The Hebrews writer tells us this in the first part of Ch. 9:
1Now the first covenant had regulations for worship and also an earthly sanctuary.
He goes on to describe the arrangement for worship among the Israelites, the description and meaning of sacrificial blood within that worship, and then the new worship and the blood of Christ that was offered once for all and for all sins.
So, clearly, this new temple and worship does not have the old rules of worship, but does it have new rules?
The only rule(s) I can truly see is a weekly observance of the Lord's Supper that appears clear. But, even when we call it a rule, haven't we diminished it?
So, what are all these worship rules people debate over?
What is this rule of "silence" in the Bible?
Why has the church split so many times over worship rules?
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Kent,
There is a little book, actually a pamphlete of 5 or 6 pages stapled together, on our shelf at the store called, What The Bible Does Not Say. I cannot express the depth of my contempt for it. It is stupid beyond compare. Supposedly it is based on the silence of scripture -a thing scripture is silent on.
It is a little like women who voice how women are supposed to be silent and submissive. Everytime I meet one, I tell her that if I want to hear that garbage, I'll as a man, for she, by her own logic needs to shut up.
We got some strange rules on silence. "We speak where the Bible speaks and are silent where the Bible is silent" is not in the Bible. To say it is to contradict ourselves.
Many blessings...
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