Bible, Theology & Philosophy

^{Note: This article is reprinted from The Faith Pulpit (January 1995), a publication of Faith Baptist Theological Seminary (Ankeny, IA). It appears here verbatim.}

^{Note: This article has been cross-posted on Andy Naselli’s blog. It appears here verbatim.}

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Introduction

I often hear claims in various contexts that particular theological positions on salvation (soteriology) or understandings of biblical interpretation (hermeneutics) necessarily lead to either so-called “conservative” or “progressive” music or worship philosophies. What I would like to do in this essay is to demonstrate that such positions do not, in fact, automatically lead one to hold a particular worship or music philosophy.