Baptists/why musical instruments

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Expert: - 6/22/2006


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Hello im a member of the Church of Christ. Well I have questions about playing musical instruments. Why is it that many believe that there is nothing wrong with musical instrument?
It never says you can't play them. Then again if your track coach tells you to run the 110 meter hurdles, are you going to go do the long jump event. It just doesn't make any since. please answer my question with bible versus and not just what you feel is right or OK.  

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Hi Durrelle,
   There are many references in the Bible to God’s people using music instruments to
worship Him.  For example:  David made many musical instruments and organized music for the worship of God (1 Chron. 23:5; 2 Chron. 7:6; 29:26; Amos 6:5).   Solomon made musical instruments (1 Kings 10:12; 2 Chron. 9:11; Eccl. 2:8).     In Revelation 14:2-3 the angels use harps in praising God.   So it is clear that God approves of musical instruments in worshiping Him.
          There is an article at http://mywebpages.comcast.net/wheelerjw/MITB/MITB.htm which address the use of musical instruments in the Old Testament.

  Another article is found at http://www.learnthebible.org/music_in_the_new_testament_church.htm with discusses music in the New Testament church.

            This is nothing evil in an instrument itself, nor anything spiritual.  It is merely an instrument.  However, how it is used can be spiritual or evil.    There is nothing spiritual also about saying that musical instruments are sinful and should not be used.    God in no passage in the Bible says such a thing.  He gave no law concerning use them or not.    He did allow them when properly used as the OT shows.      So no one can truthfully say they are spiritual because they use or do not use an instrument.    

Hope this helps

Cooper Abrams
http://bible-truth.org
Romans 12:1-2  

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Independent Fundamental Baptist missionary and pastor, ThB, MBS. I began pastoring in 1981, and have taught in churches, a Bible college, and a Bible Institute. I have written numerous articles on various subjects from a biblical perspective and many are posted on my web site Bible Truth ( http://www.bible-truth.org ). Bible Truth receives over sixty thousand visits per month. Since 1998 I have answered Bible related questions via e-mail. My answers are straight forward and biblical. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE -----DO NOT ASK A QUESTION AND THEN NOT READ THE ANSWER! ABOUT FOUR IN TEN QUESTIONS ASKED ARE NEVER READ. I FREELY GIVE MY TIME TO GIVE HELPFUL ANSWERS. OFTEN THE ANSWER WILL REQUIRE AS MUCH AS A HOUR OR MORE TO RESEARCH AND THEN TO FORMULATE THE REPLY. IF YOU SEND A QUESTION PLEASE BE THOUGHTFUL ENOUGH TAKE THE TIME TO READ IT. MOST PEOPLE DO...BUT ALL SHOULD. THANKS

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I have been a pastor since 1981 and a Independent Baptist missionary church planter since 1986. I have seen the Lord establish four Bible believing churches in Utah. My web site Bible Truth ( http:\\bible-truth.org ) continues to grow presently over 60,000 visits per month. The materials on the web site are mostly written by myself and contain sermons, Bible commentaries, articles on various biblical subjects.

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- Appeared on Grizzly Adams DVD documentary "End Times: How Close Are We?" (http://www.grizzlyadams.com/Public/ChristianDVDs/index.cfm?productID=49). - Article "Are Mormons Christians" "O Timothy Magazine" Way of Life Literature (http://www.wayoflife.org/files/9959c77e05b303248173195e72476459-60.html)

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ThB and MBS from Piedmont Baptist College, Winston-Salem, NC

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