Fun Fallacies About Church Music
Don’t you get frustrated with the system of unwritten rules that restrict the “proper” use of music in worship? Who wrote those rules, anyway? I can hear the Spirit of God laugh as we poor human build our cages out of fear and ignorance, and say, “Stay in there!” These are meant to be funny (Come on, they’re a little funny.) but also thought-provoking and even liberating.
1. The only hymns that should be sung in worship are the old ones, the ones “we” learned as children. (Note: Was the writer of Psalm 96 wrong? At one time ALL hymns, anthems, and other pieces of music were new.)