Instrumental Music In Worship
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| Question and Answer Night - Instrumental Music | Windows Mac |
Articles
Click on the articles and links below to read and learn more about what God requires in worship and why we believe the Bible teaches instrumental music in the worship of God is simply not right.
- Can Man Worship As He Pleases?
- It is a Matter of Bible Authority
- The New Testament Pattern
- God Said “Sing”
- Are Instruments Justified as An Aid To Singing?
- Learning from the History of the Instrumental Music Controversy among Brethren
- Respecting God’s Silence
- Does the Old Testament Use of Instruments Justify Them Today?
- A Variety of Attempted Justifications
- A Positive Approach to the Music Question
- A “Peculiar Mind” Viewed Historically
- I don't agree with what is happening but I'm not leaving ....
Quick Read: Use your own Bible to find out … Should we use mechanical instruments in worship?
Valueble Links
Ethan Longhenry’s page has excellent material on faith and instrumental music, plus he deals with a number of common objections like “what about song leaders and song books” and “we are singing, we are just singing and playing.”
Instrumental Music in Worship: Does God Want Singing or Playing Instruments? - excellent study from Gospel Way - discusses why instrumental music is not pleasing to God today, deals with common objections like “it’s an aid” and “the Greek allows it.”
Music in the New Testament - David Posey’s Music in the New Testament article deals with several of the most common justifications for instrumental music, as well as showing the purpose for music in worship and giving several quotations showing the history of instrumental worship in worship. In outline form this is an easy read full of excellent material.
A Thorough Investigation of Rick Atchley’s “The Both/And Church” sermons - Dave Miller has written a careful review of over 100 pages of Atchley’s three sermons, reviewing and refuting each and every point. Thoroughly documented this is must reading for anyone interested in seeing how Atchley twists the truth and misleads his audience. Includes appendices dealing with Old Testament use of zamar and New Testament use of psallo, along with many charts and extensive citations.
What did early Christians believe about using instrumental music in worship? - this article documents what early Christians believed about instrumental music in worship, as well as documents how men like Charles Spurgeon and John Wesley opposed instrumental music in worship. Some have said no one, without a church of Christ background, would ever conclude that instrumental music is wrong. See the truth for yourself!
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