A great work for everyone interested in Reformed worship, but especially for those with a continental Reformed background. Dispels the idea that the regulative principle of worship "is something peculiar to the so-called Presbyterian tradition."

This work demonstrates that the regulative principle of worship was an indispensable and foundational part of the Protestant Reformation -- being connected as it was to the battle over the sufficiency of Scripture. More specifically Wes Bredenhof also proves that "the regulative principle is in fact found... in Article 7 of the Belgic Confession." Bredenhof writes, "(t)he regulative principle was a foundational truth in the contentions of the Reformed during the 16th century, and as such it should not surprise us to find it here in the Belgic Confession.

Moreover, the relationship between the sufficiency of Scripture and worship further elucidates this significance, for it is the Reformational principle of sola Scriptura which is foundational for the regulative principle. Without the sufficiency of Scripture the regulative principle falls flat" (p. 21). Additionally, the author encourages the reader to hearken back to the old Reformed confessional standards (as they are agreeable to Scripture) and to "remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set" (Prov. 22:28).

This is an important book for today as the old paths of Reformed worship are under attack from not only the classic enemies of the Reformed faith (such as Rome), but also, in many cases, from those (like Steve Schlissel, John Frame, Doug Wilson, etc.) that pretend to the name Reformed regarding worship, when in actuality they are "teaching for doctrines the commandments of men" (Matt. 15:9).