Worship in Spirit, not in flesh

I have studied the history of liturgy, Divine Service along with the Word and Sacrament. I accept all forms of worship as long as they are focused on God and not for the pleasures of the worshippers. I love liturgy worship as much as I love worshipping God on other ways. As long we are in spirit, not in flesh and focusing on GOD only, that's most important. I do not accept any liberal and unorthodox worship that focus on the flesh more than spirit.

True worship involves the intellect as much as the emotions from within and that the truth that worship is to be focused on God, not on the worshiper. When Jesus said "worship . . . in spirit and truth.", it is my understanding that the context reveals that Jesus was saying true worship is more a matter of substance than of form. I believe there is "NO" wrong way of worship since worship is spiritual from the heart. That's between God and the believer who worship. There are different preferences of beliefs and different styles and preference of worship. We just have to be careful, with a reminder of this verse, Matthew 15:9: "In vain do they worship Me, teaching as doctrines the precepts of men."

Jesus was teaching that worship embraces what we do in life, not just what we do in the formal place of worship. This is what Paul was saying in Romans 12:1 "Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy, and pleasing to God, this is your spiritual act of worship." As we worship, we must worship in spirit, not in flesh as Paul wrote in Philippians 3:3 "We are the true circumcision, who worship in the Spirit of God and glory in Christ Jesus and put no confidence in the flesh"

I often stay away from debating with those who advocate the regulative principle do so because I really believed that they actually enjoy fighting over small matters rather than spiritual truth. Such arguements such as smallest formality worship details can easily become a form of legalism rather than in spirit. I have no interest in debating about what kind of music , regarding pastoral robes, sanctuary decorations, or other worship "steps" that is relied on the flesh.