and religious fundamentalism (rules) both hinder propriety.
- Consideration should be given to how gender is faithfully expressed in our culture.
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