Worshipping God v. Entertaining Men

Bill Reichert responds to A Matter of Style?:

Barry Duren apparently believes that Dr. Hutchens and I are “legalists” for our comments about contemporary evangelical worship. Dr. Hutchens can defend himself most ably. I would simply say that the charge of legalism is little more than a perjorative expression these days. It doesn’t rise to the level of an argument. But what I’d like to respond to is his implication that in the end this is simply an argument over “worship styles.” I find it very odd that many Christians, who reject relativism in theology or ethics, are very comfortable with it when it comes to worship, as if our worship of God Almighty were merely a secondary issue as to which Christians should agree to differ according to their tastes. For me as an evangelical, however,  it is not a question of ornate liturgies: a simple worship service with little more than an old upright piano can be extraordinarily moving. The question is not whether styles may differ in worship, but rather whether there ought to be one attitude among all Christians, namely, that of reverence and awe in our act of worship. If this is not the attitude we seek to encourage, then we are not worshiping God—we are simply entertaining men.

Sincerely,
Bill Reichert