How did you come up with your conclusion?
Simple. While there's times when certain instruments were used during worship, there was no instruction to say what instruments were to be used and when.
Refer back to my last post, 5th May 2013 04:10 PM. I included scripture with my reply, which may clear things up for any of you reading this who have not been involved or reading this discussion.
- Who was commanded to use instruments in the Old Testament?
- Would it be a sin for them to not use the instruments as commanded?
Sorry, I thought it went without saying that it is sin to disobey God. It seems that you have a different viewpoint though. Please explain.
Yes, you've used a lot of scripture. But you used a lot of conjecture, as well. Finding examples of when instruments were used, and why, falls short of saying that God commanded certain instruments be used at certain times.
"8 Then Moses said to Korah, Hear now, you sons of Levi: 9 Is it a small thing to you that the God of Israel has separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to Himself, to do the work of the tabernacle of the Lord, and to stand before the congregation to serve them; 10 and that He has brought you near to Himself, you and all your brethren, the sons of Levi, with you?" - Numbers 16:8-10
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Praise the Lord ! Praise God in His sanctuary; Praise Him in His mighty expanse. Praise Him for His mighty deeds; Praise Him according to His excellent greatness. Praise Him with trumpet sound; Praise Him with harp and lyre. Praise Him with timbrel and dancing; Praise Him with stringed instruments and pipe. Praise Him with loud cymbals; Praise Him with resounding cymbals. Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord ! (Psalms 150:1-6 NASB)
Here is Psalm 150. It would be a stretch to say that it is a prescription for which instruments are to be used in worship, and when. It's clear, at face value, that the writer wanted to convey that we are to praise God with instruments and dance, and voice. I would say that this isn't an all inclusive list, not is it a requirement to always use each instrument. The writer is just exuberant about worship, as he should be.
The point in all of this is to show that there's no teaching in scripture that says OT worship without instruments is sinning. It's not there. Likewise, there's no teaching in the NT that says that instruments are not to be used in worship.
I appreciate my brother's diligence to try to be pleasing to God in worship. It's commendable, and I will not fault them for that. However, there has yet to be shown any clear cut evidence from scripture that says instruments should not be used in NT worship. In fact, I would say that there is evidence that they are allowed since Paul, a Jew, said to sing Psalms. And the singing of psalms clearly allowed for the use of instruments.