God Approved Music in Worship

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God ApprovedMusic in Worship

• Mechanical instruments have evolved to the point
  that now most religious people think a group is
  backward who does not use them.

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Introduction

• It is important how we approach God in our
  worship to Him
• John 423-24
• Failure to approach God acceptably causes Him to
  reject our worship
• Leviticus 101-3
• Hebrews 114
• Amos 521-24

Instrumental music in worship causes division in
churches
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Introduction

• New Testament ONLY endorses singing
• Ephesians 519
• Colossians 316
• History of instrumental music in worship
• New Testament is silent
• History is silent until the 7th century
• Instrumental music not instituted by Christ
• Added by man WITHOUT Gods approval
• 2 John 9-11

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QuotationsFrom Men in History
John Wesley (Methodist founder) when asked about
the use of the organ, replied, I have no
opposition to the organ in our chapel provided it
is neither seen nor heard.(Adam Clarks
Commentary, Vol. IV, P. 868)
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QuotationsFrom Men in History
Adam Clark a Methodist I am an old man, and
an old minister and here declare that I never
knew them to be productive of any good in the
worship of God and have had reason to believe
that they were productive of much evil. Music, as
a science, I esteem and admire but instruments
of music in the house of God I abominate and
abhor.(Adam Clarks Commentary, Vol. IV, P.
686)
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QuotationsFrom Men in History
Charles Spurgeon a baptist preached for twenty
years in the Metropolitan Baptist Tabernacle in
London, England. Instruments of music were never
used in the tabernacle. When asked why he did not
use the organ in worship he gave 1 Corinthians
1415 as his answer and said, I will pray with
the spirit and I will pray with the understanding
also, I will sing with the spirit, and I will
sing with the understanding also, and remarked,
I would as soon pray to God with machinery as to
sing to God with machinery.
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QuotationsFrom Men in History
John Calvin (Presbyterian founder) Musical
instruments in celebrating the praises of God
would be no more suitable than the burning of
incense, the lighting of lamps, and 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. (Commentary of Psalms 33)
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QuotationsFrom Men in History
Alexander Campbell But I presume to all
spiritually-minded Christians such aids would be
as a cowbell in a concert. (Memoirs of Alexander
Campbell, p. 366)
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A Matter of Bible Authority

• ALL activities of the church mustbe authorized
  by the Bible
• Colossians 317
• Matthew 175
• Matthew 2818

Where is Christs authorizing signature for
instrumental music in worship?
If anyone speaks, let him speak as the oracles
of God. (1 Peter 411)
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A Matter of Bible Authority

• We must respect the silence of Gods Word
• Cannot go beyondwhat is written
• Galatians 18-9
• 1 Corinthians 46
• The silence from Godis restraint for man
• Hebrews 713-14

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A Matter of Bible Authority

• The mechanical instrument of music is an
  addition, not an aid, to true worship
• Ephesians 519
• When we disregard Gods authority
• Open the gate to error
• 2 Timothy 216-17
• Sin and lose our souls
• Matthew 721-23

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The Defense of Instrumental Music in Worship

• They were used in Old Testament worship
• 2 Chronicles 2925
• Also used incense, animal sacrifices, and kept
  the feast days
• Old Testament is obsolete
• 2 Corinthians 314
• Colossians 214-17
• Psallo means to pluck/twang
• The heart was plucked

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The Defense of Instrumental Music in Worship

• There are instruments in heaven
• Revelation 142
• Heaven is a spiritual realm (1 Cor 1550)
• We use them at home
• No authority to use them in worship to God
  anywhere (James 513)
• It sounds pretty we want it no matter what!
• Obstinate rebellion
• 1 Samuel 819 2 Corinthians 57

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The Defense of Instrumental Music in Worship

• Worship is a right thing to do and there is no
  wrong way to do it
• Nadab and Abihu
• Leviticus 101-2
• Jesus said there is awrong way to do it
• Matthew 157-9

Argument we have never heardWe should use
instrumental music in worship because the New
Testament commands it and the early church used
it.
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God ApprovedMusic in Worship

• Never go beyond the authority of Christ1
  Corinthians 14371 Corinthians 462 Timothy
  316-17