1st Timothy 3:14-16

August 16, 2021

Jeff Harrington

When we think of the Protestant Reformation we typically only concern ourselves with two of the three main tenets that caused Martin Luther to post his 95 theses (complaints) against the medieval Roman Catholic Church. However, we are less aware of the Protestant Reformation's third tenet, which was to encourage congregational singing. You see Luther believed that music was second only to God’s Word in terms of its ability to cheer and influence. Today we will look at one of these early hymns sung by the church as Paul references it in his letter to Timothy