04-02-2008, 02:03 PM
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Originally Posted by joshua  (particularly concerning their quip about music)
In my opinion, a return to singing Psalms, with the exclusion of instruments is the only way to snuff out the idea of musical instrument, hymns or praise songs, preferences that pervade the Churches today.
I just don't see how one who embraces musical instruments and non-canonical hymns in the stated worship of the Church has the grounds upon which to reject the inclusion of "praise choruses," guitars, drums, ________ (fill in the blank) also.
But I am ooohhhh so teachable. | I'm with you, brother. I don't know that a return to a cappella EP is the only way to avoid this. But the question is, once instruments and songs of human composition are allowed in, by what standard are we to judge what we are to sing? As Dr. Rowland Ward wrote: Quote: |
If we want to travel from songs that are Scripture to doctrinally accurate free songs, a significant yet at times fairly fine point, let us not only get our history straight but also understand the principles of Biblical worship. Otherwise the train may go express to Sound Hymns, then stop all stations to Mime, Dance and Clowns, and ultimately end at Ichabod.
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