Is Contemporary Christian Music a sin?
In the Bible we are told how we should worship God. In the Old Testament we see instruments used in worship (2 Chronicles 29:27-28; Psalms 150) but when we come to the New Testament we can not find one single reference to instruments in worship. Church history shows us that instruments were first introduced into worship in 670 by Pope Vitalian and it was rejected. It was not until the 1600’s that wide acceptance of instruments in worship were accepted. I do not believe that we have any authority from the Bible that instruments should be used in worship to God. The Bible is silent as far as listening to music for entertainment purposes that has Christian lyrics and instruments. I see no problem with contemporary Christian music outside of worship. We should be careful not to give people the wrong impression that we believe that it is acceptable in worship to God, but there is nothing wrong with listening or playing it for our enjoyment.
