敬拜与说方言

从Tony Siew的部落格阅读到这篇文章，是他对敬拜与说方言的观察及反思。我的五旬宗朋友，会有什么意见呢？

Sometimes when something good is overdone, the good can become a hindrance because there will other good things left undone. In a church service of 2 hours, how long shall we dedicate to singing and worship? I think 30 minutes to maximum 40 minutes will do, because other good things have to be given time, like preaching of the Word. Singing and music should never take the place of the sermon when the congregation learns to hear the Word of the Lord, meditate and reflect on it and challenged to obey it. Expounding the Word takes time and requires our minds to be alert to understand God's Word being preached. Our minds can be deadened when there is too much singing, moved just by our emotions leaving our minds underdone. The early church is said to devote to the teaching of the apostles, fellowship, breaking of bread, and prayers (Acts 2:42). Note that the teaching of the apostles is stated first, emphasizing its importance in the assembly of the saints. Prayers and fellowship too are part of worship. Only later in the passage that praise is mentioned in v. 47. （全文）