Fourth, exclusive psalmody is out of accord with the requirements God makes with regard to other parts of worship. We are certainly commanded to preach scriptural sermons and pray scriptural prayers, but this does not limit us to only reading sermons found in...
My Third Major Argument Against Exclusive Psalmody
With this post I come to a third argument against exclusive psalmody which is closely related to my second. Having seen from John 4:24 that we are required to worship God in the light of the gospel and not in the shadows of the law, that third argument is this:...
Book Review: John B. Wallace, Starting at the Finish Line
John B. Wallace, Starting at the Finish Line: The Gospel of Grace for Mormons (Pomona House Publishing, LLC, 2014). Reviewed by John Divito As a former Mormon, I was excited to hear about Starting at the Finish Line: The Gospel of Grace for Mormons. John B....
My Second Major Argument Against Exclusive Psalmody
We have come to the point in this blog in which we are considering arguments against exclusive psalmody. Here is my second argument. Second, we are commanded to worship in spirit and truth (John 4:24), that is, we must worship in the light of gospel fulfillment and...
My First Major Argument Against Exclusive Psalmody
What are the major arguments against it? First, the exclusive psalmodists themselves do not actually sing inspired psalms. The writings of exclusive psalmodists are littered with the claim that they only sing inspired psalms. Nevertheless, I have to begin...
How Must the Question of Exclusive Psalmody be Answered?
How must the question be answered? What do I mean by this question? I mean, On what basis must the question be answered? What rule should govern us when we try to answer the question of exclusive psalmody? What in the context of this series on the...
What is Exclusive Psalmody and Why Should We Take the Time to Deal With It?
What is exclusive psalmody? I have used the phrase exclusive psalmody. Let me explain the phrase. There are those who believe that in the worship of God we should only sing the biblical psalms. There are two versions of this view. The stricter...
A Consideration of Exclusive Psalmody
In the beginning God said, let there be singing. The act of creation is described as a time of singing. It was when “the morning stars sang together” (Job 38:7). Since that time God in His providence has said, Let the earth bring forth all kinds of singing and...
FREE Lectures on Church and State from Dr. Sam Waldron
Given the ongoing discussion among Christians today on the relationship of church and state or between Christianity and politics, we are making available six lectures by Dr. Sam Waldron on the development of these institutions in Protestant history. Since...
Dr. Sam Waldron on Confessing Baptist Podcast
Today the Confessing Baptist podcast released their latest episode, interviewing Dr. Sam Waldron on the Midwest Center for Theological Studies. Check it out!
