By Larry Ray Hafley This question has been argued and answered both ways. In America in the last century when instruments were introduced into churches-of Christ, they were proposed as aids to worship by the innovators and opposed as additions by the “anti” debaters. Instruments in worship may be aids, or they may be additions. They …
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Is Instrumental Music Optional?
By Irvin Himmel A young lady enrolls in college. She is informed that certain courses are required in her freshman year. Other courses of study are elective. In order to obtain a degree she must have a specified number of hours in certain basic subjects and additional hours in courses of her own preference. That which …
Psallo
By Daniel H. King In all likelihood, the most difficult and confusing aspect of argumentation for or against the inclusion of the instrument in worship is that which surrounds the Greek verb psallo. This is true for a number of reasons, but one of the most obvious is the fact that most people do not consider …
Were Instruments of Music Authorized In Old Testament Worship?
By Tom Wheeler Sometimes modern man seems to think brains are of modern vintage and therefore almost all tools, devices and instruments are of modern invention. Instruments of music have been in existence almost from the beginning of, time. “And his brother’s name was Jubal; he was the father of all such as handle the harp …
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