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Category Archives: Instrumental Music
Instrumental Music in the Old Testament, Part 5 (Temple Typology)
Reader Alexander (a/k/a aBasnar) and I have been discussing the typology of the Temple in New Testament assembly theology. I think the discussion is important enough to include here in the posts. (And I’m not sure that Alexander will disagree … Continue reading
Instrumental Music: Stephen R. Guthrie, “Singing, in the Body and in the Spirit.”
Bruce Morton mentioned this 2003 essay in a comment. I found the full text on the internet, read it, and found it excellent. I thanked Bruce for mentioning it, and then decided it was a valuable enough contribution to the … Continue reading
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Instrumental Music in the Old Testament: Part 3 (Instruments and God’s Displeasure)
Instruments used ironically Various writers use instruments as symbolic of a man’s contentment, often in an ironic sense. Thus, a rich man who is evil is often spoken of as enjoying instrumental music despite failing to honor God. The point … Continue reading
Instrumental Music in the Old Testament, Part 2.5 (Psalm 81)
HistoryGuy posted a comment suggesting that Psalm 81 refers to a statute regarding instrumental music at a time long before David. I’d never studied Psalm 81 before. It’s an interesting and important study. Although HistoryGuy and I disagree as to … Continue reading
Instrumental Music in the Old Testament: Part 2 (Worship)
Instrumental music used in worship of God When the ark was being brought to Jerusalem, David and the people celebrated and worshiped with instrumental music — as spontaneous worship and not as part of the formal liturgy of the Tabernacle. … Continue reading
Instrumental Music in the Old Testament: Part 1 (Celebration)
I’m not sure how far I’ll go with this, but I thought it might be helpful to cover the Old Testament perspective on instrumental music. The teaching of the Law and the Prophets has often been misrepresented, and yet it’s … Continue reading
New Wineskins: HistoryGuy’s Questions, Part 2
The law and the Spirit Some will read the preceding post and find an implicit command to use the instrument. That would be a misunderstanding of the nature of the gospel and the assembly. Yes, there are incidental references to … Continue reading
New Wineskins: HistoryGuy’s Questions, Part 1
HistoryGuy posed some challenging questions in the comments. I thought I’d try my hand at a response. (1) What is your evidence that the Ephesians of Paul’s day used instrumental music? There is no evidence that conclusively says they did … Continue reading
Instrumental Music: The Regulative Principle of Worship
HistoryGuy wrote, Sometimes it seems that you are torn between two hermeneutics, which is my observation and not an attack. The normative principle of worship (NPW) teaches that worship must consist of that which is commanded by God and may … Continue reading
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New Wineskins, In Reply to Kyle Pope (What Keeps Us From …?)
If faith working through love is the only standard, then what keeps us from … ? In a classic argument for the Regulative Principle, Kyle asks, Alright, if we can do this with instrumental music, to what else can we … Continue reading
