Gospel Songs under Fire—part 6

Gospel Songs under Fire—part 6  

 Those who believe that all public “worship”, “worship events” or whatever it is now politically correct to call the gatherings of Christians and seekers on Sunday morning, are for the exclusive purpose of singing praise sequences need to take a serious look at what the Bible teaches in Ephesians 5:19 and Colossians 3:16 about the public musicing of Christians who gather to gather to sing unto God and those who attend these services.  Also, they need to study the many Scriptures in Old Testament lyric poetry that are literally saturated with personal references to God’s forgiveness, help and sustenance. The reality of personal testimony expressed by a born again Christian singing testimony songs is far from outdated. 

 One of the most needed elements of heart felt worship is the current reality of God’s daily working in the worshiper’s life.  Public worship should be Trinitarian; it should be saturated with praise and adoration to Father, Son and Holy Spirit, but it should more inclusive of the reality and personal references to God’s current work in the life of those who love and serve Him.   

Thought for the Day  

My dear friend Rev. Larry Smith has written that all public corporate worship should be individual, orderly, complete and, of course Trinitarian.  Christian musicians must remember that if individuals do hot worship on a personal level, there will be no corporate worship.  One of the best ways to get individuals to worship is to have them remember what God has done, and is currently doing in their lives as individuals.