If we are merry... we sing psalms! This is what we do after a baptism in our congregation because it is authorized of God and it certainly causes no confusion.

I agree that the problem may well lie in the individual doing the clapping, but it could cause some to stumble and cause confusion with others. I don't believe the one occurence of the Psalmist referring to clapping hands would be related to NT worship. This was joy for being released from Babylonian captivity.

Is it wrong and are we really dissecting and questioning the motivations of others or is this simply how we perceive teaching? I believe it's a matter of teaching the authority of the scriptures and thus saith the Lord. It's a matter of helping people understand the truth that we may all do the will of God. Should we allow people to continue in disobedience without attempting to teach them the truth?

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In Christ,
brother Sonnie

Jeremiah 6:16 Thus says the LORD: "Stand in the ways and see, And ask for the old paths, where the good way is, And walk in it; Then you will find rest for your souls. But they said, 'We will not walk in it.'