• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to footer

Vancouver Free Presbyterian Church

Reformed in Doctrine, Worship and Practice

  • Home
  • About
    • Beliefs
    • History of the Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland
    • The Chesley Congregation in Ontario
  • Audio/Sermons
    • Lectures
    • Sermon Library
    • Sermon Excerpts
  • Contact

The Sufficiency of the Psalter – John Calvin

From Commentary on 1 Corinthians 14:15

When he says, I will sing Psalms, or, I will sing, he makes use of a particular instance, instead of a general statement. For, as the praises of God were the subject-matter of the Psalms, he means by the singing of Psalms — blessing God, or rendering thanks to him, for in our supplications, we either ask something from God, or we acknowledge some blessing that has been conferred upon us. From this passage, however, we at the same time infer, that the custom of singing was, even at that time, in use among believers, as appears, also, from Pliny, who, writing at least forty years, or thereabouts, after the death of Paul, mentions, that the Christians were accustomed to sing Psalms to Christ before day-break.  I have also no doubt, that, from the very first, they followed the custom of the Jewish Church in singing Psalms.

 

Footer

Old Paths Blog

  • Come, See a Man
  • Jesus Christ: Always the Same
  • Awake
  • Christian Warfare, Part 2
  • The Ransomed

Random Quote

For although liberty is by no means to be despised, yet this objection which is once imposed upon us cannot, without implied rebellion against God, be shaken off; because “every power is ordained by God,” notwithstanding, in its commencement, it may have flowed from the lust of dominion.

— John Calvin, Commentary on Genesis 14
  • Privacy Policy
  • Contact

Copyright © 2021 · Genesis Sample on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in