Congregational singing expresses our submission to God's will and authority. Congregational music is a reflection of Christian culture, not an expression of society's culture, tradition or a warm up to Sunday's message. Culture is made up of all aspects of thinking and acting but apart from a Biblical base, it is all worldliness. To evaluate music we must embrace, separate and eliminate. The issue is embracing a standard before we can even consider our music. To embrace our music preference first is to apply an internal, subjective standard and sometimes results in leaning into the attraction of our sin nature. Learn about the source and mandates we embrace and why music is not a neutral element of worship.
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Dr. Robert L. Dean, Jr. is pastor of West Houston Bible Church in Houston, Texas. He has taught as adjunct professor at Faith Evangelical Seminary and the College of Biblical Studies in Houston. He is now an adjunct professor at Chafer Theological Seminary and serves on the...