How to sing of Christ/Hoe sing ons van Christus?

The Lord calls us to sing the Psalms. In both the letters to the Ephesians and Colossians we read this. In both these letters the Book of Psalms is called with different names: sometimes Psalms, but then also as in Psalm 65, the psalms are called hymns or as with the pilgrimage songs it is known as a song ... The Psalms are God's songs of praise. The Psalms are spiritual songs, in other words: It is songs inspired by the Spirit of Christ. No man-made song can claim that it was inspired by the Holy Spirit. No man-made song can claim that it was inspired by the Holy Spirit. That was also the conclusion of the men of the Reformation, that began 500 years ago in 1517. John Calvin wrote in those years: Wherever we look, we will find no better songs than David's Psalms. The Holy Spirit spoke to David the words thereof and when we sing the Psalms, can we be sure that we sing God's very own words. The Psalms is the Songbook written by Christ about Christ. Let it dwell in you full richly! That's the Apostle Paul's command to the Colossians. That's also our mission and purpose with our regular catechism sermon. How will it dwell richly in us? It will live richly in us if we teach one another, teach and exhort with God's Psalms, and then of course, if we also sing those Psalms heartily ... singing with gratitude to the Lord. In the parallel passage from Ephesians 5 we read that we must be filled with the Spirit ... Christ's Spirit. How would it be possible to do this? To speak the words of the Psalms. To share it with one another. If you want the Spirit of Christ to fill you, if you want to know Christ's love fully, don't just sing Christ's Psalms, but also talk about it, you must also teach one another from the Psalms ... Source/Bron: Hoe sing ons van Christus? How do we sing of Christ? Ds Gustav Opperman Woorde uit sy Woning Troosreeks uit die Psalms: Bely uit die Psalms/Comfort series from the Psalms Inleiding: Sing die kategismus! Kolossense 3:16 Introduction: Sing the Cathechism. Colossians 3:16 This is the 1st video in the Consolation Series: Profess from the Psalms. To view the entire series in the correct order, please visit our YouTube channel, Woorde uit sy Woning, main page: You will find the thumbnail for the Consolation Series: Profess from the Psalms under the section: Catechism Bely uit die Psalms PLptUYi1TvSsqCGT3V43AHTRf6RDGRkKZl Teks Kolossense 3:16 Die Psalms is die Liedboek wat geskryf is deur Christus en dit handel oor Christus. Telkens tydens Jesus Christus se bediening hier op aarde, telkens in sy gesprekke met sy opponente, maar ook in sy onderrig aan sy volgelinge kom Hy met aanhalings uit die Psalms na vore. Die oordenking van die Psalms lei tot vastigheid in die geloof. Die Hervormer, Martin Luther het die Psalmbundel “sy klein Bybeltjie” genoem. Reg in die middel van God se heilige boek is ‘n klein Bybeltjie, die Psalms. Lees ons die Nuwe Testament, dan vind ons bykans al die boeke van die Ou Testament daarin aangehaal, maar van al die boeke in die Ou Testament word die Psalms meer as enige ander boek aangehaal. Die mikpunt van die onderrig uit die Psalms, die mikpunt van die sing van die Psalms, is om Christus in al sy volheid te leer ken. Dis was ook die oorspronklike doel van die Kategismus: om aan die jong mense en die gemeentes van die reformasie die geleentheid te gee om tot ‘n volwasse geloof te kom. Musiek: Sola Sacra Sciptura Potchefstroomse Mannekoor babsbrouwer@mweb.co.za sel:083 306 4525 Psalm 65 Glorieryke Psalms www.ico.org.za info@ico.org.za Tel: 0824914965/ 012 332 0336 position: 661