Bible Question:
Hello, Thanks for your anwser, and I agree with your other examples. I guess the thing I found strange was the frequent mention of musical instruments in the Old Testament and the complete absence of them in the the New. Why would this be? Some have said because the New Church was too poor to afford instruments. I'm not sure I buy that. Pardon me from continuing to harp on this subject.. no pun intended. Any other thoughts? |
Bible Answer: In the epistles, Paul and other authors responded to issues in the church that was brougt to their attention. The reason why musical instruments never came up is because it was never an issue. I have a few questions to ask you and those who happen to believe this way. Why are you (they) throwing out the book of Psalms and other O.T. worship passages that include musical instruments? Where in the N.T. does it tell you to exclude passages in the O.T. that include musical instruments? Didn't James qoute the O.T more than 30 times in his short book? Doesn't the book of Hebrews, Matthew, I and II Peter and other N.T. books qoute heavily from the Bible of their day--O.T? How about the writings of the Ante-Nicean Fathers (early church fathers)? They qouted heavily from O.T. passages. By the way, musical instruments are mentioned in the N.T. Rev 5:8-9 And when he had taken it, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints. 9 And they sang a new song: NIV I hope this gives you a number of things to think about. |