God expects us to respect His silence. Having commanded us to sing, he never mentions using musical instruments in worship. This lesson examines attempts to find authority for musical instruments.

1. ?
Why not
Music

3. “I will sing praise with
my spirit, but I will sing
with my mind also.”
—1 Corinthians 14.15

8. Instrumental Music
in the Worship
By: M.C. Kurfees
http:/
/www.mun.ca/rels/restmov/
texts/mckurfees/

10. “And he stationed the
Levites in the house of
Jehovah with cymbals,
harps and lyres...”
—2 Chronicles 29.25

11. “...for the commandment
was from Jehovah
through His prophets.”
—2 Chronicles 29.25

13. “he is obligated to keep
the whole law”
—Galatians 5.3

14. “He makes the first one
obsolete”
—Hebrews 8.13

15. “He does away with the
first in order to establish
the second.”
—Hebrews 10.9

18. “the four living creatures
and the 24 elders fell
down before the Lamb,
each holding a harp”
—Revelation 5.8

19. “those who had conquered
the beast . . . standing
beside the sea of glass
with harps of God”
—Revelation 15.2

25. “addressing one another
in psalms and hymns and
spiritual songs, singing
and making melody to the
Lord with you heart”
—Ephesians 5.19

26. “addressing one another
in psalms and hymns and
spiritual songs, singing
and making melody to the
Lord with you heart”
—Ephesians 5.19

27. “addressing one another
in psalms and “Psallo”
hymns and
spiritual songs, singing
and making melody to the
Lord with you heart”
—Ephesians 5.19

28. “speaking to one another
with psalms, hymns and
spiritual songs. Sing and
make music in your heart
to the Lord”
—Ephesians 5.19 (NIV)

29. Does ‘psallo’ include
musical instruments ?

31. Silly
“happy, fortunate, blessed”
(15th century)

32. Does ‘psallo’ include
musical instruments ?

33. 1. To pluck off, pull out
—Thayer’s Greek-English Lexicon
of the New Testament, p. 675

34. 2. To cause to vibrate by
touching, to twang
—Thayer’s Greek-English Lexicon
of the New Testament, p. 675

35. 2. To cause to vibrate by
touching, to twang
Spec. to touch or strike
the chord, to twang the
strings
—Thayer’s Greek-English Lexicon
of the New Testament, p. 675

36. 2. To cause to vibrate by
touching, to twang
Absol. To play on a
stringed instrument, to
play the harp, etc.
—Thayer’s Greek-English Lexicon
of the New Testament, p. 675

37. 2. To cause to vibrate by
touching, to twang
Sept. to sing to the music
of the harp
—Thayer’s Greek-English Lexicon
of the New Testament, p. 675

38. 2. To cause to vibrate by
touching, to twang
In the N.T. to sing a hymn,
to celebrate the praises of
God in song
—Thayer’s Greek-English Lexicon
of the New Testament, p. 675

39. “the song sung with this
musical accompaniment”
—R. C. Trench
Synonyms of the New Testament, p. 311-314

40. “the song sung with this
musical accompaniment”
—R. C. Trench
Synonyms of the New Testament, p. 311-314

41. “means ‘sing’ exclusively;
with no reference to
instrumental
accompaniment.”
—Walter Bauer: A Greek-English Lexicon
of the New Testament, p. 891

42. “means ‘sing’ exclusively;
with no reference to
instrumental
accompaniment.”
—Walter Bauer: A Greek-English Lexicon
of the New Testament, p. 891

43. “Those who favor ‘play’
may be relying too much
on the earliest meaning of
psallo.”
—Walter Bauer: A Greek-English Lexicon
of the New Testament, p. 891

44. “does not now denote
literally playing on a
stringed instrument”
—Theological Dictionary of the
New Testament, p. 1225- 1227

45. 1) To pluck the hair.
2) To twang the bowstring.
3) To twitch a carpenter’s line.
4) To touch the chords of a musical
instrument, to make instrumental
music.
5) To touch the chords of the human
heart, that is, to sing, to celebrate
with hymns of praise.

46. 1) To pluck the hair.
2) To twang the bowstring.
3) To twitch a carpenter’s line.
4) To touch the chords of a musical
instrument, to make instrumental
music.
5) To touch the chords of the human
heart, that is, to sing, to celebrate
with hymns of praise.

47. 1) To pluck the hair.
2) To twang the bowstring.
3) To twitch a carpenter’s line.
4) To touch the chords of a musical
instrument, to make instrumental
music.
5) To touch the chords of the human
heart, that is, to sing, to celebrate
with hymns of praise.

48. 1) To pluck the hair.
2) To twang the bowstring.
3) To twitch a carpenter’s line.
4) To touch the chords of a musical
instrument, to make instrumental
music.
5) To touch the chords of the human
heart, that is, to sing, to celebrate
with hymns of praise.

49. 1) To pluck the hair.
2) To twang the bowstring.
3) To twitch a carpenter’s line.
4) To touch the chords of a musical
instrument, to make instrumental
music.
5) To touch the chords of the human
heart, that is, to sing, to celebrate
with hymns of praise.

50. 1) To pluck the hair.
2) To twang the bowstring.
3) To twitch a carpenter’s line.
4) To touch the chords of a musical
instrument, to make instrumental
music.
5) To touch the chords of the human
heart, that is, to sing, to celebrate
with hymns of praise.

53. “Now Peter and John were
going up to the temple at
the hour of prayer, the
ninth hour.”
—Acts 3.1

54. “They entered the temple
at daybreak and began to
teach”
—Acts 5.21

56. “Now his older son was in the
field, and as he came and
drew near to the house, he
heard music and dancing.”
—Luke 15.25

57. “Now his older son was in the
field, and as he came and
drew near to the house, he
heard music and dancing.”
—Luke 15.25

67. Compiled and Presented by:
Fellowship with God Dave Stewart
Bible 26 April, 2009
Las Cruces, NM
#07 www.churchofchristmiranda.com
Why No Music?
Synopsis: God expects us to respect His silence. Having commanded us to
sing, he never mentions using musical instruments in worship. This lesson
examines attempts to find authority for musical instruments.
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