Singing Matthew 28:18 And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, " All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.

Colossians 3:17 deed,

do

And

whatever

you do in word or all in the name of the Lord Jesus thanks to God the Father through Him. , giving John 4:24 Him must "God

is

Spirit, and those who worship worship in spirit and truth.“ John 17:17 "Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truth.

1 Corinthians 4:6 have figuratively transferred to myself and Apollos for your sakes, that you may learn in us not to think beyond what is written you may be puffed up on behalf of one against the other.

2 John 1:9 Whoever transgresses and does not abide in the doctrine of Christ He who abides in the doctrine of Christ has both the Father and the Son.

Hebrews 8:13 Now these things, brethren, I In that He says, , that none of does not have God.

"A new

covenant,"

He has made the first obsolete.

becoming obsolete and growing old is ready to vanish away. Now what is

Our authority comes from the New Testament Ephesians 5:18 which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit, 19 speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord, Colossians 3:16 And do not be drunk with wine, in Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, hearts to the Lord.

teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your

Two different purposes for singing. 1.

To sing praises unto God from our heart Hebrews 2:12 .. "I will declare Your name to My brethren; In the midst of the assembly I will sing praise to You.“ Hebrews 13:15 Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips , giving thanks to His name.

James 5:13 Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing psalms Acts 16:25 But at midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them. 2.

We are teaching and admonishing one another 1 Corinthians 14:15 What is

the conclusion

then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will also pray with the understanding. I will sing with the spirit , and I will also sing with the understanding .

“Night with Ebon pinion, Brooded ore the vail” We need to concentrate on what we are singing and remember that our singing is to come from our heart.

Eph.5:19 and Col. 3:16 command that we sing.

Who should sing? Everyone is to sing!

Eph.5:19 choirs. and Col. 3:16 These verses show us that everyone is to sing so this rules out solos or

Why does the church of Christ not use mechanical instruments of music in their worship to God?

One of the main problems with people today is that they are focused on their desires instead of God’s desires.

You cannot find one scripture in the NT which authorizes mechanical instruments by a direct command or by example. The history of the instrument in worship. Musical instruments were NOT USED in the early church.

First mentioned around the 5 th and 6 th century Pope Vitalian sanctioned their use for the first time in 670 AD Catholic Encyclopedia: human voice”. “…the first Christians were of too spiritual fiber to substitute lifeless instruments for or to use them to accompany the “The rejection of all musical instruments from Christian worship is consistent among the fathers” (New Catholic Encyclopedia 10:106)

It wasn’t until 1851 and beyond that people started embracing their use.

John Calvin founder of the Presbyterian Church: “Musical instruments in celebrating the praises of God would be no more suitable than the burning of incense, the lighting of lamps or the restoration of the other shadows of the law .”(Commentary on the Book of Psalms, Vol, I, p. 539) John Wesley founder of the Methodist Church: have no objection to instruments of music in our chapels provided they are neither heard nor seen,” “I

Adam Clark famous Methodist commentator: “Music as a science, I esteem and admire: but instruments of music in the house of God I abominate and abhor.” Martin Luther: and ‘ensign of Baal’.” Mcclintock & Strong’s Encyclopedia.

“Martin Luther called the organ Charles H. Spurgeon a well known Baptist preacher: “I would as soon attempt to pray to God with machinery as to sing to him with machinery.”

J.H. Garrison of the Christian Church: “ There is no command in the NT, Greek or English commanding the use of the instrument. All of these denominational preachers agreed in the past that mechanical instruments of music are not to be used in our worship to God. History alone tells us that using a mechanical instrument in worship to God is not be done.

They say, “The NT doesn’t specifically say that you can’t use them.”

Eph.5:19 speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord, Colossians 3:16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

God commands us to sing and names the instrument as our heart. In saying this he excludes everything else including the use of musical instruments because God means what he says.

Since the Bible doesn’t say SPECIFICALLY that you CAN’T use Hamburgers and Lemonade for the Lord’s Supper then they should be allowed if mechanical instruments of music can be allowed.

2 Corinthians 5:7 sight.

Hebrews 11:6 For we walk by faith But without faith and hearing by the word of God.

, not by it is impossible to please Him… Romans 10:17 So then faith comes by hearing , Where there is no word there can be no faith and where there is no faith we cannot please God and since the NT does not command us or give us an example of using mechanical instruments they cannot be a part of faith and therefore are not pleasing to God.

The Bible Commands

Speak in song Eph. 5:19 Teach Col. 3:16 Admonish Col 3:16 Make Melody in the heart Eph. 5:19

The Voice

Can Can Can Can

The Instrument

Cannot Cannot Cannot Cannot

An aid is something that is used that doesn’t make a change to a command.

An addition is something that is added and does change the command. Dishes for carrying the Lord’s Supper is an aid.

Adding Hamburgers and Lemonade is an addition.

A song leader or a song book is an aid. Musical instruments are an addition and not a aid because something other than singing is taking place.

The Greek word “Psallo” is used in Eph 5:19,Col 3:16, Rom. 15:9, 1Cor. 14:15. From 17 different lexicons. 1.

To pluck the hair 2.

3.

4.

5.

To twang the bowstring To twitch a carpenters line To touch the Chords of a musical instrument.

To touch the Chords of the human heart, that is to sing. Should we pluck each others hair? carpenters line? Neh. 13:25 Should we twang the bow string or twitch the

How do we determine which definition goes with the NT time?

Sophocles, a native Greek taught Greek for 38 years at Harvard University. He examined the Roman Period and beyond from 146 BC to 1100 AD. He went through over 594 authors during this 1200 year period and he declares instrument.

or sing a religious hymn. that not one single example of Psallo throughout this period of time can be found involving or implying the use of Instead every time it meant to chant Out all of the version of the Bible’s that I know of not one of them translates Psallo as a musical instrument.

If the word Eph. 5:19 Psallo and means musical instrument in Col. 3:16 then that would mean that everyone would have play an instrument and sing or they would violate this passage. They like to say, “It was ok for them to use an instrument in the OT so it should be ok for us to use them in the NT” 2 Chronicles 29:25 And he stationed the Levites in the house of the LORD with cymbals, with stringed instruments, and with harps, according to the commandment of David, of Gad the king's seer, and of Nathan the prophet; for thus

was

commandment of the LORD by his prophets.

the

Revelation 5:8 Now when He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each having a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints. The book of Revelation is highly symbolic.

Since there is no marriage in heaven today.

Mt. 22:30 than we should have no marriage on earth if we are to apply what is spoken of heaven to us