Hymns, choruses and other uses of music in worship.
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Does the Bible give any rules for music?
Does the Bible provide any rules or even any indication about what kind or style of music is appropriate, both for worship and in general?
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Are there any surviving hymns from the Valdensian movement?
The Valdensians preached and celebrated the Lords Supper in the native tongue of the people, not in Latin. However, every source I've read about their customs focus on what was spoken, and I also want ...
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Is rock music sinful / immoral?
It has been suggested to me that some Christians believe that rock music is inherently immoral, and as a result they believe that Christians would do well to avoid the entire genre.
For example, ...
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What is the biblical basis for the prohibition of instruments in worship?
I understand that some Protestant churches prohibit the use of musical instruments in their worship services. What is the specific biblical basis for this practice, or, if there is no specific ...
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What should be the role of music in corporate worship?
There are many musical expressions used in corporate worship gatherings. Some of these music expressions are corporate (singing songs together), some are experiential (listening to a choir or ...
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Gregorian Chant - Is it merely a form of music, like Hymns, or is there a deeper meaning?
The title says it all. Is Gregorian Chant merely a style of music, or is there some deeper meaning behind it? Does it serve some special purpose, or have a usage beyond being a form of worshiping ...
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Justification of Offertories according to the Regulative Principle of Worship
I was in a church today that considers itself to hold strictly to the regulative principle of worship (that which is not explicitly commanded for public worship in Scripture is implicitly condemned) ...
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What is the view of the various denominations on the ontological status of music? [closed]
In the cosmology of Tolkien, the Ainur appear to be the parallel of the members of the Divine Council in the Bible. One of the remarkable things that Tolkien imagined in his works was that before ...
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When did the gathered church stop singing choruses?
I read a few years ago, that the early church (1st - 2nd century) would start their gatherings by singing choruses and that this went on for a while, before the rest of the liturgy.
Unfortunately, my ...
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Is this melody part of the French church mass?
In this article, in the section entitled The “Great” Aleinu History, the author writes that a particular melody used in Jewish High Holiday prayers was added to the French Church Mass in the late 12th ...
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What are the defining qualities for a Christian band/singer/songwriter? [closed]
We sometimes call this or that group/singer a 'Christian' while we do not call others as such. I've once asked here if a certain group could be considered Christian and received vastly different ...
