What we really need from our hymns is not a subjective declaration but firm trust that Christ lives because the Bible says he does. How does he know the voices are real? He knows because they live within his heart. Consider the lyrics of He LivesВ and now ask yourself whether or not someone hearing voices telling them to do something unthinkable could not just as easily fit. But AckleyвЂ™s apologetic method puts us in shaky waters. And it is true that our testimonies arepersonal. We must have a living and active faith with the living Lord. To Ackley it did matter and his personal testimony bore truth of the risen Lord. He was discouraged by a liberal preacher who said the resurrection did not matter. This hymn, which we often sing when celebrating the resurrection, was penned out of frustration by Alfred Ackley. But there are certain things taught within these six hymns which give me pause. I love to sing some of these songs, they have sentimental appeal. I do not believe in the long term they edify the body. There are a few classic hymns which I believe have a tendency to teach us bad theology. An implication of this is that what matters most in the songs we sing as a gathered church is not whether or not we like the songs but whether or not they share biblical truth accurately. And God is pleased and we are edified by the truth of Scripture. This means we sing for the purpose of pleasing God and to edify one another. Our songs are not meant to be entertainment, or a distraction from God. Since it is God who has commanded us to sing, it is God who will also determine what kind of songs we will sing. We sing because it was GodвЂ™s idea for His people. We donвЂ™t sing corporately because it was our idea. When the church is gathered together in the name of God, only singing which glorifies Him is appropriate. In his book, Doxology and Theology, Matt Boswell says this:

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