The Tulip Driven Life

The Psalms are songs that we sing but also prayers to God. The Psalms show you how to respond to God when you are happy, sad, angry, facing tragedy, etc. The Psalms are special because they are God's Word given to us to respond to Him.  Most of the Psalms are laments to God. God gives us the Psalm Book full of laments to show us this world is a world of suffering. This world is sick with sin.  Our hymnals and praise songs tend to paint a far rosier, optimistic picture. There is a hypocrisy in church where every one pretends everything is okay, that no one has marriage problems, etc.  We should not get rid of lament songs from our worship.  Yet, the whole book of Psalms is called "praise songs." This is because they always end with David and others trusting God in their trials and tribulations. The laments are to God, indicating that the authors of Psalms know that only God can alleviate their trials and sufferings.  ***When we hurt, we can cry ou...

Reformation Bible College The Formation and History of the PCA Doctrine of the Church By Thomas Booher Sanford, Florida October 2012                                     As Don Clements argues in his book   Historical Roots of the PCA,  it is important that those who are members of a PCA church become familiar with the roots of their denomination. [1]   One can better grasp why a PCA church operates the way it operates when the theological underpinnings along with the detailed and unique church government of the PCA is understood. This understanding will shed light on the intent, structure, and function of the church and worship service itself, yielding a greater worship experience, understanding of God, and love for God during worship for the learned congregant. It will also warn the congregation when a pastor or ruling elder is beginning t...