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Pilgrim says: Re: if a banjo is an acceptable instrument in the corporate worship of God.... I say no, it cannot be. Why? Because the banjo, like the electric guitar was designed for a particular purpose, i.e., to evoke and/or complement a specific kind of emotion. And the emotions evoked by these instruments are not compatible with the attitude of reverent and sober worship of the thrice holy God.

Ok, this is what seems to be the main issue here. This is why Pilgrim and Jonathan Edwards object to more contemporary styles of worship.

Again, I would be prefer a more regulative style of worship.

But the issue involves "everyone" in the church.

So my question to both Pilgrim and Edwards is this and I'm not trying to debate here, I'm just trying to learn.

When we read all the versus in Psalms that lead us to believe that worship can be about making a "joyful" noise, about pleasing God in a more "joyful" and "loving" manner rather then a reverent and somber manner, what do we make of them? How do we firmly stand on our convictions of worship being strictly reverent and somber 100% of the time. But, that's not even what I mean. We can be reverent but joyful at the same time. We can revere God with a joyful heart.

We seem to be sort of hair splitting here. Because it seems that Hymns are acceptable, but modern praise worship songs are not. But I'm confused, because why is this? I believe that they are both the product of humans not God, I could understand if we were to say we should only sing Psalms, but to say that Hymns are acceptable and modern praise songs aren't, well I don't get that.

I agree that our worship should be reverent, not so sure I'm convicted by scripture on the somber part.

Y.B.I.C,

Dave.

Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified. - Galatians 2:16