Excerpt: We who attend CCC are sinners who have come to know that God forgives us because Christ died in our place for our sins on the cross. This experience of being forgiven by God is, in fact, the most overwhelming, miraculous experience that any sinner can have. The Bible uses some dramatic metaphors for this experience: being born again, being raised from the dead, and being recreated. We who are forgiven instinctively respond with humble, joyful thanksgiving. We try to understand and appreciate what God has done for us and try to know Him better and please Him more. In short, we worship the God who has revealed Himself in Jesus Christ. True worship is simply the appropriate response to God’s revelation of Himself, the appropriate response to God’s presence. Christian worship is our response to God as He has revealed Himself and made Himself present to us in Jesus Christ.
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