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Friday, February 22, 2008

A cappella singing in churches of Christ

Unlike some churches that seek to entertain, churches of Christ have a different goal for worship. We are a loving fellowship passionately committed to being the bride of Christ - God’s called out people. The goal of our church is to foster spiritual formation in believers and nonbelievers through edification, worship and the encouragement of private prayer while attempting to meet both spiritual and physical needs. We try to create a holy place where strangers become friends and where everyone feels safe enough to share who they are - a place where everyone can ask the really important questions of life. Bible class is a “fearless space” where such questions are explored and can be responded to in a loving manner.

This website will provide you with a host of information about a cappella singing and the instrumental music issue within churches of Christ:

The nature of the church

Our understanding of worship

Church History 101 - The Restoration Movement and the division over instrumental music

Hermeneutics: understanding scripture

Harps and the heart of God

Musical insights from the book of Psalms

Basic types of stringed instruments

The association of instruments with pagan worship in Babylonian Captivity and into the first century

The Pauline principles of music

The problems of trying to be a "New Testament" church musically

The use of the word psalm in scripture

Worship in Heaven

Instruments that accompany singing and those that replace it

The risks of using instruments in worship

Membership survey


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