Not Done Yet

I've been away from the blog for nearly month working hard on a project. I'm not done yet with this topic of worship song. To end, I want to summarize a couple of points: first, I believe psalmody encourages National Baptists to be more Catholic, in the positive sense. I truly believe that Christ and the apostles assume uniformity and catholicity of worship in the churches. This is evident on two counts: first, under OT there was uniformity. This may seem too simplistic, but I believe it is important. Judging from Paul's argument in Romans 11, the Gentiles have been grafted onto a cultivated branch, which is the whole structure of Jewish worship with the exception of the ceremonial aspect of it. Also in 1 Corinthians 11 Paul clearly states in connection to women wearing headcoverings that there is no other practice among the churches. Does not this mean the Paul assumed uniformity of worship?

For there to be different types of worship forms based on ethnicity is an affront to God. Even though I tolerate hymn-singing, hymns have the fingerprint of man; the psalms have the fingerprint of the Holy Spirit.

Second and last: psalm-singing offers the Church of Christ pure doctrine. What is evident today in many National Baptist churches is that the songs are from outside the tradition. Mostly the songs are Pentecostal and Word-faith. This is sub-Catholic. How can we have the word of Christ dwell richly in us by singing false doctrines and at times outright heresies?

Now, I'm done.