Our views on Christian Worship Music
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16 08 06
So far as the Christian Church is concerned, the Lord has left her entirely without restrictions in such matters — to praise the Lord with heart and voice, according to her love and zeal and judgment.
It is not, therefore, for one to judge another respecting the use of his love, zeal and judgment in offering the Lord worship in songs of praise, whether with instrumental accompaniment or without: it is for each individual and each church to exercise the liberty which the Lord has granted.
However, we do urge that all remember that it is not the excellence of our music that will make it acceptable to our Lord. For we may well suppose that the harmonies of the heavenly choirs quite outmeasure the best efforts of earthly choirs, and hence could not hope that the Lord will receive our songs of praise because of their intrinsic merit. Their acceptance at all will be because they are expressions of the heart sentiments; and this being true all who have heart sentiments of thankfulness and gratitude should be encouraged to make “a joyful noise unto the Lord,” as acceptable and pleasing to him through the merit of our Redeemer.
“Let all his children sing
Glad songs of praise to God!
The children of the heavenly King
Should tell their joys abroad.”
R2510
Preceding articles:
Jehovah’s Witnesses Circuit Assembly and a Pillar to freedom
Jesus’ footstep followers, irrespective of sectarian lines
Authority from the One God to one mediator between God and men
Random Observations From My Most Recent JW Convention Experience
True God giving His Word for getting wisdom
Our openness to being approachable
Psalm 150 Praise Jah, You people!
Psalm 150 Praise Jah! Praise God
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ADDITIONAL READING
- Many forgot how Christ should be our anchor and our focus
- On the Affirmation of Scripture
- Necessity of a revelation of creation 14 Searching the scriptures
- Reasons why you may not miss the opportunity to go to a Small Church
- Praise and give thanks to God the Most Highest
- What Jesus sang
- What is important?
- Music and young people in Christadelphia
- A small rant…music, young people and Christadelphia
- Art and other taboos
- Performing music
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FURTHER READING
- Building
- Curses to Blessings
- Crazy Faith.
- Why “A prayer” By kings kaleidoscope is a turning point for worship
- Escapist Worship?
- A Brief History of Praise & Worship: Have We Gotten Off Track?
- When church music lost its norms
- The consumer of religiosity is often, as Hitchcock shows, a consumer in more tangible ways as well.
- The return to chant based on biblical and liturgical texts will be fruitful only if the liturgical meaning of the words is fully understood by both the singers and congregation
- The First World War and Percy Dearmer
- Do We Need Permission?
- (Any) Music Style Can Become a Graven Image
- Don’t Be Satisfied
- State of Evangelical Worship
- Guest blog:A Prayer: A Song of Worship; a Challenge to the Christian Status Quo (Strong language)
- Speaking My Truth: Whither the Excitement
- We Must Not Become Conceited
- Washed
- Creative Resurgence in Christian Music
- Self-Centered Worship Leading
- Why Gospel Centered Worship
- Why Hymns? – Intro
- Why Hymns: Part 1 – Gospel Story
- Hosanna.
- Holding Back Means Holding In
- The “Lost and Found” band inaugural gig
- “This desert holds a song…”
- Just for an hour #1
- ‘Blessed Be the Lord God Almighty’
- Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise
- Miracles
- One Wild Life, by Gungor
- One Thing Remains – Kristian Stanfill
- Tehillah Tuesdays 6-21-16 | Lillie-Put
- The Voice of My Beloved Sounds (Hymn)
- Heaven Came Down (hymn)
- Come Thou Fount (hymn)
- Beautiful Stranger- Rebecca St. James.
- Obsessed
- Worship Music Roundup – 6/10/16
- Most Read of July
- Five Questions with our instructor Amanda in Lafayette LA
- Delirious: My Journey with the band, a growing family,and an army of history makers
- Lifted Hands During Worship… Wait Is That Even Biblical?
- Guest Post: God Instructed Me to Quit My Job for Music
- Rosemary Drops Nara Ekele Video
- Higher – Unspoken
- Pride Comes Before Destruction
- Higher w/ Lyrics – Unspoken
- Top 4 All Sons & Daughters Songs
- Sunday’s Set List
- Special Intention for Wednesday Eucharist
- For Those Who Absolutely Hate Church
- Let Joy take temptation’s place
- Balance In Our Christian Walk
- The stones will cry out
- Jehovah-Jireh.
- Do Not Judge!!!
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