tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14603359.post114201686953155451..comments2023-09-20T04:42:34.757-07:00Comments on presbyterian thoughts: The Little BibleNPEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05876228480961585856noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14603359.post-1142353025025693472006-03-14T08:17:00.000-08:002006-03-14T08:17:00.000-08:00This is very intriguing, Nate, thank you for clari...This is very intriguing, Nate, thank you for clarifying. I have not read the Larger Catechism in a long while. I will look that up.<BR/><BR/>Andrew, I was not trying to make a pun. Thank you for making me think about this more deeply!Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07473051167221752746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14603359.post-1142295450247867062006-03-13T16:17:00.000-08:002006-03-13T16:17:00.000-08:00Nate, I understood what you were talking about, my...Nate, I understood what you were talking about, my my point was in reponse to Rachel's "Qualification" comment, and was that singing of Psalms sometimes or even mostly is not giving <I>more</I> than lip-service to keeping the second commandment. I guess I missed the joke and it was just a pun on lip-service / singing?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14603359.post-1142285505674019492006-03-13T13:31:00.000-08:002006-03-13T13:31:00.000-08:00Rachel The command to sing Psalms would fall under...Rachel <BR/>The command to sing Psalms would fall under the 2nd commandment. (See Larger Catechism on What is commanded). <BR/><BR/>Andrew: I think that the previous post answers this question. The second commandment is to be enforced. If the first table is not enforced, then the gov't is being unfaithful to God.NPEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05876228480961585856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14603359.post-1142261348599543412006-03-13T06:49:00.000-08:002006-03-13T06:49:00.000-08:00The 2nd commandment? I was not referring to any o...The 2nd commandment? I was not referring to any of the 10 commandments, specifically. I think I am missing your point, Andrew.<BR/><BR/>My concern is that many Christians, while they do not believe that exclusive Psalms-singing is commanded, they do believe that some Psalm-singing is commanded, yet do not practice it. This is what I mean by only giving lip-service to the command.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07473051167221752746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14603359.post-1142139975570204962006-03-11T21:06:00.000-08:002006-03-11T21:06:00.000-08:00Provocative question: How would that qualificatio...Provocative question: How would that qualification seem if you substitute the 6th commandment for the 2nd? Are doctors that only abort babies with Down's Syndrome or other <I>birth defects</I> giving more than lip-service to the command <I>Thou shalt not kill</I>? What about those politians that say things like: Abortion should be safe, legal and <I>rare</I>?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14603359.post-1142090878556308372006-03-11T07:27:00.000-08:002006-03-11T07:27:00.000-08:00Qualification: I know that there are hymn-singing ...Qualification: I know that there are hymn-singing churches who do sing Psalms. These churches give much more than lip-service to that command.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07473051167221752746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14603359.post-1142090639483665712006-03-11T07:23:00.000-08:002006-03-11T07:23:00.000-08:00Ah, the Psalms. I love them. It is always deligh...Ah, the Psalms. I love them. It is always delightful to visit a church where Psalms are sung. Many hymn-singing churches entirely ignore the Psalms. What is up with that? I believe that that exclusive Psalmody is taught in scripture, but even most who don't would give lip service to the singing of Psalms being commanded.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07473051167221752746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14603359.post-1142036335568251432006-03-10T16:18:00.000-08:002006-03-10T16:18:00.000-08:00on the plus side, you can check out arcgr.org/serm...on the plus side, you can check out arcgr.org/sermons and tell me what you think, nate.James w. Lanninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09909951028927449008noreply@blogger.com