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SW Reflection In the second chapter of Signs and Wonders, the author Paul Alexander talks about Pentecostalism and its connection to music. One thing the Pentecostalism is known for is the eccentric worship service, and loud music. Music plays big part of the way that Pentecostals worship, to the upbeat songs and all of the different instruments used in a service they all work together to get the person to move and bring one closer to God. The author brought up many different examples of this, from the party like scene to rock band or just a Sunday worship service. In one part of this chapter the author brings up a good point that “Pentecostals when they get together to praise God they don’t think like it is work, they looks at things more in the joy of worship rather that the work of worship” (Alexander, 20). …show more content…

For one thing David the king of Israel at one point in time danced so much that he did it “with all his might” in a public setting and it upset his wife: she thought that he was acting how a low-class being would act (2 Samuel 6:1-22). The author brought the point up that “God “incarnated” became flesh, why would he not be ok with people using their bodies to express themselves in worship” (Alexander, 23). This act of worship that includes the body and loud music, the author says, is very attractive to working class people. The author briefly talked about how this style of music came about by lower class people using the instruments that they had to worship God. Some of the instruments used in a lot of songs today were not allowed at certain points within the church. A lot of Pentecostals worship God and made song to God about worshiping with all of their being, so it makes sense that they would sing and dance in a way that is very

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