Instruments In Worship? Can New Testament Christians Worship God with Mechanical Instruments of Music? Can (is it possible, is it authorized) New Testament.

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Instruments In Worship? Can New Testament Christians Worship God with Mechanical Instruments of Music? Can (is it possible, is it authorized) New Testament (Old Testament does not apply) Christians (not Jews or Angels) Worship (honor, reverence, praise) God (not members or visitors) With (Singing with heart, spirit, understanding)

Instruments In Worship? Can New Testament Christians Worship God with Mechanical Instruments of Music? What is worship? (reverence, praise) Who is worshipped? (God and not man) How do we worship? (As Bible Prescribes) Heb 13:15 By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name. How are we worshipping: Mark 7:6

Micah 6:6-8 6 Wherewith shall I come before the LORD, and bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves of a year old? 7 Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, or with ten thousands of rivers of oil? shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul? 8 He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?

Instruments In Worship? Can New Testament Christians Worship God with Mechanical Instruments of Music? 9 N. T. passages authorize singing: Matt. 26:30, Mk. 4:26, Acts 16:25, Rom. 15:9, 1 Cor. 14:15, Eph. 5:19, Col. 3:16, Heb. 2:12, James 5:13 Through singing we teach, speak, declare, confess, admonish, and express our merriment Acappella - without musical accompaniment, as in chapel

Instruments In Worship “It’s an aid to help us sing”: –a hymnal, Powerpoint program, pitch pipe –Instrument is an addition of man “God made certain talented musicians”: –1 Cor. 14:26-33 (gifts from God) “We have always had instruments in worship”: –About the 6th century they were introduced –One denomination begins a practice and many will follow without question (everyone’s doing it)

Instruments In Worship It is necessary for the church to be united: 1. Join the majority position (12 Angry Men) 2. Accept it as a Romans 14 issue: Optional (not a sin to do or to abstain) It is a sin (not authorized by the New Testament) No condemnation of other position (3) If command: then all must play the instrument If option: why bind it to the point of division Individual choice (Congregational Action)

Instruments In Worship It is necessary for the church to be united: 1. Join the majority position 2. Accept it as a Romans 14 issue 3. Submit to Bible Authority Heb 11:6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. Our goal is to please Him (faith from hearing)