Bible
Study - Are You Worshipping God In Spirit And In Truth?
Lesson 17
Singing In Worship (Part
1)
Singing has a very definite
place in worshipping God in spirit and in truth. We glorify
God in our singing praises to His name. There are only nine
scriptures in the New Testament which specify the kind of
music in the worship of the church that God wishes
in order for us to worship Him in spirit and in truth. They
are as follows: (1) Matthew 26:30,
"And when they had sung a hymn, they went out
to the Mount of Olives"; (2) Acts 16:25,
"But at midnight, Paul and Silas were praying and singing
hymns to God"; (3) Romans 15:9,
"For this reason I will confess you among the Gentiles,
and sing to your name"; (4) 1 Corinthians
14:15, "I will sing with
the spirit, and I will also sing with the understanding";
(5) Ephesians 5:19, "Speaking to
one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing
and making melody in your heart to the Lord";
(6) Colossians 3:16, "Let the
word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching
and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual
songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord";
(7) Hebrews 2:12, "In the midst
of the assembly I will sing praise to You";
(8) Hebrews 13:15, "Therefore
by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to
God, that is the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to
His name"; (9) James 5:13,
"Is any among you suffering? Let him pray. Is any cheerful?
Let him sing psalms." All without exception
specify only singing. Mechanical instruments of music in the
worship of the church are not mentioned in the above scriptures
or anywhere else in the New Testament because God has not
authorized them.
God has commanded us to sing.
That means each one of us. When people just sit through the
song service and never attempt to sing they are not obeying
God. Or when people just sit and listen to a choir sing they
are not obeying God’s command to sing. They are not "offering
the fruit of our lips". Can someone else worship for
us? I think not. There is no Biblical authority
for a choir. Congregational A Capella singing is the only
kind of music divinely authorized by the Lord for Christian
worship.
Questions Lesson 17
Singing In Worship (Part
1)
(click on the button of the
answer of your choice)
1) (Matthew 26:30) What did Christ and
His apostles do before they went to the Mount of Olives?
Went home first.
Took a nap.
Sung a hymn.
2)
Singing is part of our worship to God.
3) (Acts 16:25) While Paul
and Silas were in jail
They prayed and sang hymns to God.
They were trying to break out.
They were crying.
4)
While in jail Paul played the guitar while Silas played
the drums as they sang hymns to God.
5) (1 Corinthians 14:15)
What are we to sing with?
A piano.
The spirit and the understanding.
An organ.
6)
The above verse tells us we are to sing with a five piece
band.
7) (Ephesians 5:19) When
we sing praises to God, where are we to make the melody?
On a piano.
On an organ.
In our heart.
8)
We are speaking to one another as we sing psalms, hymns,
and spiritual songs.
9) (Colossians 3:16) As
we sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs we are to sing
with what?
Grace in our hearts.
A guitar.
An organ.
10)
We teach and admonish one another as we sing.
11) (Hebrews 13:15) The
sacrifice of praise that we offer to God when we sing to Him
Can be performed on a piano.
Can be performed when we don’t sing.
Is referred to as the fruit of our lips.
12)
The sacrifice of praise we give to God is the fruit
of our lips as we sing.
