From the very beginning Reformed theologians have been fond of speaking of worship as being edifying. Martin Bucer in particular liked to use this word to describe Christian worship. He had in mind that passage where the apostle Paul tells us that everything in the service of worship should edify the church (1 Cor. 14:1–6), that is, it should teach or build up the church. Worship that puts first the praise of God’s glory, worship that is according to God’s Word, worship that serves God and God alone does in fact edify the church. It edifies the church because it is the work of the Holy Spirit
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