Originally posted by VirginiaHuguenot
Let none say that the gospel is not found in the Psalms or Psalter.
No one said this. The gospel is all through Leviticus as well. Would you be ready for Exclusive Leviticary?
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Originally posted by VirginiaHuguenot
Let none say that the gospel is not found in the Psalms or Psalter.
Originally posted by Dan....
Why is it that when someone points out an obvious inconsistancy in your logic, you merely brush it off saying, "I already dealt with this objection in an earlier thread." Why can't you deal with it here? Can't you at least copy and paste? Pointing out that singing "has different stipulations" than preaching does not relieve you of the inconsistancy of the argument at hand.
Quoting from your last post, inserting "sermons" in the place of "songs":
Are there man-written sermons equal to or better than Scripture?
[Edited on 7-27-2005 by Dan....]
Originally posted by VirginiaHuguenot
Let none say that the gospel is not found in the Psalms or Psalter.
Originally posted by WrittenFromUtopia
Originally posted by wsw201
Based on this logic, we should stop preaching sermons that explain the Scriptures since they are the un-inspired words of men.
I already dealt with this objection in an earlier thread.
Worship by the singing of praise has different stipulations and regulations set upon it from Scripture than the preaching of the Word.
As I said before, you don't bake a cake using the instructions for fixing a lawnmower.
Originally posted by fredtgreco
Originally posted by VirginiaHuguenot
Let none say that the gospel is not found in the Psalms or Psalter.
No one said this. The gospel is all through Leviticus as well. Would you be ready for Exclusive Leviticary?
Originally posted by Archlute
Andrew,
You are misrepresenting me. I did not say that the Gospel is not found in the Psalms or the psalter. I said that it must be explained and preached from therein, in order to be effective for the conversion of the soul. I doubt that you would long worship at a church whose pastor merely read a Psalm every week for his sermon, and then sat down.
Originally posted by VirginiaHuguenot
It has been suggested that the gospel is not found in the singing of psalms but in preaching. It has also been suggested that the Psalter is not the inspired Word of God.
Originally posted by kceaster
Originally posted by VirginiaHuguenot
It has been suggested that the gospel is not found in the singing of psalms but in preaching. It has also been suggested that the Psalter is not the inspired Word of God.
The gospel is to be preached, not sung. The gospel minister may therefore preach from the psalms for the converting of the soul. But again, the gospel is preached, not sung. The gospel can be in our singing, but singing is not a presentation of the gospel. Do you understand what I mean?
John Brown of Haddington's Psalter is not inspired, nor is it inerrant. The Psalms in the Bible are inspired and inerrant. Do you see what I mean?
In Christ,
KC
Originally posted by Peter
The first thing we need to remember is that preaching and singing are distinct elements of worship with different rules and guidelines. Singing is not preaching and visa versa. Next, the Word is a means of grace. The psalms are part of the Word (and metrical psalters are simply the Psalms put into meter).In standard Reformed theology, the preaching of an ordained minister from the Word is considered the Word, ie it is the ordinary means that God, through His Spirit, converts sinners. There is no such promise with singing human hymns, God does not use man made hymns as he does by the preaching of the Word in God's name by an ordained Minister, or by the very Word itself. To say otherwise is borderline blasphemy in my opinion.
Originally posted by WrittenFromUtopia
Originally posted by wsw201
Based on this logic, we should stop preaching sermons that explain the Scriptures since they are the un-inspired words of men.
I already dealt with this objection in an earlier thread.
Worship by the singing of praise has different stipulations and regulations set upon it from Scripture than the preaching of the Word.
As I said before, you don't bake a cake using the instructions for fixing a lawnmower.
Originally posted by wsw201
I know and I didn't buy it then either.
Originally posted by WrittenFromUtopia
Originally posted by wsw201
I know and I didn't buy it then either.
Do you use what Scripture teaches us about baptism when you pray? Do you pray with water and in the name of the Trinity? No. Why not? Because what Scripture teaches about baptism doesn't necessarily apply to prayer.