大體而言,使徒時代教會的成功,僅繫於一個重要的問題:她的誕生,是像今天一般 教會一樣,由一班被救贖的分子烏合而成,抑或是以一個緊密的基督徒羣體出現,彼此 以愛相繫,聯合起來作見證,在緊密的團契中生活,甚至一同用膳,絕對的忠於同一位基 督?面對這兩條可行的路線,初期教會的領袖們在神的帶…
The Christian Church has been a singing Church since the day the Apostle Paul admonished the churches to praise God with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. Furthermore, Christianity has its roots in a singing Jewish tradition. In the Psalms we read "O sing to the Lord a new song," and through the centuries, the Church has done just that. Recent technology and new world views have ushered in…