Singing the Psalms in Public Worship
This article argues for the regulative principle of worship, specifically advocating that the Book of Psalms should be the exclusive source of sung praise in corporate worship based on the sufficiency of Scripture. Whyte grounds his position in biblical prohibitions against adding to God's Word, contending that human-composed hymns represent unauthorized innovations in worship.
Bill Whyte Does God have the right to reveal how He ought to be worshipped? Or has man been given authority to offer uninspired praise according to his own (corrupt) inventions and innovations? This is the vital question that must be satisfactorily answered before God can be worshipped aright. Right through the Scriptures, the people of God are given various warnings that they must not tamper with God’s Word at any time and in any way. Ye shall not add unto the word which I commanded you,...