• God authorized singing.
    • Matthew 26:30
  • Arguments and questions
    • Instruments are just aids, like pitch pipes or song books.
      • Instruments are an addition, not just an aid.
        • When God authorizes an action, then any non-sinful methods or aids that fall under the umbrella of completing that action are also authorized.
    • The Greek word psallo includes instruments.
      • No, it doesn’t, and it never did.
        • Psallo only meant “sing” in the New Testament.
    • What is the history of instrumental music in worship?
      • In the beginning, there was none.
      • AD 670 - first organ in a Roman Catholic church
      • Late 1200s - organs became generally accepted
      • 1500s - organs were found in nearly ever important Roman Catholic church
      • Late 1500s - instruments absent from “reformed” churches
      • Who changed?