From the Founders Blog
The Regulative Principle of Worship is a Biblical Doctrine
In my previous article, I argued that the regulative principle of worship is a Baptist doctrine. But any Baptist worth his or her salt will ask the more salient question: But is it a biblical doctrine? I want to argue that it is in fact a biblical doctrine and give a brief biblical defense from 32,000 feet. As I sought to show last time, Baptist confessions have articulated it and numerous important figures who have roamed the landscape of the Baptist tradition held it in earnest. Granted, there is not a single text that may be accessed which says, "You shall only use in gathered worship those elements taught by precept or example in Scripture." But if you take the overall witness of Scripture as to how God expects to be worshiped, I believe a strong case may be made. Read more from Jeff Robinson on The Blog
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