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Originally Posted by panta dokimazete  non sequitur - we are commanded to sing the Psalms and be taught by the Psalms, which command new songs. |
It is only a non sequitur on your understanding of the RPW which allows for freedom to do or not to do. On the traditional understanding -- which it is the brother's desire to understand -- if God orders it then that is what we are to do and we are not at liberty to do otherwise. If God had have ordered us to sing new songs in the way you understand it, then we would not be at liberty to do otherwise, and therefore would not be at liberty to sing "old" songs.
Let's be kind to our brother and help him with his enquiries regarding the traditional understanding of the RPW.