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We will begin a series on doctrine in December and we are going to address instrumental music. Our goal is to present one reason for why we don't use instruments. If you could only give one reason what would it be?

I would probably do something along this line:

The vocal singing of words is the only "right" form of musical worship (Eph. 5:19; Col. 3:16; Heb. 13:15).  Anything else--more than just instruments--is automatically "not right."

I guess this is essentially the argument from silence, but I'm not sure how positively young people respond to how it's always been presented--even though it needs to be emphasized.  thanks for ya'll's efforts to do so at g'mere...

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God Bless,
Joey Sparks

Also, in addition to JS's remarks, I teach the Nadib and Abihu principle.  God wants what he wants; not what we often think he wants or what we think is ok.  This is a timely principle laid out in the OT and it stands firm in the issue of instrumental music.

In other words, the foreign fire they used, for whatever reason, brighter, hotter, prettier, or more suitable for their purpose, or whatever, is not the fire approved of by God.  Many like instrumental music because its prettier, more meaningful,..."surely God thinks it more beautiful and how can he not like it...right", and "it doesn't matter"....all these things simply violate what God says HE wanted.

So who are we, the created, decide what is ok with him, the creator?

Also, a quick study of the introduction of instrumental music into early Christian worship shows that it was opposed by protestant denominational preachers of that time.  So, duh...even they rejected them early on.

russ

ps. also because Michael J said so...that's enough for me.

I have used the approach that since the Bible says to make melody in your heart, melody is made in a living thing.  A guitar, piano, organ or what ever is not a living thing there for cannot be used.  The other ideas are great just a different approach.