- Vocal? Mechanical? Or both?
- New Testament passages on the subject
- Acts 16:25 - Paul and Silas singing in prison.
- Romans 15:9-10 as an example of instructing people to sing.
- I Corinthians 14:15
- Ephesians 5:19 - This is usually the scripture people use to try to teach that mechanical music is permitted by God.
- Colossians 3:16
- Hebrews 2:12
- James 5:13 - “let him sing psalms”
- Objections and quibbles considered
- Old covenant people worshipped God with the instrument.
- II Chronicles 29:25 - This was acceptable to God at the time.
- God did not repeat His commands for mechanical music in the new covenant.
- There will be music in heaven.
- There will be no physical objects in heaven, thus no mechanical instruments of music.
- The New Testament does not mention song books.
- I Corinthians 14:33 - Song books don’t add another act to worship. They just allow us to worship decently and in order.
- The Bible does not say not to.
- You have instruments in your homes.
- Old covenant people worshipped God with the instrument.
- Origin of instruments in worhip
- Originally, it was commanded by God. II Chronicles 29:25
- The Jews rejected christ and kept using instruments of music.
- The Catholic church borrowed instrumental music from the Jews about 670 A.D., even though is caused a split in the church.
- So, why no instrument?
- God has not told us He desires such in the New Covenant.
JJ
August 01, 2010
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