I’m reading “Worship Matters” by Bob Kauflin for at class at MBU. I’m really enjoying it and you’ll probably find little posts like this here and there. But I thought I’d share this quote I really like. Feel free to contribute/share any thoughts.
John Owen, a Puritan pastor of the seventeenth century, wisely wrote, “We must not allow ourselves to be satisfied with vague ideas of the love of Christ which present nothing of his glory to our minds.” Vague ideas of God doesn’t serve us or the people we lead. If most of our songs could be sung by Buddhists, Muslims, or Hindus, it’s time to change our repertoire.
Of course, songs aren’t meant to be systematic theology. Songs are poetry. They include figurative images and creative metaphors. Trees clap. Oceans roar. But our songs don’t have to be obscure or ambiguous. They should help us accurately identify and praise the only true God who has revealed himself in the Savior, Jesus Christ.
Worship Matters by Bob Kauflin, page 62
Written by: James
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