1. Why We Believe What We Believe About Music In Worship
Colossians 3:15 – 17

2. Catholic Encyclopedia
“The first Christians were of too spiritual a fiber to substitute lifeless instruments for or to use them to accompany the human voice.”

3. John Calvin, Presbyterian 1509-1564
“Musical instruments in celebrating the praises of God would be no more suitable than the burning of incense, the lighting of lamps, the restoration of the other shadows of the law. The Papists, therefore, have foolishly borrowed this, as well as many other things, from the Jews. Men who are fond of outward pomp may delight in that noise; but the simplicity which God commands to us by the apostle is far more pleasing to Him.” Commentary on the Book of Psalms

4. John Wesley, Methodist 1703-1791
“I have no objection to instruments of music, in our chapels, provided they are neither heard nor seen.”

5. Adam Clarke, Methodist 1760-1832
“Music as a science, I esteem and admire: but instruments of music in the house of God I abominate and abhor. This is the abuse of music; and here I register my protest against all such corruption in the worship of the Author of Christianity.”
Clarke Commentary

6. Martin Luther (Lutherans) 1483-1546
“Martin Luther called the organ an ‘ensign of Baal.’”
McClintock and Strong Encyclopedia

7. Charles H. Spurgeon, Baptist 1834-1892
“I would soon attempt to pray to God with machinery as to sing to Him with machinery.”

8. When Was Instrumental Music Introduced?
“Unaccompanied vocal music continued to be the norm in Christian worship for centuries. Then, in about the 10th or 12th century, Western Christians began to use the organ in the liturgy. By the 15th century, organ music was widely accepted in the Roman Catholic West, though it never caught on the Orthodox East.” Catholic Encyclopedia

9. 1. What Music In Worship Did Jesus Authorize?
Matthew 26:30; Mark 14:26
John 4:20 – 24
Amos 5:
John 16:13
Matthew 15:8 – 9

10. 2. What Music In Worship Did The Apostles Teach?
Acts 16:25
1 Corinthians 14:15
Ephesians 5:19

11. 3. What Kind Of Music In Worship Did The Early Church Practice?
Acts 17:22 – 23
Colossians 2:
Colossians 3:16 – 17
Hebrews 2:12
James 5:13

12. What Does God Want Me To Do?
He Asks Us All To Obey The Gospel
Hear Him (Romans 10:17)
Believe Him (Mark 16:16)
Repent Of Sins Against Him (Acts 2:38)
Confess Him (Acts 8:37)
Be Baptized Into Him (Acts 22:16)
Live For Him (Galatians 2:20)
He Asks The Erring Christian To Be Restored
Come Back To Him (Matthew 11:28-30)
Repent (Acts 8:22)
Pray (James 5:16)