Can musical instruments be used in church services?
We learn in the Old Testament that people played instruments before God (see 2 Samuel 6:5 and 1 Chronicles 13:8). We also know that the Levite singers (who provided the music, among other things) were told to have instruments accompany them in 1 Chronicles 15:16. The priests and Levites sang and played instruments to praise the LORD in Ezra 3:10, 11 and at a dedication ceremony in Nehemiah 12:27-43. It is also interesting that Psalm 150 repeatedly refers to praising the LORD with various instruments, yet does not mention singing! There are other references, but it should now be clear that using instruments to praise God is OK. That said, some people state, yes, but the New Testament does not command us to use instruments in worship. How do we know that using them is still OK? (For example, the Bible refers to people singing to God and praising Him in Ephesians 5:19 and Colossians 3:16, but does not state that they used instruments.) Since such passages do not refer to people using inst
