Yet again, no scripture has been shown that says that psalms are the only songs to be sung, or that any other form of worship is wrong.
As for the verses you did offer:
1 Aaron's sons Nadab and Abihu took their censers, put fire in them and added incense; and they offered unauthorized fire before the LORD , contrary to his command. 2 So fire came out from the presence of the LORD and consumed them, and they died before the LORD . Lev 10:1-2
read on to verse 8-9: 8 Then the LORD said to Aaron, 9 "You and your sons are not to drink wine or other fermented drink whenever you go into the Tent of Meeting, or you will die. This is a lasting ordinance for the generations to come.
They were killed because they came before the Lord drunk with wine, which then caused them to perform blasphemous acts. Taking scripture out of context is not the way to prove a point.
32 See that you do all I command you; do not add to it or take away from it. Deut. 12:32
Again, point out in scripture where God has commanded no others songs but the psalms to be sung. Perhaps you are adding to the commandments by saying psalms are the only acceptable worship? And of course there is always:
Speak to one another with psalms, hymns and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your heart to the Lord. Ephesians 5:19
and
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God. Colossians 3:16
Seems to be more than just psalms there.
2 Sam. 6: This is speaking of when Uzzah touched the ark of God and was struck down. Uzzah was in direct violation of God's laws concerning the ark. First, it had nothing at all to do with worship. Second, we're still looking for God's order of worship in scripture, please.
In 1 Sam. Sammuel has instructed Saul to wait 7 days for Sammuel to return before offering the sacrifice. Saul waited 7 days and his men began to "scatter" from him because they were afriad. So Saul offered the sacrifice. Saul's disobediance was a direct result of his lack of faith. I fail to see how offering praise to God through original songs could be confused with the hasty reactions of a faithless leader.
The fact of the matter is, each of these scriptures *fails to point out where God has said only psalms may be used in worship, or that any innovation in worship is wrong.* What these scripture do tell us is that lack of faith, getting drunk before worship, or doing exactly what God has specifically commanded not to do (like touching the ark) is a fast way to get on His bad side. I think we already knew that.
Another interesting point:
34Hearing that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, the Pharisees got together. 35One of them, an expert in the law, tested him with this question:
36"Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?" 37Jesus replied: " 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.' 38This is the first and greatest commandment. 39And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' 40All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments." Matthew 22:34-40
If the greatest commandment is to love God with all that you are, and if praise and worpship songs, drawing or painting during a worship service, etc. come from a love of God and the desire to see Him glorified, there is nothing wrong with it and God is pleased.
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