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*Question*
Brother
I appreciate your kind message related Worshiping with music.
Prodigal
son's redemption is an event of celebration.
Very
true.
We
are bride of Christ. Shall we not celebrate the Wedding with music?
Will
our Lord cast out those Worshiping Him with music? At His second coming?
For
in many Churches Praise and Worship choirs using musical instruments.
Please
clear my anxiety.
*Answer* :
Worship
and celebrations are different.
At celebration
function, The Boss sits as audience and enjoys the show. As like David was
dancing on the Road.
At Worship
– GOD is in THRONE !!
Even at a
carnal court, from the moment Judge enters the yard, everyone should keep the
discipline.
What About
Mechanical Instruments of Music in Christian Worship?
By Wayne
Jackson
(Pasting an
Article from an External Source written by one of the Bible Scholar)
*Why don’t
we use instruments of music in our worship*?
Tragically,
so many members of the Lord’s church these days appear to be untaught as to
exactly why churches of Christ refrain from instrumental accompaniment in their
worship.
The
simplest, most concise answer is this: It is a matter of authority. There is no
authority for the use of a mechanical instrument in Christian worship. We are
not concerned with how the ancient pagan worshiped his gods. Nor is the Hebrew
method of worship germane, since that system was abrogated by the death of
Christ (Rom. 7:4; Gal. 3:24-25; Col. 2:14).
For this
age, the crucial question is: How is the Christian authorized to worship?
In his
letter to the Colossians, Paul wrote: “And whatsoever you do, in word or in
deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus . . .” (3:17). The expression “word
or deed” encompasses two realms — teaching and practice. Our teaching and
practice must be “in the name of the Lord.”
The Greek
expression en onoma, when used with the dative case, signifies “in the power
of” or “by the authority of” (J.T. Mueller, Wycliffe Dictionary of Theology, p.
371).
Too, the
designation “Lord” emphasizes the Savior’s authority (cf. Mt. 28:18) in matters
of faith and practice. The child of God must operate only within the bounds of
Christ’s authority (see Jn. 4:24; 17:17; 1 Cor. 4:6 – ASV; 2 Jn. 9).
If the
auto mechanic is instructed to do a “tune-up,” that does not mean he is
authorized to rebuild the transmission. If a physician authorizes a certain
medication, the pharmacist is not at liberty to improvise otherwise. The “wheel
chair” symbol authorizes a handicapped person to park in a certain place; there
are heavy fines for ignoring this authority designation. Each day, in many
different ways, we are required to respect the limitations of authority.
So it is
with worship; we are authorized to sing (Eph. 5:19; Col. 3:16). We are not
authorized to “play.” It is a matter of authority.
Some folks
respect the authority of the New Testament; others do not. They yield to the
impulse of “will-worship” — the practice of which embraces both that which is
“forbidden” and “unbidden” (W.E. Vine, Expository Dictionary). Such
disobedience brings only condemnation.
This term
“will-worship” condemns the use of mechanical instruments in Christian worship.
Furthermore,
history confirms that mechanical instruments were not used in the early church.
Note the following quotations:
“Although
Josephus tells of the wonderful effects produced in the Temple by the use of
instruments of music, the first Christians were of too spiritual a fiber to
substitute lifeless instruments for or to use them to accompany the human
voice” (The Catholic Encyclopedia, New York: The Encyclopedia Press, 1913, Vol.
X, p. 651).
“There is
no record in the NT of the use of instruments in the musical worship of the
Christian church” Wycliffe Bible Dictionary, Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 1998, p.
1163).
“Whatever
evidence is forthcoming, is to the effect that the early Christians did not use
musical instruments” (William Smith & Samuel Cheetham, A Dictionary of
Christian Antiquities, London: John Murray, 1880, II, p. 1365).
“The
foregoing argument [of this book] has proceeded principally by two steps. The
first is: Whatsoever, in connection with the public worship of the church, is
not commanded by Christ, either expressly or by good and necessary consequence,
in his Word is forbidden. The second is: Instrumental music, in connection with
the public worship of the church is not so commanded by Christ. The conclusion
is: Instrumental music, in connection with the public worship of the church, is
forbidden” (John J. Girardeau, Professor, Columbia Theological Seminary
(Presbyterian), Instrumental Music in the Public Worship of the Church,
Richmond, VA: Whittet & Shepperson, 1888, p. 200).
The devout
Christian, who wishes to respect the Lord’s authority,
will
worship in song (Eph. 5:19; Col. 3:16) — without the encumbrance of mechanical
instruments.
(Reference
from : https://www.christiancourier.com/articles/615-what-about-mechanical-instruments-of-music-in-christian-worship
)
*Eddy Joel*,
PhD
Preacher –
The Churches of Christ
Teacher –
World Bible School
+968
93215440 / joelsilsbee@gmail.com
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