The Regulative Principle of Worship

The regulative principle of Worship, simply stated, is, that whatever the Bible has not commanded, either by way of precept or by way of Apostolic example, we do not attempt to introduce into the worship of the church in order make people happy. We do want people to experience the true and joyful reality of the Lord’s special presence in public worship. And so we use this helpful Biblical principle to keep us from all the worldly and man-centered innovations that people attempt to bring into worship and evangelism.