"In Praise Is His Gracious Choice, Dr. Tom Nettles clearly and succinctly demonstrates that true biblical worship originates with God, not man. Believers worship God because he commands such worship, and we willingly obey out of a desire to please him and be conformed to the image of Christ. This thoroughly biblical and theologically robust work is vital in fostering continued reformation within the church to bring all worship that would be God-centered, Christ-exalting, and Spirit-led into conformity with the truth of Scripture.”
Contents
Preface | vii
Prologue: Why Should Worship Be an Expression of Biblical Truth? | 1
Section One: Theological Foundations for Worship Content
1. Salvation Is the Restoration of Praise | 7
2. Spirit and Truth | 21
Section Two: The New Testament Picture of Corporate Worship–God Instructs His People How to Come to Him
3. “I Was in the Spirit on the Lord’s Day” | 37
4. Be There And Pray | 49
5. Read the Bible, Confess Its Meaning | 61
6. Repentance and Remission of Sins Should Be Preached in His Name | 75
7. The Congregation Sings | 89
8. O Had I Jubal’s Lyre | 107
9. Giving | 121
10. The Ordinances | 133
Section Three : Coherence in Truth and Practice
11. Historic Doctrinal Definitions | 153
12. Tensions That Keep Us Straight | 171
13. Scripture Index | 193
Praise Is His Gracious Choice: Corporate Worship Expressing Biblical Truth is in the following collections:
