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Sep 27, 2008 · Music is capable of moving us in subtle and profound ways — in anticipated and unexpected ways — with or without words. As David played skillfully on his harp, Saul’s troubled spirit was calmed (1 Samuel 16:23).
- Corporate Worship
The greatest obstacles to our worship on Sunday morning...
- Bob Kauflin
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- Corporate Worship
Apr 25, 2024 · What Does the Bible Say about Music? In Scripture , we see that music is used for glorifying and worshipping God, telling of his great deeds, offering outlets for both lament and praise, and providing unity to God’s people.
- Sarah E Martin
- Biblical Authority
- The Old Testament
- What About Us?
- Heart Strings
- Conclusion
Before we dive into the discussion on musical instruments, we need to look at the idea of Bible authority. What is Bible authority, and why is it important? While some might consider Bible authority to be made up by men. It's actually tied into what we have been studying in Ephesians. Ephesians 5:6--10 (ESV) --- 6 Let no one deceive you with empty ...
Some people here have probably had this conversation with people about musical instruments, and you might have used the idea that there aren't any commands in the New Testament. Have you ever heard someone say, what about David? Much of the denominational world uses the fact that David played musical instruments and even wrote Psalms to be played w...
Where is the authority for us to use musical instruments? There is all of this instruction given in the establishment of the Tabernacle and Temple. What about our Temple? The truth is that we don't have any specific instructions aside from what we read in Ephesians 5:19-20. We have examples of people preaching, praying, eating the Lord's Supper, an...
Ephesians 5 tells us to sing and make a melody in our hearts. God wants us to praise him and build up one another in our songs. Then, he wants us to submit to one another and be what God has called us to be. We have no church record of any musical instrument in any historical writings until 600 years after Christ. A pope brought a musical instrumen...
I say all of this with sadness in my heart. I enjoy Christian music, and I see nothing wrong with listening to it recreationally. Some may disagree with that, and that's fine as long as you love those who don't share that opinion. I think it helps me to focus more on God and fulfill other commands. However, we must make a distinction between listen...
For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
Jan 4, 2022 · To speak life is to be a person of encouragement, edification, and blessing to others through what you say. Proverbs 10:11 says that “the mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life.” How can we, as followers of Christ, learn to harness our words so that we speak life to those we love and to the lost and dying people of this world?
Oct 23, 2024 · Less extreme, but no less real, are the power of encouraging words to give hope and joy and the power of discouraging words to spark dismay and depression. Jesus said, “I tell you that everyone will have to give account on the day of judgment for every empty word they have spoken” (Matthew 12:36).
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May 29, 2017 · James argued that of the million possible things that could fixate our minds right now, we have chosen to attend to one thing (this sentence). Thus, this paragraph is shaping your cognitive experience of life right now, not the million other things around you at the moment.
