By O. C. Birdwell The music authorized by the New Testament is clearly identified by such passages as Ephesians 5:19, and Colossians 3:16. In these verses, the writer speaks of “singing and making melody with your heart to the Lord.” The kind of songs to be used in our worship is also plainly revealed. Paul said, …
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Music in the New Testament Church
By Keith Sharp According to historian Earl I. West, the church at Midway, Kentucky owns the distinction – if it is a distinction – of being the first of the congregations on record to adopt the use of the instrument (The Search for the Ancient Order, I, 312). This refers, of course, to the use of …
Has God Revealed A Pattern For Worship?
By Leslie Diestelkamp When we express to the heavenly Father the adoration, praise and homage that is in our hearts, it should be beneficial to us and pleasing to God. To accomplish this two-fold purpose, such worship must be both spontaneous and scripturally directed. That is, our expressions must be made voluntarily and even enthusiastically; at …
Instrumental Music in Worship: Introduction
By Mike Willis One of the jobs which fell my upon my shoulders in 1979 was the preparation of a catalog for Truth Magazine Bookstore (and; several other bookstores -which shared in’ our cooperative catalog efforts). When I reorganized the material by subject matter, I found that there was very little material available to brethren on …
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