Throwback Thursday: Style vs. Substance
Note: This was originally published on June 24, 2021. — Ed.
I often hear the argument that musical style is neutral when it comes to appropriateness for worship, and that the reason we in the Gottesdienst Crowd reject “contemporary worship” is simply because we just happen to like the organ and classical music. In other words, if the words pass theological muster, any musical style may be used for the Divine Service, as Scripture doesn’t specify such things, thus making it a matter of adiaphora.