1 00:00:05,700 --> 00:00:09,200 I want to say before we begin that please pardon my raspy 2 00:00:09,200 --> 00:00:11,400 throat. I didn't have a voice this 3 00:00:11,400 --> 00:00:14,500 morning and I'm trying to do the best I can to forge ahead and 4 00:00:14,500 --> 00:00:19,500 push through it, but will hopefully not lose that again. 5 00:00:20,600 --> 00:00:23,600 Let me Begin by first saying that when the Apostle Paul wrote 6 00:00:23,600 --> 00:00:26,900 those things, as he was divinely inspired by the holy spirit in 7 00:00:26,900 --> 00:00:31,100 both Ephesians chapter 5. And also in Colossians chapter 8 00:00:31,100 --> 00:00:35,400 3, Three that in those passages of scripture, we are commanded 9 00:00:35,400 --> 00:00:37,600 to sing. It's just talking about the 10 00:00:37,600 --> 00:00:40,200 times when we would assemble with those of, like, Precious 11 00:00:40,200 --> 00:00:43,100 faith and Worship the Great God of heaven. 12 00:00:43,500 --> 00:00:47,500 But in those commands to sing, No player on any instrument, can 13 00:00:47,500 --> 00:00:51,500 read in the New Testament. Any passage, which commands him 14 00:00:51,600 --> 00:00:56,500 to play such an instrument. I realized today, that singing 15 00:00:56,500 --> 00:01:00,500 and instrumental music in the church in the religious world is 16 00:01:00,500 --> 00:01:04,000 a much debated. Issue that has been for many 17 00:01:04,000 --> 00:01:06,500 years. We are talking about, though, a 18 00:01:06,500 --> 00:01:10,100 religious question when we speak about something that is to be 19 00:01:10,100 --> 00:01:13,500 found in the worship of the church. 20 00:01:13,700 --> 00:01:17,700 So, all that being said, when we deal with religious questions, 21 00:01:18,000 --> 00:01:22,400 we must understand that no question is settled, right until 22 00:01:22,400 --> 00:01:27,200 it is settled according to the proper Authority and Nolan and 23 00:01:27,200 --> 00:01:31,400 the proper Authority is none other than the New Testament for 24 00:01:31,400 --> 00:01:33,900 all. All religious questions today. 25 00:01:34,900 --> 00:01:37,500 You know, it can never be a matter of what you think can 26 00:01:37,500 --> 00:01:41,000 never be a matter of what I think it can never be a matter 27 00:01:41,000 --> 00:01:44,900 of what you like and certainly it can never be a matter of what 28 00:01:44,900 --> 00:01:49,100 I like, we must always determine what the scriptures teach on the 29 00:01:49,100 --> 00:01:53,800 subject and find out what is found in the New Testament. 30 00:01:54,000 --> 00:01:57,700 When we talk about the church, we recognize that the church is 31 00:01:57,700 --> 00:02:02,100 a new testament institution that institution there Raised up 32 00:02:02,100 --> 00:02:06,600 Jesus Christ and no one else. It is not of Moses or any other 33 00:02:06,600 --> 00:02:11,200 Old Testament Bible character. But Jesus Christ and him only 34 00:02:11,600 --> 00:02:15,200 therefore, we must look to Jesus Christ in his last will and 35 00:02:15,200 --> 00:02:19,800 testament and look to the laws that govern our work and worship 36 00:02:20,000 --> 00:02:23,300 in the church. You remember that much confusion 37 00:02:23,300 --> 00:02:26,300 arose in the early days of the church, over the effort of some 38 00:02:26,300 --> 00:02:30,600 of the Jews to bind on churches, the ordinances of the law of 39 00:02:30,600 --> 00:02:32,900 Moses. You know, and Wednesday night 40 00:02:32,900 --> 00:02:35,900 services, we've been talking about the 14th chapter of the 41 00:02:35,908 --> 00:02:39,600 book of Acts, we all were almost to the end of the fourteenth 42 00:02:39,600 --> 00:02:42,200 chapter. But what we find in the 15th 43 00:02:42,200 --> 00:02:45,400 chapter is there were judaizers that were entering into the body 44 00:02:45,400 --> 00:02:47,900 of Christ. We're talking about people that 45 00:02:47,900 --> 00:02:51,900 were Jewish by Blood and yet they were baptized into Christ, 46 00:02:51,900 --> 00:02:55,400 they were members of the Lord's church and what they were trying 47 00:02:55,400 --> 00:02:58,700 to do is they were trying to bind an ordinance from the Old 48 00:02:58,700 --> 00:03:03,700 Law and and apply that to those Gentiles that would enter into 49 00:03:03,700 --> 00:03:07,100 the flock. For example, we look back at the 50 00:03:07,100 --> 00:03:10,100 history of the Jews, and the Jews had great disdain for the 51 00:03:10,100 --> 00:03:13,200 Gentiles, because the Jews were God's people. 52 00:03:13,400 --> 00:03:16,800 And so, when the Jews were converted to Christianity in the 53 00:03:16,800 --> 00:03:19,800 back of their mind, no doubt. They still held some of those 54 00:03:19,800 --> 00:03:23,600 biases and prejudices against the Gentiles. 55 00:03:23,800 --> 00:03:27,300 So, this is what they said, there was a group or a sect, or 56 00:03:27,300 --> 00:03:31,400 a faction of the church that were Jewish by blood that word. 57 00:03:31,600 --> 00:03:35,500 Trying to bind circumcision on the Gentiles. 58 00:03:35,700 --> 00:03:39,200 Another words we really don't have any other choice. 59 00:03:39,200 --> 00:03:42,900 We have to accept them on the same terms concerning baptism 60 00:03:43,100 --> 00:03:46,400 and salvation but we're going to add one more thing. 61 00:03:46,500 --> 00:03:50,100 We're going to tell the Gentiles that they cannot be saved, 62 00:03:50,200 --> 00:03:55,100 unless they are circumcised to the Apostle. 63 00:03:55,100 --> 00:03:58,900 Paul had to address such issues. Somebody might say, well, what 64 00:03:58,900 --> 00:04:02,000 about Timothy? Why did Paul encouraged Timothy 65 00:04:02,000 --> 00:04:04,600 to be circumcised. What's the difference? 66 00:04:04,800 --> 00:04:08,300 The difference was in circumcising Timothy, it would 67 00:04:08,300 --> 00:04:11,200 cause him to have a greater influence for the cause of 68 00:04:11,200 --> 00:04:15,400 Christ among those that are unconverted Jews, when he would 69 00:04:15,400 --> 00:04:18,100 preach the gospel. Here's the point, and here's the 70 00:04:18,100 --> 00:04:23,100 problem. The problem was those in Acts 15 71 00:04:23,400 --> 00:04:28,200 were binding, the ordinance of circumcision on members of the 72 00:04:28,200 --> 00:04:31,800 Lord's Church. Gentiles if you will and making 73 00:04:31,800 --> 00:04:34,900 that a test of Fellowship, whether they would be accepted 74 00:04:34,900 --> 00:04:39,600 or whether they would not be, but any part in any effort to 75 00:04:39,600 --> 00:04:43,400 bind on Christians, the law of Moses or any other part of it, 76 00:04:43,600 --> 00:04:48,700 results in a sect results, in a faction results in division. 77 00:04:49,300 --> 00:04:53,100 Supporting instrumental music in the worship based upon Old 78 00:04:53,100 --> 00:04:56,200 Testament practices is certainly no different. 79 00:04:56,200 --> 00:05:00,100 Today let me make a very bold statement here that instruments 80 00:05:00,100 --> 00:05:04,600 of Music are prohibited in the scriptures even though you will 81 00:05:04,600 --> 00:05:09,800 not find a passage of scripture that expressly forbids the 82 00:05:09,800 --> 00:05:13,000 practice of using instrumental music. 83 00:05:13,200 --> 00:05:16,900 Now why do I say that? How many times has somebody said 84 00:05:16,900 --> 00:05:21,700 show me the passage of scripture That expressly forbids, a 85 00:05:21,700 --> 00:05:25,300 particular practice. Well, you will not find a 86 00:05:25,300 --> 00:05:29,300 passage of scripture that says, Thou shalt not have instruments 87 00:05:29,300 --> 00:05:33,900 of Music in the assembly. But I am saying this according 88 00:05:33,900 --> 00:05:36,200 to the commands of the New Testament. 89 00:05:36,400 --> 00:05:41,300 Instruments of Music are prohibited and violate God's 90 00:05:41,300 --> 00:05:46,100 laws in the word of God. We have commands, we have direct 91 00:05:46,100 --> 00:05:48,900 commands, but direct commands are often. 92 00:05:49,100 --> 00:05:53,900 Times used with different terms. There are inclusive terms and 93 00:05:53,900 --> 00:05:58,300 are there are exclusive terms, it includes the thing that is 94 00:05:58,300 --> 00:06:02,800 commanded and at the very same time, it excludes all other 95 00:06:02,800 --> 00:06:07,600 things that are not mentioned. For example, in just a little 96 00:06:07,600 --> 00:06:10,600 while, some brothers going to come up here and he's going to 97 00:06:10,600 --> 00:06:14,000 wait on the table and we are going to commune together with 98 00:06:14,000 --> 00:06:16,200 our Brothers and Sisters in Christ. 99 00:06:16,700 --> 00:06:20,300 When Jesus gave the command and the Apostle Paul did too. 100 00:06:20,300 --> 00:06:25,100 When Jesus instituted the Lord's Supper, he did this, he took one 101 00:06:25,100 --> 00:06:29,600 loaf of unleavened bread and he said it is representative of or 102 00:06:29,600 --> 00:06:31,900 it signifies the body of Jesus Christ. 103 00:06:31,907 --> 00:06:37,200 Jesus Took only one cup and the cup was representative of the 104 00:06:37,200 --> 00:06:41,700 New Testament or New Covenant by which we are bound and contained 105 00:06:41,700 --> 00:06:43,900 therein. The cup is the fruit of the vine 106 00:06:43,900 --> 00:06:48,900 and nothing else and the fruit of the Pine is symbolic of the 107 00:06:48,900 --> 00:06:54,500 blood of Jesus Christ. Now what is the inclusive part 108 00:06:54,500 --> 00:06:57,700 of that command? And that example the inclusive 109 00:06:57,700 --> 00:07:02,900 part is one loaf one cup and contained therein the fruit of 110 00:07:02,900 --> 00:07:06,900 the Vine. What is the exclusive part? 111 00:07:07,300 --> 00:07:09,900 The exclusive part is everything else. 112 00:07:10,800 --> 00:07:13,300 You cannot exclude anything else. 113 00:07:13,400 --> 00:07:18,100 You cannot add anything else. When Jesus took one low-fat 114 00:07:18,100 --> 00:07:21,000 automatically excluded two lobes. 115 00:07:21,200 --> 00:07:24,700 When Jesus Took a piece of that bread and passed it around and 116 00:07:24,700 --> 00:07:27,600 they all did the same. That's the inclusive part. 117 00:07:27,600 --> 00:07:31,100 The exclusive part is, you can't break it down the middle and 118 00:07:31,100 --> 00:07:34,700 send one down one side and the other down the other side. 119 00:07:34,900 --> 00:07:39,200 When Jesus took one loaf of our one cup on that table, it 120 00:07:39,200 --> 00:07:44,300 eliminated multiple cups. Individual cups of any variety. 121 00:07:44,600 --> 00:07:50,300 And any number You know, there is a particular religion today. 122 00:07:51,500 --> 00:07:54,500 I know a little bit about that because I lived next door to 123 00:07:54,500 --> 00:07:56,100 them. When we were growing up, we 124 00:07:56,100 --> 00:07:59,900 lived in Ojai And, you know, they actually believe that you 125 00:07:59,900 --> 00:08:02,400 can use water on the Lord's table. 126 00:08:02,800 --> 00:08:05,700 And I question that I said, but the Lord Jesus instituted, the 127 00:08:05,700 --> 00:08:11,100 Lord's supper with grape juice and they said we can use 7Up if 128 00:08:11,100 --> 00:08:15,400 we want to as long as we pretend, or as long as we allow 129 00:08:15,400 --> 00:08:20,300 it to symbolize the blood of Christ, But when Jesus use the 130 00:08:20,300 --> 00:08:25,600 fruit of the vine grape juice, it excluded, everything else and 131 00:08:25,600 --> 00:08:29,200 anything else. We cannot add our favorite dish 132 00:08:29,200 --> 00:08:32,000 on the ground that it was not expressly. 133 00:08:32,100 --> 00:08:36,200 Forbidden, the command of baptized Believers in Mark, 16, 134 00:08:36,200 --> 00:08:39,100 15 and 16. When Jesus says he that 135 00:08:39,100 --> 00:08:42,799 believeth and is baptized shall be saved. 136 00:08:42,900 --> 00:08:46,500 He that believeth not shall be, damned the inclusive. 137 00:08:46,500 --> 00:08:48,700 Part who gets to be baptized for the remission? 138 00:08:48,800 --> 00:08:51,500 Omission of their sins. They that believe? 139 00:08:51,500 --> 00:08:54,500 And that that word belief, meaning more than just accepting 140 00:08:54,500 --> 00:08:57,400 of facts, it means having the forced to obey. 141 00:08:57,600 --> 00:09:01,000 So it includes those that are willing to abide by the 142 00:09:01,000 --> 00:09:04,800 teachings, of the New Testament. Somebody hears, the gospel, they 143 00:09:04,800 --> 00:09:07,400 believe it has the forced to obey. 144 00:09:07,600 --> 00:09:12,100 They are candidates for baptism, that is inclusive. 145 00:09:12,500 --> 00:09:16,400 What is exclusive? The unbelievers and everyone 146 00:09:16,400 --> 00:09:21,300 else because to be baptized Direct prerequisite is to 147 00:09:21,300 --> 00:09:25,400 believe having the forced to obey the commander saying 148 00:09:25,400 --> 00:09:30,200 excludes any other kind of music even if it is not expressly 149 00:09:30,400 --> 00:09:33,200 forbidden. I want to make this point. 150 00:09:34,100 --> 00:09:41,900 It is a denominational position. It is a denominational position 151 00:09:42,200 --> 00:09:46,700 which even some among our ranks as members of the body of Christ 152 00:09:46,700 --> 00:09:49,600 have adopted. This particular Theory, this 153 00:09:49,600 --> 00:09:54,700 particular practice, it is a denominational position that 154 00:09:54,800 --> 00:09:59,800 whatever is not expressly. Forbidden is allowed another 155 00:09:59,800 --> 00:10:03,100 words I want to add this practice, I want to do this 156 00:10:03,100 --> 00:10:05,200 thing. I want to add this to our 157 00:10:05,200 --> 00:10:07,900 worship service. I want to add that in my 158 00:10:07,900 --> 00:10:11,100 spiritual life. I want to do things and you tell 159 00:10:11,100 --> 00:10:15,000 me in the scripture where those things are expressly forbidden. 160 00:10:16,300 --> 00:10:20,000 That is a denominational position and sadly even among 161 00:10:20,000 --> 00:10:24,200 some they have adopted the practice of whatever is not 162 00:10:24,200 --> 00:10:27,700 expressly. Forbidden is allowed, I like 163 00:10:27,700 --> 00:10:29,700 what a brother said. One time though, when he said, 164 00:10:29,700 --> 00:10:32,200 you know, I'm getting tired of hearing everybody say, show me 165 00:10:32,200 --> 00:10:34,300 where it's wrong, show me where it's wrong, show me where it's 166 00:10:34,300 --> 00:10:36,200 wrong. I'm waiting for someone. 167 00:10:36,200 --> 00:10:38,900 That is, that is willing to adopt a brand new practice that 168 00:10:38,900 --> 00:10:41,800 we've not seen before, or done before in the Lord's church and 169 00:10:41,800 --> 00:10:46,700 tell me where it's right. Tell me where to write whatever 170 00:10:46,700 --> 00:10:51,600 is not expressly forbidden. Oftentimes, it is the thinking 171 00:10:51,600 --> 00:10:56,000 of today that is allowed, but in commands, we have generic and 172 00:10:56,000 --> 00:10:59,900 specific terms to like, for example, in Matthew chapter 28, 173 00:10:59,900 --> 00:11:02,500 and 19. And 20, Jesus says go ye 174 00:11:02,500 --> 00:11:06,800 therefore and teach All Nations. Baptizing them in the name of 175 00:11:06,800 --> 00:11:10,400 the father and of the son and of the Holy Ghost, teaching them to 176 00:11:10,400 --> 00:11:14,700 observe all things whatsoever. I have commanded you And lo I Am 177 00:11:14,700 --> 00:11:19,600 With You Always even to the end of the world Jesus gave a direct 178 00:11:19,600 --> 00:11:23,400 command and what was that that we have to go to All Nations. 179 00:11:23,400 --> 00:11:26,600 And we have to make disciples of all Nations. 180 00:11:26,600 --> 00:11:29,800 We have to go and baptize them into the name of the father and 181 00:11:29,800 --> 00:11:33,800 the son and of the Holy Ghost and then we must teach them to 182 00:11:33,800 --> 00:11:36,900 observe all things. That Jesus said, I have 183 00:11:36,900 --> 00:11:40,800 commanded you, that is a direct command. 184 00:11:41,900 --> 00:11:45,500 With a generic term. You know what the generic term 185 00:11:45,500 --> 00:11:50,000 is there? The generic term is the word go. 186 00:11:52,000 --> 00:11:56,200 Jesus didn't tell me how to go, he just said go. 187 00:11:57,000 --> 00:12:00,100 So guess what? I can choose to walk. 188 00:12:00,600 --> 00:12:03,600 I can ride a skateboard. I don't want to do that. 189 00:12:04,200 --> 00:12:08,300 I can even do that, I can ride a bicycle, I can ride a motorcycle 190 00:12:08,300 --> 00:12:10,200 in the Philippines. It's filled with motorcycles 191 00:12:10,200 --> 00:12:11,600 back. If you eliminated motorcycles, 192 00:12:11,600 --> 00:12:15,300 they wouldn't get around. It's so expensive to drive a car 193 00:12:15,300 --> 00:12:19,700 because gas is like $4 a gallon and they're not making anything 194 00:12:19,800 --> 00:12:23,200 so you can just imagine how handy a motorcycle comes and you 195 00:12:23,200 --> 00:12:26,400 find preachers riding their motorcycles everywhere. 196 00:12:26,400 --> 00:12:29,700 They go to get around, that is scriptural, why? 197 00:12:29,800 --> 00:12:33,600 Because Jesus didn't say how to go, he just said, go, I can ride 198 00:12:33,600 --> 00:12:36,600 in a car, I can get on a bus, I can get on a train, I can even 199 00:12:36,600 --> 00:12:41,100 do what I just did and get on an airplane and fly some 9,000 200 00:12:41,100 --> 00:12:45,600 miles away from home and preach. the gospel and never violate the 201 00:12:45,600 --> 00:12:48,800 direct command and the Great Commission because Jesus simply 202 00:12:48,800 --> 00:12:56,300 said, go However, what if Jesus would have said walk to All 203 00:12:56,300 --> 00:12:59,600 Nations, that would have been very difficult for all of us to 204 00:12:59,600 --> 00:13:03,000 do, but if he would have said walk, we might with our human 205 00:13:03,000 --> 00:13:05,200 reasoning and wisdom sit back and say, well, that's just 206 00:13:05,200 --> 00:13:08,000 impossible. I'll just add this or all a bat 207 00:13:08,000 --> 00:13:11,500 after all, there's no other way that I can get there, but if 208 00:13:11,500 --> 00:13:17,200 Jesus would have said in a specific term to walk, I would 209 00:13:17,200 --> 00:13:20,500 violate his direct command. If I rode that bike. 210 00:13:20,700 --> 00:13:24,300 If I rode that motorcycle, if I got on a bus train plane or 211 00:13:24,300 --> 00:13:29,000 whatever, because Jesus gave a direct command though, with a 212 00:13:29,000 --> 00:13:35,200 generic term, we can choose the manner in which we travel but 213 00:13:35,200 --> 00:13:41,000 let's go further music. The word music is in itself. 214 00:13:41,000 --> 00:13:46,300 A generic term have the Apostle Paul in Ephesians 5 and 215 00:13:46,300 --> 00:13:51,200 Colossians. 3 said, make sure when you come together Have 216 00:13:51,200 --> 00:13:56,900 music in your worship service. That would have been a generic 217 00:13:56,900 --> 00:14:01,600 term and not a specific term and because of that, we could choose 218 00:14:01,600 --> 00:14:07,600 all manner of Music, we could have had country western music. 219 00:14:08,200 --> 00:14:11,600 We can have rock music, we would do that. 220 00:14:11,600 --> 00:14:14,600 I'm just saying, if he gave a generic term that everything's 221 00:14:14,600 --> 00:14:18,500 included, you can add it all in. You can have instruments of 222 00:14:18,500 --> 00:14:21,800 music with a piano only with an Again, with the band with an 223 00:14:21,800 --> 00:14:24,500 orchestra, you can do all manner of things. 224 00:14:24,600 --> 00:14:29,200 If Paul would have said, have music in the worship because 225 00:14:29,200 --> 00:14:35,400 that is a generic term, but Singh is a specific term and the 226 00:14:35,400 --> 00:14:38,400 Apostle Paul said, that's the kind of music. 227 00:14:38,700 --> 00:14:42,300 That's the only kind of music that is allowed. 228 00:14:43,600 --> 00:14:47,500 From God's people, we would violate the commands of the 229 00:14:47,500 --> 00:14:49,600 Apostle. Paul divinely inspired by the 230 00:14:49,600 --> 00:14:54,000 Holy Spirit by having any other kind of music in the service, 231 00:14:54,000 --> 00:14:57,000 other than singing authority to play. 232 00:14:57,000 --> 00:15:01,300 The instrument is not found in any passage that commands us to 233 00:15:01,300 --> 00:15:04,000 sing. Now I want to talk about a 234 00:15:04,500 --> 00:15:06,700 common argument. I know I have a common argument 235 00:15:06,700 --> 00:15:08,000 over here. By the way we're going to talk 236 00:15:08,000 --> 00:15:11,100 about some specific things about this argument that was between a 237 00:15:11,108 --> 00:15:13,000 Baptist preacher and a Church of Christ preach. 238 00:15:13,400 --> 00:15:15,700 And some of the things that they said, here's another argument 239 00:15:15,700 --> 00:15:19,900 though, for those that are Advocates of instrumental music, 240 00:15:20,000 --> 00:15:24,000 they say I know that Paul said to sing but really it is an 241 00:15:24,000 --> 00:15:26,900 expedient to have an instrument of Music. 242 00:15:27,900 --> 00:15:30,300 Folks. How many times has somebody said 243 00:15:30,500 --> 00:15:33,400 that some practices, the same thing as a songbook? 244 00:15:34,500 --> 00:15:38,300 Well, same thing as having songbook if you say that that's 245 00:15:38,300 --> 00:15:42,400 wrong within a song book is wrong, I contend right now, that 246 00:15:42,400 --> 00:15:45,800 one of these things is an expedient and one is not. 247 00:15:46,300 --> 00:15:50,300 But to those that are Advocates of instrumental music, they use 248 00:15:50,300 --> 00:15:55,300 the word expedient, while refusing to understand its 249 00:15:55,300 --> 00:15:58,900 definition, the word expedient though. 250 00:15:59,900 --> 00:16:04,800 Means by definition something fit, or suitable to the end in 251 00:16:04,800 --> 00:16:08,000 view for something to be a Bible. 252 00:16:08,000 --> 00:16:12,200 Expedient, it has to be something that aids Us in the 253 00:16:12,200 --> 00:16:19,300 end result of what is commanded. Now, it expedites the doing of 254 00:16:19,300 --> 00:16:23,100 the thing that is commanded. Instrumental music cannot be an 255 00:16:23,100 --> 00:16:27,300 expedient because it in no way assist the singing because it is 256 00:16:27,300 --> 00:16:32,500 a different kind of music. What about a song book, though? 257 00:16:33,500 --> 00:16:36,900 You know, we have people here but men here that can stand up 258 00:16:37,800 --> 00:16:42,200 and grab a songbook. And lead a song when they've 259 00:16:42,200 --> 00:16:45,600 never seen it before. I've always been quite impressed 260 00:16:45,600 --> 00:16:48,800 by that I cannot But you know what? 261 00:16:48,800 --> 00:16:53,500 I even I understand I understand the elements are the things that 262 00:16:53,500 --> 00:16:57,400 are involved in singing. What is involved in singing, I'm 263 00:16:57,400 --> 00:17:00,000 not talking about any other kind of music I'm talking about 264 00:17:00,000 --> 00:17:02,700 singing, the two things that are involved. 265 00:17:02,800 --> 00:17:07,500 Very simple, I know, but words are one of them and the tune is 266 00:17:07,500 --> 00:17:11,599 something else. A song book gives us an 267 00:17:11,599 --> 00:17:16,300 expedient to do just that it tells us the words and it guides 268 00:17:16,300 --> 00:17:22,400 us through the tomb. For a song book is an expedient. 269 00:17:23,700 --> 00:17:26,900 The essential idea and the singing that's required by Paul 270 00:17:27,099 --> 00:17:32,000 was teaching and admonishing and making melody in the Heart. 271 00:17:32,200 --> 00:17:35,500 Instrumental music does not Aid Us in doing any of those. 272 00:17:35,500 --> 00:17:40,400 Therefore it cannot be a Bible expedient, if one wishes to make 273 00:17:40,400 --> 00:17:43,500 a noise or a particular sound than an instrument of Music 274 00:17:43,500 --> 00:17:46,900 could be an expedient, but if we are going, as one man said, one 275 00:17:46,900 --> 00:17:49,800 time, if we are going to follow, what the Apostle, Paul 276 00:17:49,800 --> 00:17:52,900 commanded. Instrumental, music is a 277 00:17:52,900 --> 00:17:58,000 hindrance. How many times has people 278 00:17:58,000 --> 00:18:00,300 argued? Well as just a small Edition? 279 00:18:01,500 --> 00:18:04,800 After all, we're still worshipping, we still mean. 280 00:18:04,800 --> 00:18:08,600 Well, but when we look to additions to worship, the Bible 281 00:18:08,600 --> 00:18:11,500 says, about the things that were written of old, or a four-time 282 00:18:11,500 --> 00:18:14,600 in the Old Testament, were written for our learning. 283 00:18:15,000 --> 00:18:19,300 So, let's learn and Deuteronomy chapter 12 and verse 32. 284 00:18:19,300 --> 00:18:23,300 The Bible says what things soever, I command you, that 285 00:18:23,300 --> 00:18:26,200 shall You? Observe and do Thou shalt not 286 00:18:26,200 --> 00:18:29,800 add thereto nor diminish from it. 287 00:18:30,500 --> 00:18:33,600 Simple. If we are going to worship God, 288 00:18:33,600 --> 00:18:37,800 we can't add to the worship and we cannot subtract from the 289 00:18:37,800 --> 00:18:40,500 worship. Perfect. 290 00:18:40,500 --> 00:18:43,800 Examples of these is a very familiar example, is found in 291 00:18:43,800 --> 00:18:47,200 Leviticus chapter 10 and the first seven verses there with 292 00:18:47,200 --> 00:18:50,600 made a Banda by Hugh. That is a perfect example. 293 00:18:51,100 --> 00:18:54,800 These men were priests. It was their business to do the 294 00:18:54,800 --> 00:18:58,500 things that are commanded in the Tabernacle worship and as far as 295 00:18:58,500 --> 00:19:02,100 we know, they did all of that. What's the problem? 296 00:19:02,100 --> 00:19:03,900 They didn't subtract from anything? 297 00:19:03,900 --> 00:19:07,900 They added something to it. Was God, pleased. 298 00:19:09,000 --> 00:19:13,400 No, the Bible says that God provided fire that devoured 299 00:19:13,400 --> 00:19:17,600 them, right then. And there, before God, they 300 00:19:17,600 --> 00:19:21,400 mixed a worship. They added with the Lord had not 301 00:19:21,400 --> 00:19:24,000 commanded. Another example with Cain and 302 00:19:24,000 --> 00:19:26,900 Abel. In Genesis, chapter 4 Abel, 303 00:19:26,900 --> 00:19:29,300 offered the sacrifice that God commanded. 304 00:19:29,300 --> 00:19:33,000 And therefore he was approved, King substituted something of 305 00:19:33,008 --> 00:19:38,100 his own choosing and because of that God refused to accept it, 306 00:19:38,300 --> 00:19:40,300 God. I will accept no worship that he 307 00:19:40,300 --> 00:19:43,400 has not appointed. God, commands us to sing and no 308 00:19:43,400 --> 00:19:48,500 other form of music will do. I've said all of those things to 309 00:19:48,500 --> 00:19:53,200 lay the groundwork before we look into the definitions and we 310 00:19:53,200 --> 00:19:56,300 look into the specific wording. That's the founding the 311 00:19:56,300 --> 00:20:02,300 scriptures that is used by Paul. First of all, the phrase in the 312 00:20:02,300 --> 00:20:05,600 King James version that says, speaking to yourselves in 313 00:20:05,600 --> 00:20:11,400 Ephesians 5:19 is better translated speaking to each 314 00:20:11,400 --> 00:20:16,100 other or as its found in The New American Standard speaking to 315 00:20:16,100 --> 00:20:20,500 one, another Paul gives us this instruction. 316 00:20:20,500 --> 00:20:23,700 And when we realize the praise that we are directing toward 317 00:20:23,700 --> 00:20:27,500 God, when we come together in the assembly and direct our 318 00:20:27,500 --> 00:20:31,800 praises to God. We are also doing something with 319 00:20:31,800 --> 00:20:34,200 each other. We are edifying. 320 00:20:34,200 --> 00:20:37,900 One another, we are teaching one another, we are encouraging one, 321 00:20:37,900 --> 00:20:44,400 another in the Psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs are songs, 322 00:20:44,400 --> 00:20:47,900 then need to have lyrics that share truth, and that can be 323 00:20:47,900 --> 00:20:52,600 understood. You know, there was a song that 324 00:20:52,600 --> 00:20:54,300 used to be in that sacred selections book. 325 00:20:54,300 --> 00:20:58,100 Maybe it's an others too, but it's talking about the 326 00:20:58,100 --> 00:21:01,800 resurrections talking about the day of judgment and I've seen it 327 00:21:01,800 --> 00:21:03,200 written. Two different ways. 328 00:21:03,300 --> 00:21:06,800 I've seen it written on that bright and glorious morning when 329 00:21:06,800 --> 00:21:10,000 the dead in Christ shall rise. And I've also seen it in books 330 00:21:10,000 --> 00:21:12,000 on that bright and cloudless morning. 331 00:21:12,100 --> 00:21:13,900 When the dead in Christ, shall rise. 332 00:21:14,300 --> 00:21:17,500 I think glorious is better than cloudless, because the Bible 333 00:21:17,500 --> 00:21:21,300 says, in Acts 1, Jesus is coming back with The clouds. 334 00:21:21,800 --> 00:21:26,400 Now when songs in the end the song book talks about heaven, it 335 00:21:26,400 --> 00:21:29,100 talks about a cloudless place that is scriptural. 336 00:21:29,200 --> 00:21:32,200 But when we talk about the morning of the Resurrection, 337 00:21:32,200 --> 00:21:36,400 whatever that's going to be we realize it has to be with clouds 338 00:21:36,400 --> 00:21:38,700 because that's how Jesus is coming back. 339 00:21:38,800 --> 00:21:43,700 So, the lyrics have to be true. They have to be true. 340 00:21:43,800 --> 00:21:48,500 They have to be accurate. Also, they must be understood. 341 00:21:48,700 --> 00:21:52,600 You know, there was a meeting, we all went Years ago, a big 342 00:21:52,600 --> 00:21:55,300 meeting. And I'm so glad this brother did 343 00:21:55,300 --> 00:21:57,000 that. I've never done that, but I'm 344 00:21:57,000 --> 00:21:59,200 sure I should have because I would imagine that I've LED 345 00:21:59,200 --> 00:22:02,000 songs over the years in my lifetime and maybe there was a 346 00:22:02,000 --> 00:22:03,700 word or two. I didn't know what they were, 347 00:22:04,700 --> 00:22:07,700 but there was a brother that got up and there was a word that we 348 00:22:07,700 --> 00:22:12,700 don't commonly use. And he got up, and he said this 349 00:22:12,700 --> 00:22:16,700 word, means this, before we sang the song, he said. 350 00:22:16,700 --> 00:22:18,700 So now we can sing with the understanding. 351 00:22:18,700 --> 00:22:22,900 Also, we need to understand what we are singing and those words 352 00:22:22,900 --> 00:22:28,000 must be true and must be correct in 1st Corinthians chapter 14, 353 00:22:28,000 --> 00:22:31,400 beginning in verse 15, more words of the Apostle, Paul when 354 00:22:31,400 --> 00:22:35,000 he said, what is it? Then I will pray with the spirit 355 00:22:35,000 --> 00:22:36,900 and I will pray with the understanding. 356 00:22:36,900 --> 00:22:40,900 Also, I will sing with the spirit and I will Sing with the 357 00:22:40,900 --> 00:22:44,200 understanding also else. When thou shalt bless with the 358 00:22:44,200 --> 00:22:46,500 spirit. How shall he that occupy? 359 00:22:46,500 --> 00:22:49,300 At the room of the unlearned? Say, Amen at the giving of 360 00:22:49,300 --> 00:22:54,000 thanks seeing he understandeth. Not what thou sayest for thou 361 00:22:54,000 --> 00:22:56,900 barely give us. Thanks well, but the other is 362 00:22:56,900 --> 00:22:59,200 not edified. I thank my God. 363 00:22:59,200 --> 00:23:01,600 I speak with tongues more than you all yet. 364 00:23:01,600 --> 00:23:04,200 In the church, I had rather speak five words with my 365 00:23:04,200 --> 00:23:06,600 understanding. That by my voice. 366 00:23:06,800 --> 00:23:10,100 I might teach others also than ten thousand words. 367 00:23:10,300 --> 00:23:13,900 In an unknown tongue. We have to understand. 368 00:23:14,900 --> 00:23:16,600 Let me just give you a little aside here. 369 00:23:17,800 --> 00:23:20,900 In the Philippines. They don't speak our English 370 00:23:20,900 --> 00:23:23,900 language fluently though. They speak some, they all speak. 371 00:23:23,900 --> 00:23:29,000 So but when we come together on the Lord's day when we come 372 00:23:29,000 --> 00:23:31,600 together and we assemble with the large Church in the 373 00:23:31,600 --> 00:23:35,600 Philippines on the Lord's day and when we commune, we need 374 00:23:35,600 --> 00:23:38,300 brother do now to translate everything being said or we 375 00:23:38,300 --> 00:23:41,500 cannot say Amen, we can't say, Amen, do a prayer. 376 00:23:41,500 --> 00:23:44,800 We can't do that. Unless we understand when we 377 00:23:44,800 --> 00:23:47,300 come together and worship, we need to sing with the 378 00:23:47,300 --> 00:23:48,000 understanding. Standing. 379 00:23:48,000 --> 00:23:50,600 And by the way, we do that the Philippines because the tunes of 380 00:23:50,600 --> 00:23:54,000 the songs are exactly the old songs that we know, and we just 381 00:23:54,000 --> 00:23:58,000 sing the English words. I got a kick out of town 382 00:23:58,000 --> 00:23:59,300 Bonifay. He was sitting there trying to 383 00:23:59,300 --> 00:24:01,600 sing it in Tagalog. He is no way mean. 384 00:24:02,700 --> 00:24:06,700 A song. I got a kick out of that you got 385 00:24:06,700 --> 00:24:08,600 to sing with the understanding also. 386 00:24:10,200 --> 00:24:13,500 We need to have lyrics that we understand, and that are true. 387 00:24:14,200 --> 00:24:17,300 Now, please notice that, even though speaking to one another 388 00:24:17,300 --> 00:24:20,600 suggest congregational singing, and it does, now, please get 389 00:24:20,600 --> 00:24:26,900 this point, we must not assume that worshipful singing is 390 00:24:26,900 --> 00:24:31,200 limited to the assembly. I don't believe it. 391 00:24:31,200 --> 00:24:34,900 Although I've heard it taught in my lifetime at some point in 392 00:24:34,900 --> 00:24:37,300 time. I've heard it talked that we 393 00:24:37,300 --> 00:24:39,900 cannot sing the songs of Praises. 394 00:24:39,900 --> 00:24:43,000 Other than in the assembly, worshiping God. 395 00:24:44,000 --> 00:24:47,400 I don't believe that at all. I believe in James 5, when the 396 00:24:47,400 --> 00:24:51,400 Bible says, is any merry let him sing Psalms? 397 00:24:51,500 --> 00:24:54,400 I think the Bible is saying if you're married, Go, sing now in 398 00:24:54,400 --> 00:24:57,800 the command, in the Lord's Church, it doesn't say if you're 399 00:24:57,800 --> 00:25:01,300 in a good mood, you're happier. I marry then singing The Worship 400 00:25:01,300 --> 00:25:04,600 it says no it doesn't make any difference what your day is. 401 00:25:04,600 --> 00:25:07,000 Like it doesn't make a difference, what your mood is, 402 00:25:07,100 --> 00:25:11,900 how you feel, you come together and you will sing and you will 403 00:25:11,900 --> 00:25:14,700 do it together and you will do it with the melody in your 404 00:25:14,700 --> 00:25:18,300 heart, and you will do it in these Psalms hymns, and 405 00:25:18,300 --> 00:25:21,400 spiritual songs, you will teach one another and admonish one, 406 00:25:21,400 --> 00:25:24,700 another and encourage, and instruct one another in doing. 407 00:25:24,700 --> 00:25:27,900 So that's a command James. 5 is any merry? 408 00:25:27,900 --> 00:25:29,400 Let him sing. Psalms folks, we get together. 409 00:25:29,500 --> 00:25:31,800 Together this afternoon. And we can gather around 410 00:25:31,800 --> 00:25:33,700 somewhere and sing, we can go to my house. 411 00:25:33,700 --> 00:25:37,700 We can sing, we can go to a big meeting and sit around a bonfire 412 00:25:37,700 --> 00:25:45,000 and sing these songs of praise. Another thing. 413 00:25:46,500 --> 00:25:49,400 There are no absolute distinctions that are drawn 414 00:25:49,400 --> 00:25:54,400 between the different types of songs that Paul talks about 415 00:25:54,900 --> 00:25:58,300 notice. First of all, Paul says the word 416 00:25:58,500 --> 00:26:02,400 Psalm, this is a very misunderstood word of among 417 00:26:02,400 --> 00:26:05,400 those that are Advocates of instrumental music. 418 00:26:05,800 --> 00:26:09,500 Now, the word Psalm as described by mr. 419 00:26:09,500 --> 00:26:14,100 Strong is defined like this. It is a Pious song. 420 00:26:14,600 --> 00:26:19,000 It is a song of Praise. But somebody might say, no, wait 421 00:26:19,000 --> 00:26:21,900 a minute. What about the original 422 00:26:21,900 --> 00:26:24,800 definition? What about what faier says 423 00:26:24,800 --> 00:26:26,900 about? The original definition of the 424 00:26:26,900 --> 00:26:29,500 word. Psallo, what about that? 425 00:26:31,300 --> 00:26:37,000 Because that word means to Twitch to twang to strike or to 426 00:26:37,000 --> 00:26:39,500 pluck, but I'm going to tell you something. 427 00:26:39,500 --> 00:26:43,400 If we're going to quote Fair, we better keep quoting because on 428 00:26:43,400 --> 00:26:46,400 page six hundred seventy five of his greek-english. 429 00:26:46,400 --> 00:26:49,800 Lexicon of the New Testament, this is what failure said this 430 00:26:49,800 --> 00:26:53,000 is the same scholar. That said, it means to Twitch 431 00:26:53,000 --> 00:26:56,700 twang strike or pluck in its origin. 432 00:26:57,200 --> 00:26:59,800 They are gives many different nations of the of the Greek 433 00:26:59,800 --> 00:27:03,100 word, psallo. From which we get the word saw 434 00:27:03,100 --> 00:27:08,200 most, which is translated in the English language as Psalm. 435 00:27:08,400 --> 00:27:12,200 This is what Fair says in the New Testament The word means 436 00:27:12,200 --> 00:27:17,100 this in the New Testament, every time, it means to sing A Hymn, 437 00:27:17,100 --> 00:27:22,900 it means to celebrate the Praises of God in song. 438 00:27:22,900 --> 00:27:31,000 And then it says, Ephesians 5:19, James, 5:13 and Romans 15 439 00:27:31,000 --> 00:27:35,100 and 9 Bollinger, another Greek lexicographer. 440 00:27:35,100 --> 00:27:39,400 After giving the definition of the word, he said this it is 441 00:27:39,400 --> 00:27:41,000 only in the in the Old Testament. 442 00:27:41,300 --> 00:27:44,300 Emmett worship that musical instruments were ever. 443 00:27:44,300 --> 00:27:48,400 Used, not in the New Testament nor in the early church. 444 00:27:48,800 --> 00:27:53,000 Justin Martyr expressly says that instrumental music was not 445 00:27:53,000 --> 00:27:58,600 found in Christian worship, JW McGarvey, one of the greatest 446 00:27:58,600 --> 00:28:03,700 Scholars the world ever. Produced said this, When any man 447 00:28:03,700 --> 00:28:08,000 says that by the word Saum Paul meant to authorize instrumental 448 00:28:08,000 --> 00:28:11,100 music and worship is what McGarvey said? 449 00:28:12,100 --> 00:28:17,500 He is a s'matter ER, in Greek who can believe anything, that 450 00:28:17,500 --> 00:28:22,800 he wishes to believe because when the wish is father, to the 451 00:28:22,800 --> 00:28:28,300 thought, true exegesis is like water on a duck's back. 452 00:28:29,800 --> 00:28:35,500 If your hope and your desire comes before the thought of 453 00:28:35,500 --> 00:28:39,500 understanding, then true exegesis or true understanding 454 00:28:39,500 --> 00:28:42,800 the context of a passage is like water going off. 455 00:28:42,800 --> 00:28:46,600 A duck's back, you will never understand what the word of God 456 00:28:46,600 --> 00:28:52,300 teaches on the subject. When Paul said sing Psalms, the 457 00:28:52,300 --> 00:28:57,800 instrument to be touched Twang and so forth is the heart. 458 00:28:57,900 --> 00:29:02,700 And not a mechanical, instrument Paul said, make melody in your 459 00:29:02,700 --> 00:29:05,700 heart to the Lord. How do you do that? 460 00:29:05,700 --> 00:29:09,700 You do that by singing? A song of Praise. 461 00:29:10,500 --> 00:29:11,800 What? About the word him? 462 00:29:12,200 --> 00:29:14,500 You know, in the religious World, a lots been said about 463 00:29:14,500 --> 00:29:16,800 the different words that Paul is using and saying, well, you 464 00:29:16,800 --> 00:29:20,300 know, there's different words and they use this This word to 465 00:29:20,300 --> 00:29:22,900 authorize instrumental music. We've proven that was never in 466 00:29:22,908 --> 00:29:24,600 the New Testament. It doesn't mean that the New 467 00:29:24,600 --> 00:29:28,000 Testament, so we can't do that. What about the other words? 468 00:29:28,200 --> 00:29:32,700 The other words for example, the word him strong says, is a song 469 00:29:32,700 --> 00:29:36,800 written in praise to God. It is a sacred song. 470 00:29:38,000 --> 00:29:42,200 Matthew 26 and 30 is cited. And when they had sung A Hymn, 471 00:29:42,200 --> 00:29:46,400 they went out into the Mount of Olives acts 16:25 and at 472 00:29:46,400 --> 00:29:51,000 midnight, Paul and Silas prayed and sang, Praises unto God, and 473 00:29:51,000 --> 00:29:55,000 the prisoners heard them. As a great example, they weren't 474 00:29:55,000 --> 00:29:58,800 worshipping God in an assembly. Hey, weren't worshipping God in 475 00:29:58,800 --> 00:30:01,300 the assembly. They were in prison. 476 00:30:03,100 --> 00:30:06,200 In fact, it would have been unscriptural for them to Worship 477 00:30:06,200 --> 00:30:09,800 in an unscriptural way. We're not talking about the 478 00:30:09,800 --> 00:30:13,000 worship service here. We're talking about a time when 479 00:30:13,000 --> 00:30:16,100 they were in prison at midnight and they were praying to God and 480 00:30:16,100 --> 00:30:19,700 they were giving God the praise and they sang songs of praise 481 00:30:19,700 --> 00:30:22,900 and they did so loud enough that other people that were 482 00:30:22,900 --> 00:30:28,400 prisoners, heard them sing it. Singing A Hymn so you can sing 483 00:30:28,400 --> 00:30:34,000 hymns, you can sing what we often times call church songs. 484 00:30:34,700 --> 00:30:39,400 Anywhere you want to according to the scriptures Hebrews 2 and 485 00:30:39,400 --> 00:30:43,200 12 says, I would declare thy name unto my brethren in the 486 00:30:43,200 --> 00:30:47,400 midst of the church. I will sing praise unto thee. 487 00:30:47,400 --> 00:30:50,000 That's the other side. You can do it away from the 488 00:30:50,000 --> 00:30:54,600 church and you will do it in the Assembly of the church. 489 00:30:55,600 --> 00:30:59,500 What about spiritual songs? Strong says, spiritual songs are 490 00:30:59,500 --> 00:31:04,100 songs belonging to the spirit or songs that have spiritual 491 00:31:04,500 --> 00:31:08,100 themes, you know, I gave you a variety of definitions and 492 00:31:08,100 --> 00:31:12,100 really, there's no tremendous distinctions between the Tom's 493 00:31:12,100 --> 00:31:14,700 and between the names that Paul gives there. 494 00:31:15,700 --> 00:31:19,000 Throw no great distinctions between all of those. 495 00:31:19,000 --> 00:31:21,600 There are no absolute distinctions that are drawn 496 00:31:21,700 --> 00:31:24,600 between the different types of songs that Paul listed. 497 00:31:25,300 --> 00:31:28,000 But you know if somebody was going to misunderstand or what 498 00:31:28,000 --> 00:31:31,000 Paul was talking about and somebody didn't know what those 499 00:31:31,000 --> 00:31:36,500 words mean, Paul clears it up by saying next the kind of music 500 00:31:36,900 --> 00:31:39,700 that's to be had and that is singing. 501 00:31:39,900 --> 00:31:44,500 He says Strong says the word. Singing means to sing with 502 00:31:44,600 --> 00:31:49,500 voicing words in musical, tones involving Musical modulations 503 00:31:50,000 --> 00:31:52,600 and inflections. You know, there are many 504 00:31:52,600 --> 00:31:55,100 different unique forms of singing from different parts of 505 00:31:55,100 --> 00:31:57,300 the world. I mentioned the Philippines, 506 00:31:57,300 --> 00:31:59,800 just a, just a little bit ago. They do sing a little bit 507 00:31:59,800 --> 00:32:03,300 differently to style, which they sing you can go to Africa. 508 00:32:03,300 --> 00:32:06,300 And I've heard recordings in Africa, the Africans Terry's 509 00:32:06,300 --> 00:32:07,700 been there. Where they sing. 510 00:32:07,700 --> 00:32:11,600 It doesn't quite sound exactly. Like, we sing the stylist, So 511 00:32:11,600 --> 00:32:17,100 forth and so on, in the manner we sing in harmony, we sing good 512 00:32:17,100 --> 00:32:20,000 parts. But, you know, when we sing with 513 00:32:20,000 --> 00:32:23,600 the spirit and we sing with the understanding also and we sing 514 00:32:23,600 --> 00:32:26,200 words that are true and accurate and correct. 515 00:32:26,200 --> 00:32:29,100 And we do so, according to the Scriptures, it doesn't make any 516 00:32:29,100 --> 00:32:30,700 difference if we were in the Philippines. 517 00:32:30,700 --> 00:32:34,700 If we are in Africa or were assembled here at plans Road and 518 00:32:34,700 --> 00:32:39,000 sing as we sing, all those matters of singing and song is 519 00:32:39,000 --> 00:32:45,400 acceptable in the eyes of God equally, so The key is this, in 520 00:32:45,400 --> 00:32:49,100 our singing, it is a message and attitude and our sincerity 521 00:32:49,100 --> 00:32:52,100 rather than the style that's important. 522 00:32:52,300 --> 00:32:55,400 We must choose songs that are for their appropriateness and 523 00:32:55,400 --> 00:32:59,500 spiritual content and the melody is made in the heart. 524 00:32:59,800 --> 00:33:03,700 The heart as Thayer says, is the seat of our spiritual life. 525 00:33:03,700 --> 00:33:06,500 It is the source of our thoughts, the source of our 526 00:33:06,500 --> 00:33:10,000 passions and the source of our desires. 527 00:33:10,300 --> 00:33:13,800 It is our Inner Man. It is our Spirit with which we 528 00:33:13,800 --> 00:33:17,200 sing and the words that we sing are to originate from the 529 00:33:17,200 --> 00:33:21,000 thoughts and feelings of our heart. 530 00:33:22,900 --> 00:33:26,000 We sing with the spirit. And we sing with the 531 00:33:26,000 --> 00:33:30,800 understanding also. You know, I never did understand 532 00:33:30,800 --> 00:33:33,300 how someone thinks they can worship in spirit and in truth 533 00:33:33,300 --> 00:33:35,900 and sleep. During the singing, I've seen 534 00:33:35,900 --> 00:33:40,900 people do that maybe you have to sleep during the day, That's not 535 00:33:40,900 --> 00:33:43,900 an item of worship that we get to decide if we're going to do 536 00:33:43,900 --> 00:33:50,400 or not. We sing with the spirit, we sing 537 00:33:50,400 --> 00:33:56,300 with the understanding we do. So in truth, We sing with the 538 00:33:56,300 --> 00:34:00,500 melody that's in our heart and one more thing along this line 539 00:34:00,500 --> 00:34:04,300 before moving on, there are many words in the New Testament that 540 00:34:04,300 --> 00:34:08,199 are used symbolically or figuratively that have different 541 00:34:08,199 --> 00:34:11,900 meanings in the Old Testament. For example, I have on the board 542 00:34:11,900 --> 00:34:15,800 there, I have circumcision. Now, I just mentioned in Acts 15 543 00:34:15,800 --> 00:34:18,600 about circumcision under the Old Law of Moses. 544 00:34:18,600 --> 00:34:22,199 We are talking about literal circumcision and that was a 545 00:34:22,199 --> 00:34:25,199 covenant agreement, or Covenant relationship. 546 00:34:25,300 --> 00:34:29,199 That was bound upon the men, the people of God, under the law of 547 00:34:29,199 --> 00:34:32,699 Moses, but we don't have literal circumcision. 548 00:34:32,699 --> 00:34:38,300 But this works circumcision is found in the New Testament. 549 00:34:38,699 --> 00:34:40,800 What is it? The Bible says, it is 550 00:34:40,800 --> 00:34:45,500 circumcision of the heart. There for circumcision is not 551 00:34:45,500 --> 00:34:48,000 used, literally in the New Testament it is used 552 00:34:48,000 --> 00:34:51,199 symbolically. It is used figuratively. 553 00:34:51,600 --> 00:34:55,500 Sacrifice was used, literally under the Old Law in the old Old 554 00:34:55,500 --> 00:34:59,100 Testament, they had blood of bulls of calves and of goats and 555 00:34:59,100 --> 00:35:04,200 so forth and so on we no longer have that because Jesus was our 556 00:35:04,200 --> 00:35:08,400 great high priest and it is, and Jesus was the Supreme sacrifice 557 00:35:08,600 --> 00:35:13,600 there for you and I don't make any more animal sacrifices in 558 00:35:13,600 --> 00:35:17,900 worship to God. That is done away with but The 559 00:35:17,900 --> 00:35:20,000 word sacrifices in the New Testament. 560 00:35:21,700 --> 00:35:24,500 We make our bodies, Our Lives, a Living Sacrifice. 561 00:35:26,000 --> 00:35:29,000 Used symbolically or figuratively. 562 00:35:30,000 --> 00:35:33,000 What about altar? We don't actually come to a 563 00:35:33,000 --> 00:35:36,900 literal Altar and offer a sacrifice in a place of honor 564 00:35:36,900 --> 00:35:39,500 and worship to God at an altered literally. 565 00:35:40,100 --> 00:35:42,600 But the word altar is used in the New Testament. 566 00:35:42,600 --> 00:35:44,300 In fact, remember what Jesus said. 567 00:35:44,300 --> 00:35:47,600 If we are going to apply what Jesus said to our life today, 568 00:35:47,800 --> 00:35:50,300 then we need to understand what he's talking about or what is 569 00:35:50,300 --> 00:35:53,400 used symbolically when he said when you can. 570 00:35:53,600 --> 00:35:56,500 When you remember in your mind that your brother Has fought 571 00:35:56,500 --> 00:36:00,100 with you, leave your gift at the altar and go be reconciled to 572 00:36:00,107 --> 00:36:03,200 your brother and then come back to the Altar and make the 573 00:36:03,200 --> 00:36:06,300 sacrifice and we don't have a literal altar. 574 00:36:06,800 --> 00:36:10,800 We don't have a literal sacrifice but we do have worship 575 00:36:11,400 --> 00:36:13,000 when we come together to worship. 576 00:36:13,300 --> 00:36:16,300 Altar being used symbolically for that. 577 00:36:16,800 --> 00:36:19,800 I said that to say this, it is misleading. 578 00:36:19,800 --> 00:36:23,600 Then to force, the ancient literal meaning of solow on to 579 00:36:23,600 --> 00:36:25,700 the New Testament text to justify. 580 00:36:25,800 --> 00:36:30,100 Fi instrumental music. Even if solow were to carry the 581 00:36:30,100 --> 00:36:34,900 meaning of plucking or striking a chord, then contextually, the 582 00:36:34,900 --> 00:36:37,900 instrument is the heart and nothing else. 583 00:36:39,300 --> 00:36:43,800 Finally, a common argument. A Baptist preacher was engaged 584 00:36:43,800 --> 00:36:46,000 in a written debate with a Church of Christ preacher. 585 00:36:46,000 --> 00:36:49,600 And these were the examples that were used in his final argument. 586 00:36:50,200 --> 00:36:53,500 He introduces the harps in heaven that are found in the 587 00:36:53,500 --> 00:36:57,300 Revelation letter, to prove, the use of instrumental music in the 588 00:36:57,300 --> 00:37:02,200 worship of the church. He says, this if it's in heaven, 589 00:37:02,900 --> 00:37:06,400 and we're going to worship in heaven for all eternity and it's 590 00:37:06,400 --> 00:37:10,500 acceptable in heaven, than why can it not be in the church 591 00:37:10,800 --> 00:37:13,600 isn't a church, the Earth. The institution of the Heavenly 592 00:37:13,600 --> 00:37:16,100 Kingdom, don't we believe that the church is what will be 593 00:37:16,100 --> 00:37:19,700 handed over to God in heaven and will worship God. 594 00:37:19,700 --> 00:37:22,500 For all eternity. And Jesus Christ will step down 595 00:37:22,500 --> 00:37:25,900 from the throne and God will reign forever and ever that God 596 00:37:25,900 --> 00:37:32,000 will be all in all. This fellow leaves the 597 00:37:32,000 --> 00:37:34,400 impression that these were literal Harps. 598 00:37:34,700 --> 00:37:38,600 He cited Revelation. 589 Revelation 14 2 and 3 in 599 00:37:38,600 --> 00:37:43,500 Revelation 15 2 & 3. However, if the harps were 600 00:37:43,500 --> 00:37:47,900 literal by the same rule of interpretation, you know what 601 00:37:47,900 --> 00:37:52,300 else is literal horses? There's literal horses in heaven 602 00:37:52,600 --> 00:37:57,300 and they are white red, black and pale, according to 603 00:37:57,300 --> 00:38:00,400 Revelation 6 and verse 8. But let's examine I'm in the 604 00:38:00,400 --> 00:38:03,500 text to see whether these Harps were literal or were they 605 00:38:03,500 --> 00:38:06,500 symbolic in Revelation, 5 and 8, whatever. 606 00:38:06,500 --> 00:38:11,200 John saw it was defined as the prayers of saints. 607 00:38:11,200 --> 00:38:15,100 In Revelation, 14 2 and 3. John doesn't say anything that 608 00:38:15,100 --> 00:38:18,000 he saw, in fact, whatever it means in the text. 609 00:38:18,000 --> 00:38:22,300 It was something that he heard and not something that he saw, 610 00:38:22,300 --> 00:38:29,300 what he heard was the Bible says, a great voice as the voice 611 00:38:29,300 --> 00:38:32,500 of Harper's harping with their Harps. 612 00:38:32,700 --> 00:38:37,000 He never said I saw Harps being played in heaven. 613 00:38:37,000 --> 00:38:42,100 He said, I heard sound I heard a great voice and that great voice 614 00:38:42,100 --> 00:38:48,100 was as the sound of Harpers harping with their Harps used 615 00:38:48,100 --> 00:38:52,800 figuratively. Their Revelation 15 2 and 3 it 616 00:38:52,800 --> 00:38:56,200 speaks of something that John saw among the things that he 617 00:38:56,200 --> 00:38:59,800 saw, he saw a sea of glass, mingled with fire. 618 00:39:00,000 --> 00:39:01,800 Fire. I don't think we really think 619 00:39:01,800 --> 00:39:05,500 that literally, there's a sea of glass mingled with fire in 620 00:39:05,500 --> 00:39:07,500 heaven. I believe we can look at that 621 00:39:07,500 --> 00:39:12,600 and be for a symbolic meaning. No one can actually believe that 622 00:39:12,600 --> 00:39:15,200 literacies of glass and mingled with fire in heaven. 623 00:39:15,200 --> 00:39:18,800 Neither can we look and find that there are literal Harps in 624 00:39:18,800 --> 00:39:21,400 heaven? Also, when a trumpet is being 625 00:39:21,400 --> 00:39:25,200 used in The Book of Revelation, it's a time when a woe is being 626 00:39:25,200 --> 00:39:28,600 pronounced. Or an announcements being made. 627 00:39:30,000 --> 00:39:32,000 Not for the melodious sound of it. 628 00:39:33,100 --> 00:39:34,900 And not so that they can have a good tune. 629 00:39:34,900 --> 00:39:36,600 So the angels in heaven can sink. 630 00:39:38,600 --> 00:39:44,800 These are symbolic. In their context. the final 631 00:39:44,800 --> 00:39:49,500 argument was this, I mentioned just a moment ago briefly, but 632 00:39:49,500 --> 00:39:55,300 all this will be my final Point. His final argument was, if it's 633 00:39:55,300 --> 00:39:58,300 in heaven. Then it has to be. 634 00:39:58,300 --> 00:40:02,700 All right, to be in the church. Let me ask you this. 635 00:40:04,300 --> 00:40:06,100 You believe that infants are going to heaven? 636 00:40:07,900 --> 00:40:09,400 You believe little babies are going to go to heaven. 637 00:40:11,700 --> 00:40:16,200 I think and hope we all do. Little babies don't have any 638 00:40:16,200 --> 00:40:20,500 sin. We got a little guy that we 639 00:40:20,500 --> 00:40:21,600 think is going to be there one day. 640 00:40:24,500 --> 00:40:30,000 Among all of those that have died as children, among those 641 00:40:30,000 --> 00:40:32,400 that have been killed and abortion clinics. 642 00:40:33,700 --> 00:40:37,600 These are living Souls. What do you think they're going 643 00:40:37,600 --> 00:40:41,100 to heaven? I believe, with all my heart, 644 00:40:41,100 --> 00:40:44,700 they're going to heaven and they were not in the church. 645 00:40:46,000 --> 00:40:50,800 Because to be in the church you have to first be in sin. 646 00:40:51,800 --> 00:40:54,400 And if you're a baby and you don't know how to sin, you 647 00:40:54,400 --> 00:40:56,800 cannot send therefore you need no. 648 00:40:56,800 --> 00:41:01,400 Remission of your sins. We don't baptize babies because 649 00:41:01,400 --> 00:41:04,900 they were born with the depraved soul and we believe, if they are 650 00:41:04,900 --> 00:41:07,700 innocent, they are pure and they are saved. 651 00:41:09,000 --> 00:41:11,000 Without becoming a member of the Lord's Church. 652 00:41:12,500 --> 00:41:15,100 Because Acts 2 tells us how you become a member of the Lord's 653 00:41:15,100 --> 00:41:17,100 church. It's when you repent repent of 654 00:41:17,100 --> 00:41:21,100 what your sins your life, how can a baby do that? 655 00:41:21,100 --> 00:41:24,800 They can't you repent, and you are baptized in the name of 656 00:41:24,800 --> 00:41:28,000 Jesus Christ for the remission of your sins. 657 00:41:28,100 --> 00:41:32,700 And when you do that, the Lord automatically adds you to his 658 00:41:32,700 --> 00:41:36,600 church. That's a pretty weak argument 659 00:41:36,600 --> 00:41:40,200 that if it's in heaven, it's got to be okay to be in the church. 660 00:41:41,100 --> 00:41:44,900 Those little guys are going to heaven folks and they never ever 661 00:41:45,100 --> 00:41:47,400 came forward during an invitation were baptized in 662 00:41:47,400 --> 00:41:49,700 water. One more thing, what about 663 00:41:49,700 --> 00:41:52,200 somebody that lives until they're 60 years old or so? 664 00:41:53,200 --> 00:41:56,500 But mentally, they don't have the capabilities of an adult. 665 00:41:56,600 --> 00:42:00,200 The capacity of an adult may be mentally, they are as children, 666 00:42:00,200 --> 00:42:02,900 they're maybe they're six or seven years old mentally. 667 00:42:04,200 --> 00:42:07,800 They're not accountable. They can go to heaven to without 668 00:42:07,800 --> 00:42:10,000 being in the church because there's no way that they could 669 00:42:10,000 --> 00:42:14,000 be of the mindset to make the determine choice to sin. 670 00:42:15,700 --> 00:42:17,700 You know, are Tanner is getting older. 671 00:42:17,700 --> 00:42:19,200 Taylor's already obeyed, the gospel. 672 00:42:19,200 --> 00:42:21,700 But I've used this example, I can't use it with Taylor 673 00:42:21,700 --> 00:42:23,700 anymore. She's known to church now or 674 00:42:23,700 --> 00:42:26,700 Anthony. But I remember using this as an 675 00:42:26,700 --> 00:42:29,800 example. They know these kids that are 676 00:42:29,800 --> 00:42:33,400 that are among us, they know what's right and wrong because 677 00:42:33,500 --> 00:42:36,600 what, their parents tell them is right and wrong. 678 00:42:36,700 --> 00:42:41,000 Not because they made a moral choice, but there Comes A Time 679 00:42:41,000 --> 00:42:44,700 in their life when they will make a moral choice. 680 00:42:44,700 --> 00:42:46,700 They will. Make a choice, whether this is 681 00:42:46,700 --> 00:42:50,100 wrong or that is wrong. I guarantee you every kid that's 682 00:42:50,100 --> 00:42:53,500 ever grown up in any house. Doesn't do things when they're 683 00:42:53,500 --> 00:42:55,500 young because they're afraid to get in trouble. 684 00:42:55,600 --> 00:43:00,500 Not because it's wrong necessarily but over time they 685 00:43:00,500 --> 00:43:03,400 learn and then they when they learn and know the difference 686 00:43:03,400 --> 00:43:06,200 they are accountable and then when they make the choice to do 687 00:43:06,200 --> 00:43:10,500 that, which is morally wrong or wrong in any other way they sin 688 00:43:10,700 --> 00:43:13,300 and therefore sin is in their life and they need permission 689 00:43:13,400 --> 00:43:15,700 from those sins. We car Omit. 690 00:43:15,900 --> 00:43:18,200 If in heaven, it's got to be in the church. 691 00:43:19,000 --> 00:43:23,200 Well, as we pointed out today, hopefully clearly the only music 692 00:43:23,200 --> 00:43:26,000 in the worship that's acceptable in the eyes of God, is when we 693 00:43:26,000 --> 00:43:30,300 come together congregationally and sing as we have done today. 694 00:43:30,600 --> 00:43:32,900 No instruments of Music are allowed. 695 00:43:32,900 --> 00:43:35,600 They are prohibiting in the worship and the only thing we 696 00:43:35,600 --> 00:43:40,000 are plucking and twanging is the instrument of the heart. 697 00:43:42,300 --> 00:43:45,000 We thank you for listening to our podcast, put on by the 698 00:43:45,000 --> 00:43:50,700 Church of Christ at 22:15 plans. 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