tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5208218375684269596.post8519696323911333286..comments2020-04-02T13:36:26.560-07:00Comments on Falling With Style: Barking up the wrong worship treeSteve Allistonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11182927730748229373noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5208218375684269596.post-14910142795444751172012-06-18T10:57:04.227-07:002012-06-18T10:57:04.227-07:00Absolutely! This is a reaction to a creeping needs...Absolutely! This is a reaction to a creeping needs focussed, me centred worship culture, reflected in lots of songs about my needs, my feelings. We used to sing a lot of these! Some of them are great songs, and I'm happy to sing them, but I want our main diet of songs to be God focussed, all about him. I remain convinced that when we get this the right way around, we leave corporate worship with fresh faith, and with a knowledge that God will indeed supply our needs. I guess I'm talking about a balanced diet, but the balance from our prevailing culture is biased, so we need an adjustment!Steve Allistonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11182927730748229373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5208218375684269596.post-16412960085679456652012-06-14T07:05:21.655-07:002012-06-14T07:05:21.655-07:00very pertinent question, it would be interesting i...very pertinent question, it would be interesting if you could give some examples of songs that yoou feel are guilty of this? As Christians we are often quick to pick holes in the worldview of other believers but have a blindspot when it comes to the negative aspects of our own culture and consumerism definitely seems to be a big one for us in the West. However I also feel that there is something God-honouring when we come to Him to 'give' him praise and in His grace and generosity he meets our needs and pours out spiritual gifts for our encouragement and strengthening. As John Piper puts it, the giver gets the glory. So I do think we need to be careful here and ask whether being humble and dependent on his grace isn't also a form of worship?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com