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Bringing greetings to Oklahoma Baptist University students from the “Republic of Texas,” Dr. Voddie Baucham recently discussed the sinful nature of humans as it relates to a person’s ability to worship, explaining that unless people are instructed properly, the sinful nature prevents true worship.
The pastor of preaching at Grace Family Baptist Church in Spring, Texas, Baucham spoke during a weekly chapel service at OBU. His message, “The Tragedy of Human Depravity,” follows OBU’s current chapel theme, “The Purpose of Man: Designed to Worship,” based on the book by author A.W. Tozer.
According to Baucham’s message, the fallen nature of man will always rebel against worshiping God because the chief desire of a person is to worship himself or herself. People are selfish and sinful, Baucham said. One way selfishness manifests itself is through disagreements about how to worship within churches. Most arguments come down to two approaches of worship: normative, which essentially means, “If it is not forbidden in scripture, it is fair game in worship,” and regulative, meaning, “We may only worship God in the specific ways He outlines for us in scripture.”
Baucham presented numerous examples of historical architecture, highlighting the elements of utmost importance for different worshipers. For example, in Roman Catholic settings, the table with the Eucharist was central to worship, and during the Reformation, the massive pulpit symbolized the reverence people held for the Bible. In modern settings, though, the emphasis typically falls on the stage.
Bringing greetings to Oklahoma Baptist University students from the “Republic of Texas,” Dr. Voddie Baucham recently discussed the sinful nature of humans as it relates to a person’s ability to worship, explaining that unless people are instructed properly, the sinful nature prevents true worship.
The pastor of preaching at Grace Family Baptist Church in Spring, Texas, Baucham spoke during a weekly chapel service at OBU. His message, “The Tragedy of Human Depravity,” follows OBU’s current chapel theme, “The Purpose of Man: Designed to Worship,” based on the book by author A.W. Tozer.
According to Baucham’s message, the fallen nature of man will always rebel against worshiping God because the chief desire of a person is to worship himself or herself. People are selfish and sinful, Baucham said. One way selfishness manifests itself is through disagreements about how to worship within churches. Most arguments come down to two approaches of worship: normative, which essentially means, “If it is not forbidden in scripture, it is fair game in worship,” and regulative, meaning, “We may only worship God in the specific ways He outlines for us in scripture.”
Baucham presented numerous examples of historical architecture, highlighting the elements of utmost importance for different worshipers. For example, in Roman Catholic settings, the table with the Eucharist was central to worship, and during the Reformation, the massive pulpit symbolized the reverence people held for the Bible. In modern settings, though, the emphasis typically falls on the stage.
