This year the modern hymn “In Christ Alone” went through a media whirlwind sparked by certain doctrinal positions taught though its lyrics. Refused by the PCUSA but promoted in The Economist, hymnody, and one of our most precious doctrines, took center stage.
Collin Hansen, editor of The Gospel Coalition, has done a helpful interview explaining the locus of the debate and attention received. See the entire interview here.
My personal encouragement in this conversation to worship leaders is to sing the doctrine of substitutionary atonement as often and as loud as possible.
