Tag Archives: instrumental music

Acapella Singing by the Pilgrims and the Puritans

Posted on April 4, 2021 by Mark Williams

I grew up in the Churches of Christ, which traces their history through the Cane Ridge Revival of 1801 in Kentucky and back through Alexander Campbell to the schisms of the Presbyterian Church in Scotland, and the Reformations of Ulrich … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

How Should our Worship Service Look?

Posted on December 9, 2013 by Mark Williams

What worship format is biblical? In the Law of Moses in the books of Exodus and Leviticus the worship formats outlined by Moses, as commanded by God, were similar to the worship formats in Egypt and the land of Canaan, … Continue reading →

Posted in Baptism, Bible, Command, Example and Necessary Inference, History, Instrumental Music | Tagged , , | Comments Off on How Should our Worship Service Look?

The Only Way to Worship is according to these Rules

Posted on May 25, 2013 by Mark Williams

Hard line Churches of Christ from the Restoration Movement (about 10% to 20% of Churches of Christ) have theology that is based on the belief that all the early churches recorded in the New Testament writings adhered to a rigid … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, Command, Example and Necessary Inference, History, Instrumental Music, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , | 68 Comments

Using Church Tradition

Posted on January 6, 2013 by Mark Williams

Why do Churches of Christ, who eschew tradition as authoritative, appeal to church tradition to prove the first day of every week, and no instrumental music? Lord’s Supper When Churches of Christ try to prove that we must take the … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, Command, Example and Necessary Inference, Instrumental Music | Tagged , , , , , , | 30 Comments

Joy cast in Cement

Posted on January 6, 2013 by Mark Williams

The worship of the early church was not commanded or proscribed (except perhaps for the Lord’s Supper). In the hard line churches of Christ we were told and we believed that the early church worship service was carefully laid out … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, Command, Example and Necessary Inference, Instrumental Music | Tagged , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

The Law of Liberty

Posted on November 27, 2012 by Mark Williams

Frank replied to Biblical Authority for Acapella Music: “God clearly teaches that disciples must be students of Scripture (Ja 1:25, Jn 8:31-32).” I am amazed (yet not amazed) that Frank would use James 1:25 to prove that there is a … Continue reading →

Posted in Command, Example and Necessary Inference | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Biblical Authority for Acapella Singing

Posted on November 23, 2012 by Mark Williams

Frank wrote about Cutting the Roast off: “Your article about opposition to instrumental music in church worship merely being “traditional” is simply wrong and superficially written. I have found that those who get emotionally “burned out” in a conservative approach … Continue reading →

Posted in Command, Example and Necessary Inference, Instrumental Music | Tagged , , , , | 103 Comments

Cutting the End of the Roast off Before you Cook It

Posted on September 4, 2012 by Mark Williams

Someone was asked why she always cut the end of her roast off before cooking it, and was told, “That’s the way my mother cooks it.” When the mother was asked she said, “That’s the way your grandmother cooked it.” … Continue reading →

Posted in Command, Example and Necessary Inference | Tagged , , , , | 6 Comments

Withdrawing from those who refuse to be Safe

Posted on July 29, 2012 by Mark Williams

In my previous blog I said the main argument for binding a capella music on the congregation in Churches of Christ is: To Be Safe. A safe person will respect that God has given authorization for all acceptable worship in … Continue reading →

Posted in Command, Example and Necessary Inference | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment

To Be Safe we can’t use Instrumental Music

Posted on July 24, 2012 by Mark Williams

I remember when I started to realize that one of the doctrines derived from binding New Testament examples, or binding examples of the absence of something (instrumental music), was ridiculous. I started to talk about it with my friends in … Continue reading →

Posted in Command, Example and Necessary Inference, Instrumental Music | Tagged , , , , | 3 Comments