For centuries, Christians have debated as to whether doctrine or worship was more important. This debate has been the cause of wars and the splitting of the Christian world in many separate factions. But in the end, no matter how much this is debated, the truth is worship is more important than any doctrine.
Worship is the act of physically showing what it is that a community believes, it is the acting out of doctrine. Through worship, one speaks with the creator of the Universe. This is true in Christian worship. Without the practice of worship, Christians are nothing but a group of scholars who believe in similar ideas.
Not to say that doctrines are not important. Without doctrines, Christianity would be unable to define what it is the faith stands for. Doctrines serve as a guide to worship and the understanding of those practices found in worship.
In today's churches, the practice of worship is varied and sometimes, on the surface, look nothing like each other. Some......
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