Hi all. This is my first post; good to be here, (posting from Geelong, Australia).
Long story short: After coming out of the Pentecostal/Charasmatic church, I joined an exclusice psalms (e.p) church, where I was told the reasons for singing unaccompanied psalms. I thought it sounded nice and safe, and so I preached e.p whenever I had the opportunity, giving the Scriptural reasons which I had been told.
Having now wrestled in prayer and Scripture study myself, (something I should have done before), I am not convinced that, as New Covenant believers, God would restrict His worship to Old Covenant Theology songs, and that from only one book.
To never sing the name "Jesus Christ" in worship, (please don't give me the public vs. private worship thing) doesn't make sense to me. To never sing New Covenant reality (as opposed to O.T shadow) songs such as, "It's no longer I that liveth, but Christ that liveth in me" doesn't make sense to me.
Having said that, and more to the point of my title, I love the Psalms!! I have dedicated the last 15 years of my life composing music to the Psalms, http://www.ministryofpsalms.com But my desire is to see more Christians sing them as they appear straight from the text, ( I use mainly NIV) without the restriction of rhyme and metre and in the language that my unsaved friends can understand; and utilising the God given blessing of musical instruments, (appropriately as I can).
I welcome any feedback.
Jason Coghill
Long story short: After coming out of the Pentecostal/Charasmatic church, I joined an exclusice psalms (e.p) church, where I was told the reasons for singing unaccompanied psalms. I thought it sounded nice and safe, and so I preached e.p whenever I had the opportunity, giving the Scriptural reasons which I had been told.
Having now wrestled in prayer and Scripture study myself, (something I should have done before), I am not convinced that, as New Covenant believers, God would restrict His worship to Old Covenant Theology songs, and that from only one book.
To never sing the name "Jesus Christ" in worship, (please don't give me the public vs. private worship thing) doesn't make sense to me. To never sing New Covenant reality (as opposed to O.T shadow) songs such as, "It's no longer I that liveth, but Christ that liveth in me" doesn't make sense to me.
Having said that, and more to the point of my title, I love the Psalms!! I have dedicated the last 15 years of my life composing music to the Psalms, http://www.ministryofpsalms.com But my desire is to see more Christians sing them as they appear straight from the text, ( I use mainly NIV) without the restriction of rhyme and metre and in the language that my unsaved friends can understand; and utilising the God given blessing of musical instruments, (appropriately as I can).
I welcome any feedback.
Jason Coghill
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