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Originally Posted by tellville  Thank you for the replies!
I don't know a whole lot about the debate between EP and non-EP but I am under the impression that EP is believed because EP's would state that since God has given us a collection of worship songs and provides scriptural examples of them being sung, God requires these songs and these songs only to be used in public worship. But I wonder, given that God does not supply the melodies or give any indication as to what those melodies would be, using the strict hermeneutic and application of the regulative principle that EP's use, one would be forced to not sing the Psalms for fear of singing them with an inappropriate melody or inappropriate way. Also, especially given the fact that the Psalms are in Hebrew, can we be sure our English translation even provides us with the proper syllables or poetic structure so as to accurately determine the proper tempo and mood that said Psalm should be sung? |
Well, this objection, applied consistently across all worship forms, would also prevent the reading of Scripture in anything other than the original languages, and would further prevent the reading of Scripture even in those languages for fear of using the wrong intonation. Again, we must put forth our best efforts in applying WCF 1.6, and realize that we must be ever reforming. Sanctified sense is always in order.
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Rev. Todd Ruddell
Pastor, Christ Covenant Reformed Presbyterian Church (RPCGA)
Wylie, TX
www.christcovenantreformedpc.org
Our best marks can contribute nothing to our justification, ...that is proper to faith. Faith cannot lodge in the soul alone, and without other graces; yet faith alone justifies before God.--G. Gillespie