Scripture. This formalism does have the tendency to drain any life from worship. But Baptists do the same thing. We evangelicals have our own liturgy, our own formalism, and our own ritualism: it is called the bulletin. If you do not believe us, try switching the order of service next Sunday, and then brace yourself. The outcry will be formidable. The reason for this is that a Pharisee does not understand the difference between the biblical principles found throughout the Bible and the preferences