Wayne
Tempus faciendi, Domine.
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Using the Psalms as They Are Meant to Be Used (Michael LeFebvre) | Gentle Reformation
Using the Psalms as They Are Meant to Be Used (Michael LeFebvre) | Gentle Reformation
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And I would add, true christianity will be a narrow and difficult road, fraught with danger, a trying war with such beasts as roaring lions and dragons. Though victory (and praise) is always the final outcome, yet the trials themselves are essential and ordained by God to grow us. I guess Psalmody in churches can only occur if the members of the church are actually walking the biblical walk. "For we must through many tribulations enter the Kingdom of God".Unlike modern church songs which are primarily about ‘getting right to the point’ and declaring praise, the Psalms are designed to help people who don’t always feel like praising begin by meditating on the mess the world is in, and only through a full and robust process of meditation, to come out with praise.
Get and read the whole book brothers! It does NOT advocate exclusive psalmody, so don't let that put you off if you don't hold to that position. What it did for my understanding of some aspects of the psalter was revolutionary.