Bob Kauflin addresses questions and issues that arose from his earlier review of Doug O’Donnell’s book, God’s Lyrics.
Kauflin identifies and defends the place that acknowledging God’s judgement through song should have in corporate worship.
The point of all this isn’t that we should always be focusing on God’s judgments, nor to sing about them in a cold-hearted way that minimizes the tragic consequences of sin. The point is to magnify the greatness of God’s holiness, justice, righteousness, sovereignty, power, mercy, kindness, and grace in his judging evil, and especially in the judging of the Savior in our place at Calvary. His undeserved kindness has enabled us to be forgiven, to be adopted as precious children, and to anticipate unending joy at God’s right hand in the new heavens and the new earth.
Read the whole post.
Kauflin also promises and upcoming post that will “suggest some songs we can sing that reference God’s judgments and help us think about them in a way that honors God, encourages a passion for holiness, and strengthens our confidence in the gospel.”
I’m looking forward to that.
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