regulative principle, normative principle, or what?

Our services should be geared to proclaim the gospel. They should be designed to worship God. It's also should be for edification of the believers. So I would say that they should be more designed for believers, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't invite the unsaved to our services. What I don't like and don't find any support in Scripture is the changing of services to make it more like a place we thing the unsaved would like. It is a service designed for the gathering of believers to worship God and edify one another.

 

So I guess showing movies at the church On friday nigh & serving them free popcorn and icecream cones is not rhe way to go about it?

 

I am definitely a normative guy. I believe the service should be focused on giving glory to God, edifying believers, and pointing non-believers to the gospel...Centering a service on the Gospel accomplishes all of these. I think services should not be seeker driven, but seeker sensitive in the sense that if you use the word Justification, you explain what it, and other church-words, mean.

I have read a lot about the regulative principle, and simply think those who support it are adding restrictions that scripture does not add. I do think that we should center our church gatherings on reading and preaching scripture, praying (includes singing), and fellowship. But there are simply too many small questions that I think cannot be answered if one holds to a regulative principle. (music, carpet, electricity, announcements, etc,)