People's emotions ought to rise in proportion to their grasp and sight of truth

and the nature of the emotion ought to correlate with the nature of the truth.

If there's an expression of emotion that has no

correlation to the nature of God or the truth that is being revealed about God

you're saying hmm must be some flesh mixed up here which is very likely the case

there ought to be a correlation not only in intensity, but nature about the emotion.

Some worship songs can make you feel something but not think anything.

But Piper reminds us here, that's a problem. I'm Dan Kroover. In this episode

of Light and Truth, John Piper explains why emotions in worship should rise in step with the

truth we see. This seminar was originally delivered on Wednesday evening, September 19th, 1990.

I believe that the heart of our worship distinctives at Bethlehem are right here, namely the effort to mingle in the best way we can and a growing way,

the mind and the heart.

So that's what we want to think about for the next minutes.

Jesus is seeking worshippers, according to John 423, who worship in spirit and in truth.

That's the one we're focusing on now, truth.

And I think I had in a Star article some months ago this list of values of biblical truth.

And I just want to read down the list because you need to feel what

the Bible says about the importance of truth so that you can see it cannot be short-circuited

if worship is to be biblical. Biblical truth frees from Satan. You shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free.

Biblical truth mediates grace and peace. Second Peter one, two, grace and peace through the knowledge of

the Lord Jesus Christ. Biblical truth sanctifies. Sanctify them by the truth. Thy word is truth.

So truth is what sanctifies. Truth makes people holy and pure. There are other texts there

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