By A. C. Grider There is a command in First John 4:1 to “Try the spirits.” We are warned that “many false prophets are gone out into the world.” Several things are involved in this business of trying the spirits. First of all, we must know the scriptures to be able to successfully try the spirits. …
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Can We Know For Sure?
By Mike Willis In spite of the number of arguments which have been presented in this treatise on instrumental music, someone is apt to be thinking, “Can I know for sure whether or not instrumental music in worship is sinful?” “Is the usage of instrumental music in worship such ah important issue as these writers are …
What Have Religious Leaders Said About The Instrument?
By Steve Wolfgang The assignment to discuss the comments of various religious leaders regarding instrumental music has raised several questions in my own mind which will no doubt occur to readers of this article as well. I would like to consider some of these questions by way of introduction to their comments. What Does It Matter? …
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When Was The Instrument Of Music First Introduced Into Christian Worship?
By Brooks Cochran The story is told of a new husband who was watching his wife prepare her first ham for the oven. He noticed that she cut off a few inches from the end. When asked her reason for doing such, her only reply was that her mother always did it that way. Upon calling …
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