Does your church worship as St. Paul instructed?

Question

St. Paul describes the proper way to worship in his 1st letter to the gentile church in Corinth (14:26-40). (See the passage below.)

Does this describe worship in your church?

"When you come together, everyone has a hymn, or a word of instruction, a revelation, a tongue or an interpretation. All of these must be done for the strengthening of the church. If anyone speaks in a tongue, two—or at the most three—should speak, one at a time, and someone must interpret. If there is no interpreter, the speaker should keep quiet in the church and speak to himself and God.

Two or three prophets should speak, and the others should weigh carefully what is said. And if a revelation comes to someone who is sitting down, the first speaker should stop. For you can all prophesy in turn so that everyone may be instructed and encouraged. The spirits of prophets are subject to the control of prophets. For God is not a God of disorder but of peace.

As in all the congregations of the saints, women should remain silent in the churches. They are not allowed to speak, but must be in submission, as the Law says. If they want to inquire about something, they should ask their own husbands at home; for it is disgraceful for a woman to speak in the church.

Did the word of God originate with you? Or are you the only people it has reached? If anybody thinks he is a prophet or spiritually gifted, let him acknowledge that what I am writing to you is the Lord's command. If he ignores this, he himself will be ignored.[i]

Therefore, my brothers, be eager to prophesy, and do not forbid speaking in tongues. But everything should be done in a fitting and orderly way."

Answer 1

GREAT question NH.

When was the last time a baptist heard anyone give a prophesy, or an Anglican hear anyone speak in tongues?

Evangelicals rarely see this in their churches, and the ones that do rarely have interpreters for tongues and prophet filters for prophesy. Truth is early Christianity was very different than is exists today. It was almost too volatile for the everyday church goer to stomach. So Christians developed different denominations and beliefs to make themselves feel comfortable. Most of them are very different from the description provided in the New Testament though, and most parishioners know it.

Answer 2

My Chruch worships the Way the God wants us to

Answer 3

My church follow God's word (BIBLE) and God's way