In this episode, Rob, Jody and Pat evaluate the common criticism that much of modern worship music has been ‘feminized’.
In his One Assembly, Jonathan Leeman observes a biblical pattern wherein local churches assemble together in one place. He also argues that the word ekklesia means assembly, or a gathered people. On these bases, Leeman concludes that the Bible forbids multiple services and sites. I agree with his observations. When Paul and Barnabas “gathered the church together” in Antioch (Acts 14:27), they brought everyone into one assembly. This is the normal pattern we see in Scripture. A church is a gathered people. I disagree, however, with Leeman’s further claim that the Bible forbids multiple services because his argument relies too...
