“To do so is not natural, it is to be an actor; and acting, however skilful and however much admired, is in the pulpit a crime, — and, as the diplomatists say, not only a crime, but worse, a blunder” (Broadus, Preparation and Delivery, p. 418).
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And same goes for the music leaders, right?
In the church gathering assembly service, I mean.
But even in, say, a concert, if you’re presenting a Christian tune — you must be 100% in accord with that tune’s content & form & presentation, right?
(Vs the extreme we’re seeing nowadays of the popular songsters coming out even as unbelievers!)