Subject: Should music be allowed in church? |
Bible Note: Hello, Eph 5 is about how to live life, not organized worship. Using the church of Christs way of reasoning, since musical instruments aren't mentioned here, we should never use them. Even outside of worship. I do not believe that God would find the same thing that is unnacceptable in worship, completely acceptable outside. Everything we do is to God's glory, not just in church. Just some thoughts. A command to do one thing is not a command to not do something totally different. For example, they say A command to sing is A command not to use instruments Instruments is not singing. Nothing is singing except singing. You could place any action that is not singing in place of musical instruments in my first equation. ex. A command to sing is A command not to close my eyes Closing my eyes is not essential to singing, nor is it part of everyday life, my eyes are generally open. It is in action completely unrelated to singing and unnecessary. So does it displease God if I sing with my eyes closed? There is no evidence in the entire Bible that musical instruments displease God. There is most likely more evidence to the contrary. The reason musical instruments is such an issue is because culturally and historically instruments often accompany singing. Since they were left out of the NT, it is assumed by some that this is an implied command not to use them. There is no proof or evidence this is true. To turn this into a command that people must follow is adding to the Bible, and some even add it to requirement of salvation. Adding laws where they do not exist does displease God. We have plenty of evidence of that. I do respect the desire to do what God wants. If this is why it is done then fine. Singing pleases God. But if it is a rule used to set apart a certain church as superior then I disagree fully. This is a point of view. Not gospel. No hard feelings are intended here. I see you believe in Jesus Christ and wish to obey him! And so do I. God be praised by both of us today! God be with you Dan |