Your church may hold to the “regulative principle”: if the Bible says to do X for our Sunday worship service, then we’re doing X; but if it doesn’t say anything about Y, then we’re not doing Y. Preaching? Check (2 Tim. 4:2). Singing? Check (Eph. 5:19). Interpretive dance? Maybe in your dance closet at home, but not in the order of service at church. Why? It’s not prescribed in the New Testament, and we rely upon Scripture to regulate what we include and don’t include in our corporate gatherings.
Now here’s my question for us: if we affirm the regulative principle for the Sunday morning gathering, shouldn’t we also apply the same conviction to the rest of our discipleship ministries?
How Does the Regulative Principle Apply to Discipleship?
The terms “elements” and “forms” help us to understand the regulative principle. Elements are
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