Peter Leithart wrote an article pointing out that high church liturgies seem "magic" and out of touch with the simplicity of what we see in the gospels. I don't know why Anchorites got upset. Even if you believe your tradition is the truth, and even if you believe in an ethereal "tradition" (which you admit you can't point to or verify without asserting the consequent), the gospels simply don't have an elaborate service.
I'm not here to defend Leithart. He's done enough damage to Protestantism, but he has a point. At the supper Jesus promises to feed me and eat with me. Why do I need to "spruce it up" with an elaborate ontology? Is Jesus's Word and Spirit good enough, or not?
Someone could respond, "We worship in an unbroken way for thousands of years." Perhaps, but that's not how Jesus did the worship service at the Passover.
I'm not here to defend Leithart. He's done enough damage to Protestantism, but he has a point. At the supper Jesus promises to feed me and eat with me. Why do I need to "spruce it up" with an elaborate ontology? Is Jesus's Word and Spirit good enough, or not?
Someone could respond, "We worship in an unbroken way for thousands of years." Perhaps, but that's not how Jesus did the worship service at the Passover.
Does the Passover that our Lord celebrated look very much like a Protestant service either?
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