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Jonathan Edwards asks: Do you believe in the Lutheran approach to worship (whatever is not explicitly forbidden in the Bible is acceptable) or the Reformed approach (only worship as commanded in God's Word)?

No I do not believe that whatever is not explicitly forbidden in the Bible is acceptable.

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Pilgrim says: Dave, Although I strongly disagree with your vacillation between biblical worship and contemporary worship.

I’m a little confused here, Jeff. This statement means that you don’t consider any type of contemporary worship styles as Biblical. Well I guess I disagree with you on this point. I believe that the Bible tells us to sing praises, play instruments and sing melodies to the Lord.

I’m not good at remembering song titles or the artists that do contemporary worship songs. So I’m sorry, but the only song and artist that comes to the top of my head right now is Rich Mullins and one of His more famous songs, God is an Awesome God. This is just an example of what I would consider contemporary praise music.

I also think that maybe having a guitar, or similar instruments is considered contemporary. Please rebuke me if I’m wrong here, because I would like a better understanding of this. But here are a few versus that I think might support a more “contemporary” style of service.

Ephesians 5:19 (NASB) speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody with your heart to the Lord;

Psalm 92:1-4. (NASB) It is good to give thanks to the LORD And to sing praises to Your name, O Most High; To declare Your loving kindness in the morning And Your faithfulness by night, With the ten-stringed lute and with the harp, With resounding music upon the lyre. For You, O LORD, have made me glad by what You have done, I will sing for joy at the works of Your hands.

2 Samuel 6:5. (NASB) Meanwhile, David and all the house of Israel were celebrating before the LORD with all kinds of instruments made of fir wood, and with lyres, harps, tambourines, castanets and cymbals.

1 Chronicles 13:8 (NASB) David and all Israel were celebrating before God with all their might, even with songs and with lyres, harps, tambourines, cymbals and with trumpets.

Psalm 33:2 (NASB) Give thanks to the LORD with the lyre; Sing praises to Him with a harp of ten strings.

Psalm 98:5 (NASB) Sing praises to the LORD with the lyre, With the lyre and the sound of melody.


How do these versus come into play in our interpretation of what is Biblical in our worship?

Y.B.I.C,

Dave.

Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified. - Galatians 2:16