Instrumental music in worship?

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Thanks for post #177. Interesting perspective.
 
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We are to sing in songs hymns and psalms making melody in our heart .... No where does it say we are to use instrumental music in our worship ..... In revelations it speaks in metaphors (the four horsemen and such)
Sounds islamic. We don't HAVE to use instruments, but we can, and who wouldn't want to? How did it become a SIN from something that was loved and practiced in worship? Nobody plays music as a means to keep a law. It's just a lovely, fun thing to do and a wonderful way to express your love for the Lord. Doesn't God deserve our best? It's a beautiful way to worship.

Denominations are a terrible divisive creation of mankind.
 

hornetguy

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Sounds islamic. We don't HAVE to use instruments, but we can, and who wouldn't want to? How did it become a SIN from something that was loved and practiced in worship? Nobody plays music as a means to keep a law. It's just a lovely, fun thing to do and a wonderful way to express your love for the Lord. Doesn't God deserve our best? It's a beautiful way to worship.

Denominations are a terrible divisive creation of mankind.
Not Islamic at all... it's merely one tenet that is shared by many CofC's, to "speak where the Bible speaks, and be silent where the Bible is silent".
This is a pretty good guideline, when dealing with doctrine, but I believe that's one of the errors of the CofC... trying to make our worship service a doctrinal thing.
Nowhere does scripture mention church buildings, or pews, or songbooks, or whether to use a single cup, or multiple little cups in communion.... or, for that matter, how many times to take communion..... or the use of instruments in worship.

Again, "who wouldn't want to" use instruments? People that are used to great acapella singing, usually. I have no scriptural issue with instruments as an aid to singing, but I much prefer acapella. I am in favor of just almost anything that improves our worship of God. My very limited experience with instrumental worship has shown me that instruments do not improve our worship to any extent, and in fact, seems to be a detriment. Looking around during a song, I have estimated that perhaps 20% of the folks are singing..
During the acapella service, it's more like 80% are singing. This is just the experience I've had over the past 6 months or so. Our acapella service (the early service) is usually standing room only. The instrumental service (late service) is never over half full. Before we went instrumental, the distribution was more in favor of the late service..
 

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Hey its even in Revelation 14:2
2And I heard a sound from heaven like the roar of rushing waters and the loud rumbling of thunder.And the sound I heard was like harpists strumming theirharps. 3And they sang a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders. And no one could learn the song except the one hundred forty-four thousand who had been redeemed from the earth.…

Revelation 5:8-
7And He came and took the scroll from the right hand of the One seated on the throne. 8When He had takenthe scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-fourelders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp,and they held the golden bowls full of incense, which arethe prayers of the saints. 9And they sang a new song: “Worthy are You to take the scroll and open its seals, because You were slain, and by Your blood You purchased for God those from every tribe and tongue and people and nation.…

Stop trolling the people of God
 

hornetguy

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Hey its even in Revelation 14:2
2And I heard a sound from heaven like the roar of rushing waters and the loud rumbling of thunder.And the sound I heard was like harpists strumming theirharps. 3And they sang a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders. And no one could learn the song except the one hundred forty-four thousand who had been redeemed from the earth.…

Revelation 5:8-
7And He came and took the scroll from the right hand of the One seated on the throne. 8When He had takenthe scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-fourelders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp,and they held the golden bowls full of incense, which arethe prayers of the saints. 9And they sang a new song: “Worthy are You to take the scroll and open its seals, because You were slain, and by Your blood You purchased for God those from every tribe and tongue and people and nation.…

Stop trolling the people of God
so.... we are scriptural with harps, right? :D

I'm wondering about the electric steel guitar..... lol
 
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so.... we are scriptural with harps, right? :D

I'm wondering about the electric steel guitar..... lol
Kind David created more than a harp :) And then there's the rest of us creative people of God that have been born since B.C. God doesn't hate instruments, obviously.