The Highway Forums General Discussion Open Forum What Kind of Music is in Your Church?

Joe k,

I asked you what standard of "Charisma" you would allow and you said:


I must remind you that the Charismatics sincerely believe that they have the biblical "Charisma". What you are really saying here is we should use the "Joe k example of Charisma". Maybe you haven't heard but the Reformed church has had her standards for biblical worship for hundreds of years. It's called the Regulative Principle. So it looks like I'm left with a decision to make about biblical worship.

1. The Charismatics with a miriad of others and their nearly infinite variations of "spiritual" entertainment and behavior.

2. The authoritative biblical "Charisma" standards of Joe k. (to try and keep this in the proper thread, I will add that Joe k alone will decide if there is to be a saxaphone in the church (holy hands) morning service band or of the Pied Piper's musical direction. You are going to be very busy enforcing your perceived Scriptural rules as others just might have other ideas about this.)

3. The regulative principle in which millions of Reformed Christians have found remarkable unity for hundreds of years. (until recently it seems)

I already know which one you have chosen but as for me, I'll take number 3.

BTW, "Blind Bart" is irrelevent to the subject of biblical authority and principle of worship.

Denny

Romans 3:22-24