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The Four Principles Of Sooy's Four Forms Of Worship

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Sooy says that these four principles show what worship should be and what it should not be. The focus of worship is understood as that there is something, or Someone, beyond himself, and is searching for meaning which can only be accomplished when man’s spirit is united to the Creator. The faith of worship comes from Abraham and how he had faith in God’s words and promises, and just as he did we can do the same. In the form of worship Sooy breaks it down into four forms. First worship’s form or pattern is physical and active. Then there must be a balance between the physical and active, or as Sooy puts it, “… our activity is always the result of our internal decisions.” The third form is that the form of worship is empowered by God. …show more content…

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