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Contemporary worship music is offensive to God as He has not commanded it, but has commanded Psalm-Singing for His worship in song (cf. Westminster Confession of Faith Ch. 21; Dt. 12:29-32; Col. 2:20-23, 3:16; Songs of Zion (4th Ed.) by Michael Bushell).

Westminster Shorter Catechism Q&A 82: Is any man able perfectly to keep the commandments of God? No mere man since the Fall, is able perfectly to keep the commandments of God, but doth daily break them in thought, word, and deed.

Hi CF, I'm looking for some book recommendations on apologetics from a Reformed perspective, specifically for defending Christianity against agnosticism & atheism. I know about Bahnsen's Van Til's Apologetic, and Van Til's own works, so I'm looking for some other recommendations. Thanks...

Weird, I don't see it either. That post must've been deleted, but I wasn't the one who did it. That or there's some glitch happening. The argument mostly cited from the Chronicles to demonstrate that the use of musical instruments was appointed specifically to certain Levites for Temple worship.

This has been answered before in writing. Essentially, different elements of worship are governed by Scripture in different ways. The element of singing is not equivalent to the element of the preaching of the Word. Okay I'll stop now! :wave:

In response to #1 especially: This is not in line with the historic Reformed understanding of the Law. There is by necessary implication a division in the Mosaic Law between civil, ceremonial, and moral laws (cf. WCF 19.3-4 & relevant biblical texts used in support). I agree with much of what...

Many of the apostles did not cease to identify themselves as Jewish, while as yet they recognized that Jesus Christ is Savior & Lord (cf. Romans 9:3). Furthermore, we who have believed in Jesus Christ are brought into the true Israel and are made Abraham's spiritual offspring, whether Jew or...

Anglicanism went astray when the Church of England rejected the reforms of the Westminster Assembly.

Discounting my age is not an argument against my position. It's great to hear you've read through the entire Bible almost 25 times now. Does your reading the Bible that many times secure you from any error in understanding? We're all human and prone to error in understanding, no matter how old...

Progressive dispensationalism is not only incompatible with Reformed theology, it is incompatible with the Bible. It comes from a hermeneutic similar to traditional forms of dispensationalism, which is why it can conclude some of its wild eschatology. That hermeneutic I assure you, does not come...

Hi FaithfulPilgrim! 1. While all elders/pastors & deacons are required to accept paedobaptism, one does not have to accept the doctrine to be received into membership. 2. Most Presbyterians in the PCA hold to amillennialism. Indeed the Gentiles have been grafted in to Israel and have become...

If you don't have the time to read articles, much less books, don't bother arguing about a theological position. I don't intend to be rude, but you cannot hope to successfully argue against Exclusive Psalmody (which by the way is the original intent of the doctrinal standards the PCA holds to...

That is not what the apostle Paul said about the efficacy of the Word of God in evangelism, nor is it what he did. Your apologetic does not come from the Bible.

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If Jesus did not perfectly keep the Sabbath before the Father, or transgressed God's Law in any way, He could not have been our Redeemer. Jesus did however oppose the Pharisaic additions to God's Law concerning the Sabbath.

The PCUSA belongs in the Liberal Christian subforum as, in the case of most adherents to its rulings, it has little to do with both historic Presbyterianism and Christ's true Church. I would prefer this subforum be primarily for confessional Presbyterians (i.e. PCA, OPC, RPCNA, ARP, etc.).

Keyword: seems. In dealing with your statements in the edited section, if you do not see Christ's life, death, resurrection, and exaltation in the Psalms, then you are not reading closely enough. He really is there, and when we sing the Psalms we really are singing about Him. We've veered way...

I'm not quite sure I follow the argument you're making (if the questions contain an implicit one). God regulates the Church's worship, and if the Exclusive Psalmody position is Biblical, then I suppose we would not in congregational singing.

Ιησους means the same thing as ישוע. There is hardly any evidence whatsoever to suggest that the apostles, primarily writing to mixed Jewish & Gentile congregations, did not write the Gospels/epistles in the lingua franca Koine Greek. I've heard some suggestions that perhaps the Gospel of...

I'm not so sure that יהוה is not His Name, seeing as He has been given the Name which is above all names and is of the same essence with the Father. Furthermore, we hear of the Father's משיח/Χριστος in the Psalms. Not only this, but the Spirit is also present in the Psalter. I don't think by...