Ephesians 5:18-20 And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit; Speakingto yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord; Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;
Colossians 3:15-17 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
level of the believer and also for the purpose of bringing and giving thanks and praises to the Lord Jesus Christ and also to call the congregation of believers( within a dotrinal stand) to one body, which is antithetical and far-removed to what so-called "christianized" rock and rap/hiphop which also does nothing more than create a generation gap in the church thus contributing to the lack of unity of believers in that particular congregation, and also in which I believe the use of
1 Corinthians 14:15"What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will SING(not chanting or screaming,) but SING with the SPIRIT, and I will SING(not growl nor chant)but SING with the UNDERSTANDING also." And in also in contrast to eph 5:19 and col 3:16 where concerning the PSALMS, HYMNS and SPIRITUAL SONGS for the use of teaching, edification, admonishing one another in the congregation and on a personal
psalms, hymns, spiritual songs that are ordained to us through Ephesians 5:18-20 and colosians 3:15-17 which is not based on "personal preferance" which is merely a lie that stems from the man-centered ccm and the seeker-sensitive movement, but a conviction of what God has already laid-out for us as believers in Christ. And also in eph 5:19,and also with 1 Corin 14:15 where it shows that the melody of the composition must be premenent to be a bibicaly based song.
Psalm 98:1Oh, sing to the LORD a NEW song! For He has done marvelous things; His right hand and His holy arm have gained Him the victory.Psalm 96:1
Oh, sing to the LORD a NEW song! Sing to the LORD, all the earth.Psalm 40:3
He has put a NEW song in my mouth—Praise to our God; Many will see it and fear, And will trust in the LORD