Psalter Revision: Synod 2016
Douglas Kuiper explains the rationale and principles behind the 2016 Protestant Reformed Churches' decision to undertake a collaborative Psalter revision with the Free Reformed Churches and Heritage Reformed Churches. The article addresses concerns within the denomination about the necessity and implications of the revision, while tracing the PRC's long-standing concerns about the Psalter's faithfulness to Scripture, doctrinal purity, and musical quality dating back to the 1940s.
That the Free Reformed Churches (FRC), Heritage Reformed Churches (HRC), and Protestant Reformed Churches (PRC) are joining efforts to revise our Psalter, members of the PRC and readers of the Standard Bearer already know. In the March 1, 2016 issue of the SB, Prof. B. Gritters explained that Synod 2015 instructed the Contact Committee to bring a well-grounded proposal to Synod 2016 regarding Psalter revision, and to appoint three men to serve on an interim committee to begin the work. Prof....
Full article available on sb.rfpa.org
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