Category Archives: Church of Christ Doctrinal Issues

Instrumental Music in the Old Testament, Part 5 (Temple Typology)

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Jay F Guin

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 →

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Instrumental Music: Stephen R. Guthrie, “Singing, in the Body and in the Spirit.”

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Jay F Guin

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)

Posted on February 20, 2011 by Jay F Guin

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 →

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Instrumental Music in the Old Testament, Part 2.5 (Psalm 81)

Posted on February 19, 2011 by Jay F Guin

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 →

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Instrumental Music in the Old Testament: Part 2 (Worship)

Posted on February 17, 2011 by Jay F Guin

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 →

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Real Restoration: Being the Church, Part 2

Posted on February 16, 2011 by Jay F Guin

Let me suggest something. It’s called small groups. I’ve talked about small groups before. I’d like you think of them in a new way. Small groups can be used to do many things in many ways. But I think every … Continue reading →

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Instrumental Music in the Old Testament: Part 1 (Celebration)

Posted on February 15, 2011 by Jay F Guin

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 →

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Real Restoration: Being the Church, Part 1

Posted on February 12, 2011 by Jay F Guin

On being the church Now, Stanley Hauerwas famously argues that the first purpose of the church is to be the church. Sounds silly, doesn’t it? I mean, how can the church be anything but the church? Well, by being what … Continue reading →

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Real Restoration: Community, Part 2

Posted on February 4, 2011 by Jay F Guin

There are many reasons that it’s necessary for God’s people to be a community. The most important, I think, is that we cannot be who we were meant to be separate from each other. We are called to a mission, … Continue reading →

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Real Restoration: Community, Part 1

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Jay F Guin

We are saved into community. Yes, we’re also saved into forgiveness of sins and into a right relationship with Jesus. And more. But this is not either-or. Among the many things we are saved into is community. And one of … Continue reading →

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