Praise must appear strange to those who don’t know God.
Praise, by its very nature, is outward, open, demonstrative, and obvious to anyone watching. Psalm 107:32 and 111:1.
There are 8 ways I count in the Bible to express praise:
Group 1: VOCAL: 1) singing 2) shouting 3) speaking
Group 2: AUDIBLE: 4) clapping 5) playing instruments
Group 3: VISIBLE: 6) kneeling 7) dancing 8) raising hands
Some common words in the Bible for worship: the Hebrew word “shachaw”= “to bow down, stoop”
Greek, “proskuneo”= “to kiss the feet”
Where is dancing? Psalm 149:3
Raising hands? Psalm 63:4
How many do you feel comfortable using? God has made us different so I don’t think we have to do all of them, but we should certainly not mock those that do.
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