Singing has a very
definite place in worshipping God in spirit and in truth. We glorify
God in our singing praises to His name. There are only nine
scriptures in the New Testament which specify the kind of music in the
worship of the church that God wishes in order for us to worship Him
in spirit and in truth. They are as follows: (1) Matthew
26:30, "And when they had sung a hymn, they
went out to the Mount of Olives"; (2) Acts 16:25,
"But at midnight, Paul and Silas were praying and
singing hymns to God"; (3) Romans 15:9,
"For this reason I will confess you among the Gentiles, and
sing to your name"; (4) 1 Corinthians 14:15,
"I will sing with the spirit, and I will also
sing with the understanding"; (5) Ephesians
5:19, "Speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and
spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the
Lord"; (6) Colossians 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"; (7) Hebrews 2:12,
"In the midst of the assembly I will sing praise to
You"; (8) Hebrews 13:15, "Therefore by
Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is
the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His
name"; (9) James 5:13, "Is any among
you suffering? Let him pray. Is any cheerful? Let him
sing psalms."
All without
exception specify only singing. Mechanical instruments of music in
the worship of the church are not mentioned in the above scriptures or
anywhere else in the New Testament because God has not authorized
them. Those who do not respect God's word do not respect
God.
God has commanded
us to sing. That means each one of us. When people just sit
through the song service and never attempt to sing (unless they can't
sing) they are not obeying God. Or when people just sit and listen
to a choir sing they are not obeying God’s command to sing. They are
not "offering the fruit of our lips". Can someone else worship for
us? I think not. There is no Biblical authority for a
choir. Congregational A Capella singing is the only kind of music
divinely authorized by the Lord for Christian worship. If we follow
only what God has authorized in our singing in worship, then the whole
congregation will sing without mechanical instruments of
music.
Questions Lesson 17
Singing In Worship (Part 1)
(click on the button of the answer of your
choice)
1) (Matthew 26:30) What
did Christ and His apostles do before they
went to the Mount of
Olives?
Went home first.
Took a nap.
Sung a hymn.
2)
Singing is part of our worship to God.
3) (Acts 16:25) While Paul and Silas were in
jail
They prayed and sang hymns to God.
They were trying to break out.
They were crying.
4)
While in jail Paul played the guitar while Silas played the
drums as they
sang hymns to God.
5) (1 Corinthians 14:15) What are we to sing
with?
A piano.
The spirit and the understanding.
An organ.
6)
The above verse tells us we are to sing with a five piece
band.
7) (Ephesians 5:19) When we sing praises to God,
where are we to
make the melody?
On a piano.
On an organ.
In our heart.
8)
We are speaking to one another as we sing psalms,
hymns, and spiritual
songs.
9) (Colossians 3:16) As we sing psalms, hymns, and
spiritual songs we
are to sing with what?
Grace in our hearts.
A guitar.
An organ.
10)
We teach and admonish one another as we sing.
11) (Hebrews 13:15) The sacrifice of praise that we
offer to God when
we sing to Him
Can be performed on a piano.
Can be performed when we don’t sing.
Is referred to as the fruit of our lips.
12)
The sacrifice of praise we give to God is the fruit of our lips
as we
sing.