tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4232379321118598496.post4782596192992571291..comments2023-10-29T02:30:23.642-07:00Comments on Calvin On Tap: Charles Garside on Calvin's view of Psalmody pt.4: the Articles of 1537John Sawtellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04570490352354572664noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4232379321118598496.post-74415291866050955902011-08-22T18:21:16.403-07:002011-08-22T18:21:16.403-07:00Oscar,
That is correct, they were either bringing ...Oscar,<br />That is correct, they were either bringing a canonical song to worship or they were under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit and were receiving one directly from Him. In that case, the song would be on the model of the tongue or prophecy which was being received in the flow of the actual worship service. The main problem with this view, is that we simply have no other evidence from scripture that this kind of thing was happening during the apostolic age, and there is no discussion of it in the early fathers.John Sawtellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04570490352354572664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4232379321118598496.post-5441500459407347272011-08-22T13:00:30.460-07:002011-08-22T13:00:30.460-07:00Pastor,
Inspired song makes sense: So if I unders...Pastor,<br /><br />Inspired song makes sense: So if I understand you correctly, the individuals were bringing songs written (inspired) somewhere in Scripture, and thus not necessarily from the Book of Psalms.Oscarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00209554175767680951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4232379321118598496.post-9290485717430869312011-08-22T08:48:16.637-07:002011-08-22T08:48:16.637-07:00Oscar,
That is a common question and I think a fai...Oscar,<br />That is a common question and I think a fair one. Maybe I should start by clarifying that when we use the term "psalmody" I mean by it, inspired canonical psalms. That means, any song in scripture, which was inspired by the Holy Spirit, is suitable for public worship.<br /><br />With respect to your question, I think that the answer is a dead heat between 2 distinct interpretations: "a psalm" refers to a psalm from the Book of Psalms, or, a psalm composed under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. It is tough to make a decision on this, but either way, the psalm in view must be inspired. That much is clear from the fact that psalm, in v26, as well as the whole context, stands in continuity with tongues and prophecy which are both of the Holy Spirit. In other words, given its position in the text, it can no more refer to a song composed by an individual out of his own imagination, than a tongue or prophecy could conceivably be composed out of the human imagination alone. Since the latter are clearly given in a supernatural way by the Holy Spirit, so the former must be as well.John Sawtellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04570490352354572664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4232379321118598496.post-35470074848868662162011-08-21T19:38:27.605-07:002011-08-21T19:38:27.605-07:00Pastor John,
Thanks for these excellent posts. Th...Pastor John,<br /><br />Thanks for these excellent posts. They impact me on the more personal side (conviction), in terms of a distracted and disconnected heart from God when singing. What a great reminder. However, regarding the argument for exclusively using Psalm singing a capella for worship, please shed some light on 1 Cor. 14:26 where the context appears to involve worship, and I wonder if the one that has a hymn is bringing a psalm to worship or his own song of praise unto the Lord?Oscarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00209554175767680951noreply@blogger.com