Proving the Music Issue in the Worship War: Is there Holy Hip Hop? pt. 10
This link has links to parts 1-7, and the last two days are 8 and 9. I’m going to get straight to it, but let’s review again. One, we are to prove all things (1 Thessalonians 5:21). Two, music has meaning. Three, as an addendum to two — since music is a means of communication, […]
Proving the Music Issue in the Worship War: Is there Holy Hip Hop? pt. 9
Go to last post, part 8, to get links to 1-7. Awhile back, I read the following from none other than Leonard Bernstein: [F]or some people music and melody are the same thing. It’s the whole meal so to speak: when you think of music, you think of melody right away — melody: music. And […]
Proving the Music Issue in the Worship War: Is there Holy Hip Hop? pt. 8
Parts One, Two, Three (links to other posts on it), Four, Five, Six, Seven Unlike some speculation that the readership here has shrunk, it has only grown every year and every month — sometimes less comments, but growing readership. However, the statistics show that this series is less popular, belying any theory that I write […]
How Long Were the Original Manuscripts Around? Considerations on the NT Autographa and Early NT Apographa from Scripture and Patristic Writers, part 3
IV. General Considerations Concerning Patristic Testimony Patristic testimony, although it has limitations, provides contemporary information about early Christian history, and consequently has definite value in the study of events of its era. A Christian writer who lived not long after the composition of the gospels would be more likely to advance correct theories about […]
Proving the Music Issue in the Worship War: Is there Holy Hip Hop? pt. 7
If you look at part five, which was posted late Sunday night or early Monday morning, I have the links to parts one, two, three, and four, and yesterday I posted six. You’ll have to do the heavy lifting of scrolling until I get links at the top of a post. I’ll also review my […]
Proving the Music Issue in the Worship War: Is there Holy Hip Hop? pt. 6
If you look at part five, which was posted yesterday, I have the links to parts one, two, three, and four, for your convenience. <><><><><><><><><><><><><> I’ve covered several steps for arguing for the proper music for your edification, including your use in spiritual warfare. God wants to be worshiped and He won’t be worshiped with […]
Proving the Music Issue in the Worship War: Is there Holy Hip Hop? pt. 5
Parts One, Two, Three, Four I started some instruction on how to argue the music issue. Here are my first points. One, we are to prove all things (1 Thessalonians 5:21). Two, music has meaning. Three, as an addendum to two — since music is a means of communication, it can communicate moral or immoral. […]
How Long Were the Original Manuscripts Around? Considerations on the NT Autographa and Early NT Apographa from Scripture and Patristic Writers, part 2
III. New Testament Witness to the Transmission of the Autographa In accord with Christ’s prayer (John 17:8), the saints and the churches immediately received the books of the New Testament as they were given by inspiration. The seven churches recognized the Revelation of John as Scripture immediately upon receipt of the book (Revelation 1:11), the […]
Proving the Music Issue in the Worship War: Is there Holy Hip Hop? pt. 4
My Music History I didn’t grow up with the music I believe is fit for worship. I grew up in Southern Indiana with country. I never heard sermons about music — our church wasn’t that type of church. Songs I remember from church: Get All Excited (and it was sung about like this) and Turn […]
Proving the Music Issue in the Worship War: Is there Holy Hip Hop? pt. 3
This will be short lived, but I wanted to offer some links of rebuttals to those demanding the heads of rap rejecters on a platter. I don’t know the man, but D. G. Hart — Very good here. I too liked the comment of one in the comment section asking why “gospel” is being used […]