True Worshipers By Kauflin Summary

In Kauflin’s “True Worshipers,” he explains the concept of worship from a Christian’s perspective. He talks about struggles, questions, and different ideas people have when they worship. He explains a deeper concept of the truth and theology about worship. The gospel should always be the foundation of our worship.
In chapter one, Kauflin talks about why “true worshipers matter” in the real world we live in. John 4:23 says, “But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such people to worship him.” Worship is now a genre of music, but that is not what the word “worship” was intended to mean in the bible. Worship includes music along with praying, reading the bible, being in fellowship with other believers, and so on. When Jesus was telling the woman at the well of how we are to worship, he did not mention music once; that’s because it is not foundational. We need a foundation of worship in our lives before we can bring our music to God.
In chapter two, Kauflin talks about true worshipers receiving and our inability to worship on our own. 1 Corinthians
Colossians 3:16 says, “Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God.” The first record of song in the bible is when the Israelites were singing praises to God for leading them out of Egypt. God gave them a reason to sing, as he continues to do today. If our worship is selfless, it is expressed out of thanks to God for all he has done for us. Singing is an encouragement to others of what God is doing in our lives. Singing is a tool we use to remember scripture. Singing is used for teaching and learning experiences. Singing expresses our emotions and unity with the church. God created singing for our benefit and for his