kneeling

[yeutter]

How many of you kneel for the Lord's Prayer or at some other part of the worship service?

 

[Contra_Mundum]

Kneeling for communion was largely rejected by Reformed and Presbyterian churches as left-over from Roman adoration. We are better off leaving it entirely.

Kneeling in prayer is a legitimate method of employing our body in worship, even public worship. Witsius has a full chapter on "gestures in prayer" in his treatise The Lord's Prayer (pp64-102). He actually takes the position that to pray seated (as is common today) is well-nigh universally opposed as inappropriate (pp. 83-84).

 

[NaphtaliPress]

Originally posted by Contra_Mundum
Kneeling for communion was largely rejected by Reformed and Presbyterian churches as left-over from Roman adoration. We are better off leaving it entirely.

Kneeling in prayer is a legitimate method of employing our body in worship, even public worship. Witsius has a full chapter on "gestures in prayer" in his treatise The Lord's Prayer (pp64-102). He actually takes the position that to pray seated (as is common today) is well-nigh universally opposed as inappropriate (pp. 83-84).

We don't use the kneeling posture during the worship service. We stand for prayer and singing.

 

[yeutter]

Originally posted by NaphtaliPress

Originally posted by Contra_Mundum
Kneeling for communion was largely rejected by Reformed and Presbyterian churches as left-over from Roman adoration. We are better off leaving it entirely.

Kneeling in prayer is a legitimate method of employing our body in worship, even public worship. Witsius has a full chapter on "gestures in prayer" in his treatise The Lord's Prayer (pp64-102). He actually takes the position that to pray seated (as is common today) is well-nigh universally opposed as inappropriate (pp. 83-84).

We don't use the kneeling posture during the worship service. We stand for prayer and singing.

To pray and sing/chant the Psalms standing is consistant with the historic practice of the Eastern [Orthodox] Church and the Evangelical [Lutheran] Church of Prussia.

I am curious as to why western protestantism has by and large fealt that it is beneficial to pray seated.

 

[Scott Bushey]

Originally posted by NaphtaliPress

Originally posted by Contra_Mundum
Kneeling for communion was largely rejected by Reformed and Presbyterian churches as left-over from Roman adoration. We are better off leaving it entirely.

Kneeling in prayer is a legitimate method of employing our body in worship, even public worship. Witsius has a full chapter on "gestures in prayer" in his treatise The Lord's Prayer (pp64-102). He actually takes the position that to pray seated (as is common today) is well-nigh universally opposed as inappropriate (pp. 83-84).

We don't use the kneeling posture during the worship service. We stand for prayer and singing.

 

[SRoper]

We sometimes kneel for confession.