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"Few books have been written that carefully distinguish between secular music that we listen to every day, and sacred music," Scott Aniol says. "After discussing some foundational matters, the first section considers how to make God-pleasing choices regarding the secular music we listen to, and the second deals more narrowly with sacred music."Contending that much of the confusion about the music issue is primarily a theological misunderstanding, Aniol discusses such issues as what does Sola Scriptura really mean?, the nature of biblical affections, the essence of biblical worship, and the purpose of music in the church. Cultural issues discussed include meaning in music, the nature of pop culture, and different kinds of emotion.Each chapter concludes with aids for discussion so that the book may be used in small groups and classrooms. Further resources are available at worshipinsongbook.com or at the website for Aniol's music and consulting ministry, religiousaffections.org.

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Christian worship

Philosophie et théologie

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Publié par	BMH Books
Date de parution	01 janvier 2009
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9780884692867
Langue	English

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What Others Are Saying about Worship in Song
Worship In Song is one of the most insightful explanations of biblical worship that I have ever read. Pastor Scott Aniol harmonizes the concepts of God s beauty, aesthetics, affection for God, accurate theology, and musical expertise unlike any other book on this subject. I enthusiastically recommend Worship In Song as a must read for pastors, church music directors, and all Christian musicians who sincerely desire to lead their congregations to worship God in spirit and in truth .
Michael W. Harding
Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church
Troy, Michigan
Worship in Song may not always be an easy read, but it should become a must read for those seeking answers to tough questions about music. The book is well written, well researched, and well documented. Arguments are clearly presented. Scott Aniol takes the reader to Scripture for answers; the use of secular sources is appropriate and necessary. He is gracious and uncompromising, balanced and fair .
Ed Dunbar
Chairman, Division of Music, Bob Jones University
Greenville, South Carolina
Unhappily, the controversy about worship style has degenerated into arguments based on personal preference, particularly regarding what kind of music is acceptable. Far too frequently, advocates for both contemporary music and traditional music, while giving verbal testimony to their concern for God s glory, defend their positions with man-centered reasoning. Although proponents of neither position would admit it, what pleases people often takes precedence over any consideration of what pleases the Lord. Scott Aniol s treatment of this hot topic is refreshingly and delightfully different. Throughout, his analysis is God-focused, biblically based, thought provoking, and practical. He argues convincingly that music is not neutral and that there are indeed music styles that have infiltrated the church that are absolutely inappropriate for acceptable service unto the Lord. I highly recommend Worship in Song for any who are serious about worshiping the Lord in keeping with the beauty of His holiness, especially in song-an integral element in biblical worship .
Michael P. V. Barrett
President, Geneva Reformed Seminary
Greenville, South Carolina
Scott Aniol provides a tremendous service to all who would seek to please the Lord Jesus Christ in their thoughts and emotions and in that place where their thoughts and emotions are drawn together to please God-their worship. This book is scripturally, logically, and carefully crafted. The tone of each page is gracious. The documentation of the work is clear. Best of all, the content of this book is readable and memorable. Here is a volume well suited for those who would instruct others formally but also of great value to all who would honestly ask, How can I know how my musical selections honor God?
Chuck Phelps
President, Maranatha Baptist College
Watertown, Wisconsin
Scott Aniol is at once theologian, historian, philosopher, aesthetician, musician, logician, and pastor in this encapsulating must-read entry in the worship wars. His biblical and musical insights are remarkable for any one person to make. As a trained musician, he brings a musical precision to the discussion that adds a practical working perspective to his theological expertise .
Tim Shafer
Professor of Piano, Penn State University
Here we have a brief and thoughtful theology of the use and place of music in the gathered worship of the people of God. Aniol argues that our current confusions over music in public worship are at the root, theological. Consequently, we need to understand what worship is (biblically), how sanctification happens, the nature and importance of religious affections, the relationship between God s glory and beauty, and the purpose of music in corporate worship before we are in a position to evaluate the kinds of music most appropriate to that purpose. When it comes to musical forms, most evangelicals just don t think that they matter in the end, and hence drop back to their own preferences as the benchmarks of what we do and don t do musically in public services of worship. Aniol wants to challenge that approach. Rightly so .
J. Ligon Duncan III
Senior Minister, First Presbyterian Church,
Reformed Theological Seminary, Jackson, Mississippi
In the 20 years I have been in Christian broadcasting, no single issue has been more explosive than the subject of Christian music in the church. Scott Aniol s much-needed book takes on this issue in an incisive manner, and he rightly points to the foundational issue of religious affections that underlies the entire debate. Christians have allowed Hollywood and popular culture to shape their affections, rather than Holy Scripture. As a result, they have made God over into someone who will accommodate their profane and carnal musical tastes in worship. Aniol s thoroughly biblical approach is centered on the belief that God does have something to say about the music we listen to and the music we use in worship. Christians owe a debt of gratitude to the author for his scholarship and clarity on this essential subject .
Ingrid Schlueter
Host, Crosstalk Radio Talk Show
VCY America Radio Network
Scott exemplifies personally the God-centered music philosophy he s urging upon churches corporately. He s become known for his gracious, scriptural conservatism, movingly ministered through beautiful music wed to sound theology. I rejoice that the Lord has burdened him to help churches develop even more scriptural conviction and passion for Christ through its music ministries .
Mark Minnick
Senior Pastor, Mt. Calvary Baptist Church,
Greenville, South Carolina
Scott Aniol has joined a growing chorus. In so doing he has significantly raised the rhetoric to a new level of systematic and meticulous evaluation while allying himself with those concerned believers who question the mood, sensibility, and impact of current popular worship music .
Worship in Song greatly assists the Lord s servants who have the task, responsibility, and wonderful privilege of leading the saints in song. It provides stimulating insight, which, after an engaging and thought-provoking read, results in a logically, graciously, and Scripturally presented declaration. Scott s work was needed; it is timely, valuable, and very much appreciated .
Kurt Woetzel
Minister of Music, Trinity Baptist Church,
Concord, New Hampshire
Co-author, Music in the Balance
I am excited to recommend Worship in Song to anyone involved with the ministry of church music today. Scott Aniol has given us a fresh, new approach to a timely and important issue. In this easy-to-read volume we can recognize how Scott s understanding of music, culture, and Scripture comes together to give the reader concise and relevant information upon which to build a solid, biblical philosophy of music. This book will be a great benefit to any pastor or music director who is seeking answers to the musical questions they face in their ministry .
Tim Fisher
Music Pastor, Faith Baptist Church
Taylors, South Carolina
President, Sacred Music Services
Author, The Battle for Christian Music
Scott Aniol has contributed a reasoned, thoughtful, Scripture-infused, and theological approach to his subject. This book should prove to be a helpful volume to any serious worshiper .
Paul S. Jones, D.M.
Organist and Music Director
Tenth Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia
Author, Singing and Making Music: Issues in Church Music Today

Worship in Song, a Biblical Approach to Music and Worship
Copyright 2009 by Scott Aniol
Published by BMH Books
P.O. Box 544, Winona Lake, IN 46590 USA
www.bmhbooks.com
ISBN 978-0-88469-262-1
RELIGION / Christian Rituals Practice / Worship Liturgy
Unless otherwise noted Scripture references are from the New King James Version, Copyright 1979, 1980, 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission.
All rights reserved.
Scripture quotations marked ESV are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version , Copyright 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. All rights reserved.
Scripture quotations marked NASB are from the New American Standard Bible , Copyright 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973,1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. ( www.Lockman.org )
Scripture quotations marked KJV are from The Holy Bible: King James Version.
Printed in the United States of America
First Printing, January 2009
Second Printing, September 2010
To
Michael Harding and Stephen Allen
Whose theological and musical influences upon me are profound
and
My dear wife, Becky
Who patiently and lovingly gave ear to all my thoughts
before they were fully formulated
FOREWORD
Worship Wars and Warriors
Kevin T. Bauder
Worship wars . It s a new phrase, but it expresses a phenomenon that has been around as long as people have deviated from the true worship of the living God. Sometimes the worship wars have involved actual, physical warfare, including the shedding of blood. Other times they have involved the assertion of ideas and the exercise of liturgical authority.
Worship wars have been fought over at least two kinds of issues. The first issue is, Whom shall we worship? The biblical answer to this question is contained in the Shema and the Great Commandment: Hear, O Israel: The L ORD our God is one L ORD : And thou shalt love the L ORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might (Deut. 6:4-5). In other words, one and only one being exists to whom worship is rightly directed. That one is Yahweh, the L ORD , the God of the Bible.
Any effort to direct worship toward any other god than the God of the Bible is idolatrous, and it invokes the displeasure of the L ORD -for I the L ORD thy God am a jealous God (Ex. 20:5). Even when an idol is called by the name of the L ORD , it remains an idol. We must worship God as the Bib