A Sidestep Regarding Advent Candles

[re4med]

I deleted the original post. I see that my question was discussed in a different thread. My apologies. i could not find a way to delete it. I am sure it is right in front of me.

 

[NaphtaliPress]

I deleted the original post. I see that my question was discussed in a different thread. My apologies. i could not find a way to delete it. I am sure it is right in front of me.

It would be a good reminder to have that thread brought up. Which one was it that answered your question?

 

[re4med]

It would be a good reminder to have that thread brought up. Which one was it that answered your question?

Actually, I don't remember the thread that addressed the issue. The issue (and I am facing it) is "we do the advent candle thing BEFORE the call to worship." To me, that seems to side-step the entire issue.

 

[NaphtaliPress]

Okay; I misunderstood. Yes, it side steps ignores the fact that invented worship is will worship, whether it is before the call to worship or after it. It's a ceremony. It's not pretended to be for lighting (though that is another sidestep many attempt). It's making up a ceremony and imputing it with symbolic sacred or spiritual significance without warrant in God's Word, any time it is done.

 

[NaphtaliPress]

Actually, I don't remember the thread that addressed the issue. The issue (and I am facing it) is "we do the advent candle thing BEFORE the call to worship." To me, that seems to side-step the entire issue.

Okay; I misunderstood. Yes, it side steps ignores the fact that invented worship is will worship, whether it is before the call to worship or after it. It's a ceremony. It's not pretended to be for lighting (though that is another sidestep many attempt). It's making up a ceremony and imputing it with symbolic sacred or spiritual significance without warrant in God's Word, any time it is done.

 

[Grant]

@ Chris your post seem to be showing twice.

Also here are two good and rather recent threads:

1. https://www.puritanboard.com/threads/advent-candles-circumstance-or-will-worship.100498/
2. https://www.puritanboard.com/threads/the-normative-principle-in-special-worship-services.100188/