In recent times a highly significant line has been crossed even by reformed evangelicals in the adoption of this genre of music for teaching and outreach. This address shows the source, character and connections of this phenomenon to demonstrate its transgression of the biblical principles that should be applied to everything utilised by Christians, and its offensiveness to the Holy Spirit.
School of Theology and Days of Special Study have been held annually at the Tabernacle since 1976, with large numbers of pastors, Christian workers and church officers attending, together with many younger people seeking a more biblical and committed style of Christian life and service.
Over the years both the School of Theology and Days of Special Study – in contrast to many other Reformed conferences – have focussed on topics of great relevance and concern to the contemporary church. These include the necessity of Gospel persuasion and regular evangelism, the importance of traditional biblical worship, the principle of the ‘working’ church, principal arguments in favour of Creation, the error of New Calvinism, the Baptist doctrine of the covenants, and the traditional system of Bible interpretation.
In addition to Dr Peter Masters, the Pastor of the Metropolitan Tabernacle, we have been pleased to welcome many international speakers over the years, including Henry Morris, John Whitcomb, Jay Adams, Jeff Riddle, Kurt Wise and Vishal Mangalwadi.
Recordings from recent Schools and Days of Special Study may be found via the link below, together with some rare lectures by the highly-regarded Bible commentator Dr William Hendriksen from 1979. [Please note that there was no School in 2020 owing to the coronavirus pandemic.]