A Challenge to use Biblical Instruments ByKenBlue We live in a day when pastors pick a verse from anywhere, and make it say anything they like. This is seen when one conveniently overlooks certain things in the verse and chooses only those that support his agenda. Nowhere is this more evident than in the area […]
WHITEWASHING THE SCAPULARS
WHITEWASHING THE SCAPULARS Some of the brethren condemn your choice of friends, music and instruments while whitewashing the scapulars of those who would scorn them for their hypocrisy. The men they pretend to esteem would refuse to preach in their churches if they were alive today. Spurgeon said, “… What a degradation to supplant the […]
ARE BAPTIST COWARDS
TOO COWARD TO USE BIBLICAL INSTRUMENTS By Ken Blue There must be some logical explanation as to why we go to the Old Testament to support a doctrine or a standard, and then tiptoe past obvious passages which teach an unavoidable truth. That truth is the use of instruments in worship and praise. However, if […]
THE SONG AND THE SERMON
THE IMPORTANCE OF THE SONG SERVICE By Ken Blue Perhaps the best example of “the right hand not knowing what the left hand is doing,” is in the lack of coordination between the Pastor’s sermon and the music director’s selection of songs. Seldom do these two connect the music with the message. I have watched […]
AMORAL: MUSIC OR INSTRUMENTS
USE OF MUSIC OR INSTRUMENTS IN THE CHURCH By Ken Blue The “switch and bate” by some of the brethren is to associate musical instruments with certain groups or individuals, and then make you think the instrument itself is carnal and evil. Music and musical instruments are not the same. Music instruments are amoral, regardless […]