The regulative principle
Articles about Biblical Worship PracticesWorship is prescribed by God and not man; It is not up to the imaginations of men to determine how God is to be worshipped. It is the goal of all believers to understand this doctrine and pursue purity in it.
Chapter 21 of the WCF defines it nicely:
Chapter 21 paragraph 1 in the Westminster Confession:
The light of nature showeth that there is a God, who hath lordship and sovereignty over all, is good, and doth good unto all, and is therefore to be feared, loved, praised, called upon, trusted in, and served, with all the heart, and with all the soul, and with all the might.[1] But the acceptable way of worshiping the true God is instituted by himself, and so limited by his own revealed will, that he may not be worshiped according to the imaginations and devices of men, or the suggestions of Satan, under any visible representation, or any other way not prescribed in the Holy Scripture.[2]
1. Rom. 1:20; Psa. 19:1-4a; 50:6; 86:8-10; 89:5-7; 95:1-6; 97:6; 104:1-35; 145:9-12; Acts 14:17; Deut. 6:4-5
2. Deut. 4:15-20; 12:32; Matt. 4:9-10; 15:9; Acts 17:23-25; Exod. 20:4-6, John 4:23-24; Col. 2:18-23
(un)Holy Days by Scott Bushey
25 Protestations against Christmas by Daniel Kok
A Treatise on the Regulative Principle of Worship by Scott Bushey
Anarchy in Worship by James Begg D. D.
Athanasius on the Interpretation of the Psalms
Book review of Song’s of Zion by Adam Brink
Celebrating Christmass is a break in the Regulative Principle! by Scott Bushey
Critique of Modern Religious Practices By Rocky A. Simbajon
Divide it Among Yourselves by Bobby Phillips
Exclusive Psalmody or New Covenant Hymnody? By Lee Irons-reviewed by Andrew Cunningham
From Sabbath to Lord’s Day by A. A. Hodge
Headcoverings by Vaughn Ohlman
Charles Hodge on the Elements of the Lord’s Supper
Holy Days?by Scott Bushey
Hymn Writers of the Church by WILBUR F. TILLETT, D.D., LL.D.
Idol Worship by Scott Bushey
Inconsistencies in Worship by Scott Bushey
Is headcovering Biblical by D. Silversides
J. G. Vos, “The Observance of Days,”
More on the Regulative Principle of Worship by Scott Bushey
Our Own Hymn Book Versus God’s Own Hymn Book by Rev. Angus Stewart
Private and Family Worship by Scott Bushey
Psalmody Objections Answered: Paraphrases By Richard Bacon
Public Worship to be Preferred before Private by David Clarkson
Reformed quotes against the Celebration of Christmas
Scriptural Praise: The Case for Exclusive Psalmody by Martyn McGeown
Should women keep silent? by Scott Bushey
Some excerpts from Michael Bushells, ‘Song of Zion’
Some quotes on proper songs to be sung in worship by Scott Bushey
Terminology in the New Testament; an excerpt from Bushell’s Songs of Zion
The Divine Right of Church Government by the London Provincial Assembly
The Elements of Worship by Scott Bushey
The Lord’s Supper by Scott Bushey
The Meaning of “Psalms” in the Context of the Westminster Standards by C. Coldwell
The OPC on ‘Song in the Public Worship of God’.
The Puritan Preface to the Psalms in Metre
The Regulative Principle Applied to Church Government by James Henry Thornwell
The Regulative Principle by C. Matthew McMahon
The Regulative Principle of Worship by G. I. Williamson
The Regulative Principle of Worship by Greg Price
The Regulative Principle: Worship, Psalm Singing and Grape Juice by Scott Bushey
The Sabbath/Lord’s day are not at odds with each other by Scott Bushey
The Sincere Free Offer of the Gospel in the Sum of Saving Knowledge by T. Fentiman
The Scriptural Regulative Principle of Worship by G. I. Williamson
The Two Babylons by Alexander Hislop
What About Hymns? Various Quotes
What Does Church History Teach on Head Coverings? by Greg Price
When Does the Lord’s day Begin? by Andrew Myers
When the bell rings by John Donne
Why We Sing Old Testament Psalms by Daniel Hyde
Women and Ministry by Bret McAtee
Worship Wars by Scott Bushey
WORSHIP: THE REGULATIVE PRINCIPLE OF WORSHIP IN HISTORY by Dr. Reg Barrow (1991)