The purity of worshiping God is something that we, as sinners, often neglect in preference to a worship that entertains or makes us feel good. In this week's sermon, Pastor Craig reads from Deuteronomy 23:1-14, which emphasizes what, at first, might sound like archaic practices and harsh rules about how to live our lives well and be worshipful people. But from this passage, we learn yet another truth of God's endless and undying love for us. The Lord seeks to protect His people from corruption of sin that creeps in under the guise of something fresh or new. It is vital for us, as God's children, to be mindful and prayerful about what those things are. The worshiping community, both then and now, is a holy and crucial part of our relationship with God, and, as Pastor Craig points out, if He has no standard of holiness for those who worship Him, then who needs Jesus?
