Eph 519 Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord Col 316 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs singing with gr ID: 462191
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Singing and New Testament WorshipSlide2
Eph 5:19
“Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord”Slide3
Col 3:16
“Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord”Slide4
Col 3:17
“And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him”Slide5
“whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus”
By the authority of Jesus Christ.Slide6
Matt 28:18
“And Jesus came and
spake
unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth”Slide7
Matt 21:23-27
“And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said…Slide8
Matt 21:23-27
…By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority? And Jesus answered and said unto them, I also will ask…Slide9
Matt 21:23-27
…you one thing, which if ye tell me, I in like wise will tell you by what authority I do these things. The baptism of John, whence was it?...Slide10
Matt 21:23-27
…from heaven, or of men? And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say unto us, Why did…Slide11
Matt 21:23-27
…ye not then believe him? But if we shall say, Of men; we fear the people; for all hold John as a prophet. And they answered Jesus, and…Slide12
Matt 21:23-27
…said, We cannot tell. And he said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things”Slide13
Heb 5:9
“And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him”Slide14
Testimony of Early HistorySlide15
Chrysostom
(c. 400 A.D.) stated:
“It was the ancient custom, as it is still with us, for all to come together and
unitedly
to join singing. The young and the old, rich and poor, male…Slide16
Chrysostom
(c. 400 A.D.) stated:
…and female, bond and free, all in one song…All worldly distinctions here cease, and the whole congregation from one general chorus.”Slide17
Ignatius Bishop of
Antioh
around 110 A.D., wrote:
“Now all of you together become a choir so that being harmoniously in concord and receiving…Slide18
Ignatius Bishop of
Antioh
around 110 A.D., wrote:
…the key note from God in unison you may sing with one voice through Jesus Christ to the Father.”Slide19
M’Clintock
and Strong identify departures from first century congregational singing, labeling the
“innovations,”
which arose from the fourth century onward. They include responsive singing and choirs in this category.”Slide20
H. Leo Boles:
“Usually quartets are used “not so much for worship, but for entertainment. I think it sinful to use an item of worship as a mere entertainment. …A quartet may sing God’s praises, but God does not call upon us to praise Him by proxy.”Slide21
Testimony of ScriptureSlide22
Eph 5:19
“Speaking to
yourselves
in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs,
singing
and making melody in
your heart
to the Lord”Slide23
Col 3:16
“Let the word of Christ dwell in
you
richly in all wisdom;
teaching and admonishing one another
in
psalms and hymns and spiritual songs
,
singing with grace in your hearts
to the Lord”Slide24
Josh 24:14
“Now therefore fear the LORD, and serve him in sincerity and in truth: and put away the gods which your
fathers…Slide25
Josh
24:14
…
served on the other side of the flood, and in Egypt; and serve ye the LORD.”Slide26
Deut 10:12-13
“And now, Israel, what doth the LORD thy God require of thee, but to fear the LORD thy God, to
walk…Slide27
Deut
10:12-13
…
in
all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the LORD thy God with all thy heart and with all thy
soul…Slide28
Deut
10:12-13
…
To
keep the commandments of the LORD, and his statutes, which I command thee this day for thy good?”Slide29
John 4:24
“God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth”Slide30
Are we authorized to sing outside of the worship assembly?Slide31
Matt 26:30
“And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives”Slide32
Acts 16:25
“And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them”Slide33
James 5:13
“Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms”Slide34
What kind of singing has God authorized?Slide35
Dave Miller, Singing and New Testament Worship
“…choir groups have no place in the worship assembly of the church”Slide36
Singing requires speaking:
Eph 5:19
“Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord”Slide37
Therefore: Vocal bands are not authorized.
“Vocal band”
= Sounds made to sound like instruments.Slide38
Col 3:16
“Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord”Slide39
For the same reason clapping, whistling, humming, and dancing is unauthorized.Slide40
The Bible clearly teaches that worship is designed to praise and worship God, not entertain the worshipper.Slide41
Col 3:16
“Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in
psalms and hymns and spiritual songs
, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord”Slide42
“…
psalms and hymns and spiritual songs
…”
rules out all other forms of songs.
Not authorizedSlide43
God wants Christians to assemble together and to sing together.Slide44
Why is there such a ground swell of support for musical innovation? It is exciting, enjoyable, pleasurable, and aesthetically appealing = entertainment.Slide45
Congregational singing is for edification, teaching, admonition, emotional satisfaction and directed to God in the way God has commanded.
(spiritual)Slide46
Singing and New Testament WorshipSlide47
Rom 10:17
“So then
faith
cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God”Slide48
Acts 3:19
“
Repent
ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord”Slide49
Phil 2:11
“And that every tongue should
confess
that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father”Slide50
Gal 3:27
“For as many of you as have been
baptized into Christ have put on Christ
”Slide51
Acts 10:48
“And he
commanded
them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then prayed they him to tarry certain days”Slide52
Hear
Believe
Repent
Confess
Baptized
Eternal Life
Singing