The Highway Forums General Discussion Open Forum Easter cantatas and plays

My take on this is that cantatas, and other musical presentations WITHOUT any dramatical nor any other representations of the Deity, are fine IF they are OUTSIDE the church. I hold that such biblically grounded and God exalting performances can be acceptable and even edifying, especially to believers. But they should not be done as part of the corporate worship of God since the Regulative Principle disallows them.

I have attended performances of Handel's "Messiah" put on by a musical association dedicated to this magnificent oratorio. And it was wonderful. And, it was performed in a "church" (ironically, a liberal one to be sure) on Wednesday evenings.

In His grace,