Exclusive Psalmody
Philip Rainey defends the doctrine of exclusive psalmody (singing only the Psalms in corporate worship) against Rev. Cory Griess' claim that the Synod of Dort did not mandate this practice. Rainey argues that exclusive psalmody is essential to maintaining the regulative principle and sola scriptura in worship, appealing to biblical evidence and the example of Christ and the apostolic church.
May I comment on Rev. Cory Griess' article on psalm-singing (SB, October 15, 2012). First of all, I commend Rev. Griess for the article, together with the recent articles in his rubric "O Come Let Us Worship." I have found them both thought-provoking and profitable. That said, I believe Rev. Griess' good principles on biblical worship are fatally weakened by his claim that "It [the Synod of Dordt] did not advocate the notion that the regulative principle demanded exclusive psalmody" (p. 33)....
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