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Category: Exclusive Psalmody

  • Just Psalms? How about Ephesians and Colossians?

    From time to time, people ask me about why Christians might sing only Psalms in the worship of God. One of the more understandable arguments they sometimes present is an appeal to one or both of these verses: Ephesians 5:19 Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in…

  • Mariolatry Exemplified

    Steve Hays (and others) have already pointed out a Roman Catholic Psalter to Mary (link to Steve Hays’ post)(link to “psalter”). I’m not sure the depth of the blasphemy involved is fully appreciated by most readers. In the following post, I will give both some high level information as well as a specific example, so…

  • Athanasius Praising the Psalms

    The man who was God’s instrument to bring me to faith in Christ recently brought to my attention a letter from Athanasius. The letter is Athanasius’ Letter to Marcellinus. If it were not in the form of a letter, I’d be tempted to call it has work “In Praise of the Psalms.” Here are some…

  • Reformed Worship – Resources

    One important aspect of the Reformation was the reformation of worship, a recognition that God wishes to be worshiped according to the patten that he himself has laid out in Scripture rather than according to the imaginations of men. I was pleased to find a web site that is promoting this worship of God and…

  • Explanations of Psalmody’s Decline

    Jonathan Moersch at Detergere has provided an interesting, if cursory, discussion on the causes of the sad decline among American Evangelicals in the singing of the divinely inspired Psalms. (link) H.T. to R. Scott Clark for pointing this out to me (link). -TurretinFan To God be the Glory!

  • Calvin on the Psalms

    I found an interesting jewel from Calvin on the Psalms at Adiophora(link) I’d love to follow my usual path here, and quote something similar from John Wesley, but of course Wesley was one of the main promoters of “Protestant” abandonment of Psalmody. Still, even Wesley wrote: WE have now before us one of the choicest…

  • Reductio Argument for Psalmody

    Jason Robertson at Fide-O has provided what he belives is the “greatest argument for psalmody only.” (link) As much as I am happy for arguments for the Regulative Principle of Worship, I think what makes these videos so glaringly bad is their violation of the third rather than that second commandment: their irreverent and even…

  • Bentlism vs. Exclusive Psalmody

    I ran across this post (link) which provides a useful pair of videos. If you are not already sick to death of Bentley’s demonic anti-Christian “revival,” you may want to watch the first clip in its entirety (especially the reminder at the end). Otherwise, for the point I am making, you need only to watch…

  • Exclusive Psalmody Resources

    Jonathan Mattul at Presbyterian Pastures has republished a letter from Pastor Rob McCurley that provides a useful guide to some excellent resources on the issue of Exclusive Psalmody. (link) To God be the Glory!