Sometimes I get really discouraged. Reading and hearing and talking about people who do not understand the importance of historical, truth-based worship is discouraging. The Bible does not mandate particular philosophies or methodologies, but I really believe that historical, truth-based worship holds more closely to the teachings of Scripture (and common sense) than any other kind.
But the story of Samson is encouraging because it tells of a very errent man with whom God accomplished his purposes. God desired to deliver Israel from their captors and he chose Samson to do that. Throughout his life Samson contiunually disobeyed God's commands. God used Samson's unrighteous anger to overcome Israel's captors and he even used Samon's unrighteous motivations to gain final victory over them. In the end, God was sovereign. His purposes were accomplished and Samson got what he deserved.
I think this can apply to what we're learning in Hymnology. I am not by any means suggesting that we just sit back and let by-gones be by-gones. I believe we need to confront and teach in love. But at the end of the day, when we've done all we can do, we must rest in God's sovereignty knowing that his will is going to be done. His gospel will be spread as he sees fit and people will be sanctified as he sees fit. Nothing we do can make that happen any better.
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