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Category: Regulative Principle of Worship

  • Wes White on the Regulative Principle of Worship

    I thoroughly enjoyed reading Pastor Wes White’s blog post on the Regulative Principle of Worship (link). Obviously, Pastor White and I would disagree over some minor aspects presented in his article, but on the major points of the article, he hits the nail right on the head. Pastor Wes White wrote: Second, even if we…

  • Wes White – Thoughts on Church Music

    I enjoyed reading Wes White’s interesting discussion of Church music – and mostly agreed with it (link). The major point he makes regarding the fact that singing is to be congregational singing is an important one that is overlooked by many folks. -TurretinFan To God be the Glory!

  • 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!

  • Thomas Watson on the Regulative Principle

    Andrew, at Strange Baptistfire, has provided a fairly concise but persuasive piece on the importance of regulating our worship according to the word of God. (link) The key quotation: “A Godly Man Is Very Exact and Careful About the Worship of God.” I have to admit, with a blog named as his is, I wasn’t…

  • Popular Culture Meets Popular Worship Song

    There is a Chris Tomin (Update: or perhaps it actually by Darlene Zschech, as Paul notes in the comments below) “Worship Song” that song that was performed on the aptly titled show, American Idol. In a move that shocked and disgusted some watchers, the word “Jesus” was replaced with “Shepherd” in the song’s chorus. As…

  • Reformed Rap

    If you enjoy the “rap” genre, and theological songs, this is a well-done example of Reformed rap. http://www.youtube.com/v/N2xyaUnkkZg&hl=en Caveat. There is simply no place for this in worship on many levels. It’s a Reformed song, but the musical style does not seem to be (a) suitably reverent (at least not given the connotations of the…

  • Worship-Related Blog Posts of Interest

    Have Praise and Worship Music in Church become a Cain Sacrifice to God? (TurretinFan would answer, “yes”) The RPW is simple, why all the fuss? (TurretinFan would answer, “because people think they know better”) Handraising in Worship: Questions (TurretinFan would answer, “Jordan basically gets it right: raised hands by the pastor during prayer/benediction is called…

  • Problems Unlikely to Beset the Reformed Churches

    How to react when God sends his lightening bolts against your graven images? Rio’s answer seems to be repair it: (link). Let’s hope that they get the message more quickly than the Philistines did! 1 Samuel 5 1And the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it from Ebenezer unto Ashdod. 2When the Philistines…

  • Backwoods Presbyterian on Instruments in Worship

    The Backwoods Presbyterian has some interesting insights on the historical Christian view of the role (or not) of instruments in worship. He begins by making the important distinction between stated and occasional worship services, relying in part on the real Turretin. (source) -Turretinfan To God be the Glory!

  • R. Scott Clark – RPW and Offerings

    I enjoyed R. Scott Clark’s rather cerebral blog post on offerings with respect to the Regulative Principle of Worship (RPW). I tend to agree that they are a circumstance, not an element. I do not see any problem omitting them entirely from the service, particularly as they tend to become an uncomfortable silence that must…