Harps in Revelation
08. May 2008
In previous columns we have examined arguments for the use of musical instruments in public worship from the book of Psalms and have found those ...
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Praise for Different Occasions
03. March 2008
Psalm 150 enjoins praise on various occasions. My argument is that it does not command the use of instrumental music in our regular, stated meetings ...
What Is a Psalm?
01. January 2008
The Greek word psallo means “to play on a stringed instrument, to play the harp.” The Greek word for “psalm” refers to “a striking the ...
A Change in the Standards of Worship
01. December 2007
One of the arguments in favor of using musical instruments in worship points to the commands in the Psalms. Psalm 33:2 is an example. “Give thanks ...
Instruments in Context
01. November 2007
Continuing last month’s discussion of culturally conditioned celebrations, we turn to Judges 11:34. “When Jephtha came to his house at Mizpah, ...
Praise with Resounding Cymbals
01. July 2007
As we discussed in last month’s column, God instituted the use of trumpets in worship through Moses. God instituted the use of cymbals in worship ...
Sound the Trumpet
06. June 2007
We will start discussing our manner of worship by looking at the God-ordained musical instruments in the Old Testament— trumpets, cymbals, harps, ...
The Nature Of Covenant Praise
01. May 2007
Before we move to the manner of public praise in worship before God, we pause to contemplate the nature of this public praise. First of all, your ...
Places of Worship
05. March 2007
Last month we pointed out that worship can be—and has been— changed, but that only God can rightly change worship. Biblical transitions in worship ...
Changing Worship
01. February 2007
God inaugurated Israel’s ceremonial worship under Moses. The Lord instituted significant changes under David and brought this worship into full ...
A Change in the Standards of Worship
01. January 2007
One of the arguments in favor of using musical instruments in worship points to the commands in the Psalms. Psalm 33:2 is an example. “Give thanks ...
There’s Just No Law Against It
01. January 2007
“The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is ...
Control Over Desires
01. December 2006
Self-control is the final piece of the fruit of the Spirit in Paul’s list (Gal. 5:22-23). It is a virtue. With self-control you have strength or ...
Meekness Is Not Weakness
01. November 2006
“The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness,…” (Gal. 5:22-23). Jesus Christ ...
How to Be Faithful
01. October 2006
The story of Hosea and Gomer is well known. “The Lord said to Hosea, ‘Go, take to yourself a wife of harlotry and have children of harlotry; for ...
Truly Good
09. September 2006
“The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness,…” (Gal. 5:22). The fruit of the Spirit is the character of God ...
Kindness
08. August 2006
“The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness….” (Gal. 5:22). The fruit of the Spirit includes kindness that reflects the ...
Where Patience Comes From
01. July 2006
God promises, “I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will be careful to observe My ordinances” (Ezek. ...
Peace
01. June 2006
“The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace,…” (Gal. 5:22). We all crave peace of heart and conscience. Unrest, anxiety, guilt, anger, and ...
Joy
01. May 2006
“The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy…” (Gal. 5:22). As we spoke about in the previous column, love is the first of the fruit—love ...