2. Musical Worship Who said…? “An organ in the worship of God
is an ensign of Baal”

3. Musical Worship Who said…? “Musical instruments
in the celebration of praises to God
would be no more suitable
than the burning of incense
and the restoration
of other shadows of the law”

4. Musical Worship Who said…? “I have no objections
to instruments in our chapels
provided they are
neither seen nor heard”

5. Musical Worship Who said…? “What a degradation
to supplant the intelligent song
of the whole congregation
by the theatrical prettinesses of a quartette,
the refined niceties of a choir,
or the blowing off of wind
from inanimate bellows and pipes!
We might as well pray by machinery
as praise by it ”

6. Musical Worship Musical worship is worship
& is governed by God’s word, Col. 3:16, 17
Like prayer & preaching
Like giving & communing

7. Musical Worship
God Provides A Pattern
In The Gospel Age

8. Musical Worship God Provides A Pattern
God reveals they way man is to worship Him
Patriarchal age, Gen. 4:2-5; Heb. 11:4
Mosaical age, Lev. 10:1-3; 16:12
Gospel age, Jn. 4:23, 24; Acts 2:42;
Col. 3:16, 17

9. Musical Worship God Provides A Pattern
One pattern does not fit all ages
Circumcision
Abram & Israel, Gen. 17:9-11; Josh. 5:2-5
Not for Adam, Enoch, Noah
Not for the Church, Gal. 5:2-4; 6:15

10. Musical Worship God Provides A Pattern
One pattern does not fit all ages
Sacrifice
Cain & Abel, Gen. 4:2-5
David, Psa. 51:19
Church, Heb. 10:1-4

11. Musical Worship God Provides A Pattern
One pattern does not fit all ages
Musical worship
Song of Miriam, Ex. 15:20, 21
David, Psa. 33:1, 2
Church, Eph. 5:18, 19

12. Musical Worship God Provides A Pattern
One pattern does not fit all ages
No more appropriate to worship God
with instruments of music today
than it would be to circumcise for salvation
or slay a ram on an altar of burnt offering

13. Musical Worship In The Gospel Age
See Jesus and disciples actions & commands
“And when they had sung a hymn”
- Mt. 26:30; cf. Mk. 14:26

14. Musical Worship In The Gospel Age
See Jesus and disciples actions & commands
“But at midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God…”
- Acts 16:25

15. Musical Worship In The Gospel Age
See Jesus and disciples actions & commands
“I will sing with the spirit,
and I will also sing with the understanding”
- 1 Cor. 14:15

16. Musical Worship In The Gospel Age
See Jesus and disciples actions & commands
“speaking to one another…,
singing and making melody in your hearts…”
- Eph. 5:19

17. Musical Worship In The Gospel Age
See Jesus and disciples actions & commands
“teaching and admonishing…
singing with grace in your hearts…”
- Col. 3:16

18. Musical Worship In The Gospel Age
See Jesus and disciples actions & commands
“…offer the sacrifice of praise to God,
that is, the fruit of our lips…”
- Heb. 13:15

19. Musical Worship In The Gospel Age
See Jesus and disciples actions & commands
“Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing psalms”
- Jas. 5:13

20. Musical Worship In The Gospel Age
To praise and teach, Eph. 5:18-20; Col. 3:16
Making melody in the heart to the Lord
As the Deer

21. Musical Worship In The Gospel Age
To praise and teach, Eph. 5:18-20; Col. 3:16
Teaching: instruction of mind
There Is A Fountain Filled with Blood

22. Musical Worship In The Gospel Age
To praise and teach, Eph. 5:18-20; Col. 3:16
Admonishing: warn & exhort
We Shall Stand Before The Throne

23. Musical Worship In The Gospel Age Singing in worship [David Maravilla]
Preaching according to the word, 1 Pt. 4:11
Song leader, 1 Cor. 14:15
Worship leader, not song picker
Prepare
Understand