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Psalm 150
1Praise ye the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power.
2Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him according to his excellent greatness.
3Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and harp.
4Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs.
5Praise him upon the loud cymbals: praise him upon the high sounding cymbals. 6Let every thing that hath breath praise the LORD. Praise ye the LORD.
Now, it might just be me, but this does not sound like a calm or quiet praise and worship service........
So many things and practices have creaped into Christian dome from the roman catholic church the beast power of revelation
So you think drums are regularly used in Mass?Around here they won't even let an electric guitar in the doors of a Catholic church, much less drums.
Paranioa will destroy ya.
I think he means pagan practices in general...
So you think drums are regularly used in Mass?Around here they won't even let an electric guitar in the doors of a Catholic church, much less drums.
Paranioa will destroy ya.
To me this sounds like an instruction to praise God in everything we do. To tie in the praising of God in the sanctuary with the praising of God with these instuments and dancing, you need to show that there was music and dancing in the sanctuary, either the court or more specifically, the Holy Place. Otherwise it is just an unrelated list of ways we can praise Him.
You have got to be kidding me, ECR! Why would I have to show there was dancing and playing these instruments in the sanctuary when the text already states it?
Worship should not include a bedlam of noise.--It is impossible to estimate too largely the work that the Lord will accomplish through His proposed vessels in carrying out His mind and purpose. The things you have described as taking place in Indiana, the Lord has shown me would take place just before the close of probation. Every uncouth thing will be demonstrated. There will be shouting, with drums, music, and dancing. The senses of rational beings will become so confused that they cannot be trusted to make right decisions. And this is called the moving of the Holy Spirit.--2SM 36. {PaM 176.5}
Act as if in the Visible Presence of God
True reverence for God is inspired by a sense of His infinite greatness and a realization of His presence. With this sense of the Unseen, every heart should be deeply impressed. The hour and place of prayer are sacred, because God is there; and as reverence is manifested in attitude and demeanor, the feeling that inspires it will be deepened. "Holy and reverend is His name," the psalmist declares. Psalm 111:9. 452 {CCh 250.3}
When the meeting is opened by prayer, every knee should bow in the presence of the Holy One, and every heart should ascend to God in silent devotion. The prayers of faithful worshipers will be heard, and the ministry of the word will prove effectual. The lifeless attitude of the worshipers in the house of God is one great reason why the ministry is not more productive of good. The melody of song, poured forth from many hearts in clear, distinct utterance, is one of God's instrumentalities in the work of saving souls. All the service should be conducted with solemnity and awe, as if in the visible presence of the Master of assemblies. {CCh 250.4}
When the word is spoken, you should remember, brethren, that you are listening to the voice of God through His delegated servant. Listen attentively. Sleep not for one instant, because by this slumber you may lose the very words that you need most—the very words which, if heeded, would save your feet from straying into wrong paths. Satan and his angels are busy creating a paralyzed condition of the senses so that
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cautions, warnings, and reproofs shall not be heard; or if heard, that they shall not take effect upon the heart and reform the life. Sometimes a little child may so attract the attention of the hearers that the precious seed does not fall into good ground and bring forth fruit. Sometimes young men and women have so little reverence for the house and worship of God that they keep up a continual communication with each other during the sermon. Could these see the angels of God looking upon them and marking their doings, they would be filled with shame, with abhorrence of themselves. God wants attentive hearers. It was while men slept that Satan sowed his tares. {CCh 250.5}
When the benediction is pronounced, all should still be quiet, as if fearful of losing the peace of Christ. Let all pass out without jostling or loud talking, feeling that they are in the presence of God, that His eye is resting upon them, and that they must act as in His visible presence. Let there be no stopping in the aisles to visit or gossip, thus blocking them up so that others cannot pass out. The precincts of the church should be invested with a sacred reverence. It should not be made a place to meet old friends and visit and introduce common thoughts and worldly business transactions. These should be left outside the church. God and angels have been dishonored by the careless, noisy laughing and shuffling of feet heard in some places. {CCh 251.1}
Worship music should be cheerful, yet solemn.--Those who make singing a part of divine worship should select hymns with music appropriate to the occasion, not funeral notes, but cheerful, yet solemn melodies. The voice can and should be modulated, softened, and subdued.--ST June 22, 1882. {PaM 178.2}
The use of musical instruments to create a bedlam of noise, shocks the senses and perverts the worship.--The Holy Spirit never reveals itself in such methods, in such a bedlam of noise. This is an invention of Satan to cover up his ingenious methods for making of none effect the pure, sincere, elevating, ennobling, sanctifying truth for this time. Better never have the worship of God blended with music than to use musical instruments to do the work which last January was represented to me would be brought into our camp meetings. The truth for this time needs nothing of this kind in its work of converting souls. A bedlam of noise shocks the senses and perverts that which if conducted aright might be a blessing. The powers of satanic agencies blend with the din and noise, to have a carnival, and this is termed the Holy Spirit's working.--2SM 36. {PaM 178.3}
It is the duty of every cultured man or woman to read sympathetically the scriptures of the world. If we are to respect others' religions as we would have them respect our own, a friendly study of the world's religions is a sacred duty. - Mohandas K. Gandhi
Indeed, Amisk, if you can be turned by the simple knowledge of another religion, then you are very weak in that which you proclaim. In that case, maybe it is wise not to overload oneself with conflicting ideas. However, this is definitely about ones personal relationship with God and constantly seeking the guideance of the Holy Spirit in ALL things. Also, it is most definitely "cultish" to require that one's members not poersue knowledge or any other religion. It can be perceived that yours is that weak that it cannot stand.
If one is rooted in grounded in Jesus Christ....there is no fear of such knowledge. He never required such a narrow view. We know this because He gave us the intelligence to do eactly that, make informed decisions to choose a relatioship with Him.....or not. He doesn't want our allegiance, obedience because we know nothing else.
Indeed, Amisk, if you can be turned by the simple knowledge of another religion, then you are very weak in that which you proclaim. In that case, maybe it is wise not to overload oneself with conflicting ideas. However, this is definitely about ones personal relationship with God and constantly seeking the guideance of the Holy Spirit in ALL things. Also, it is most definitely "cultish" to require that one's members not poersue knowledge or any other religion. It can be perceived that yours is that weak that it cannot stand.
If one is rooted in grounded in Jesus Christ....there is no fear of such knowledge. He never required such a narrow view. We know this because He gave us the intelligence to do eactly that, make informed decisions to choose a relatioship with Him.....or not. He doesn't want our allegiance, obedience because we know nothing else.
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