First off what does the Bible say about instruments? Psalm 150 Praise the Lord. Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heavens. 2 Praise him for his acts of power; praise him for his surpassing greatness. 3 Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet, praise him with the harp and lyre, 4 praise him with timbrel and dancing, praise him with the strings and pipe, 5 praise him with the clash of cymbals, praise him with resounding cymbals. 6 Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord.
What is a cymbal?
cymbal, percussion instrument consisting of a circular flat or concave metal plate that is struck with a drumstick or is used in pairs struck glancingly together.
Here is my second report which is very hypocritical. You can' bring meat for fellowship dinners making people feel guilty for eating clean meat, when some of them eat meat throughout the week. It is written in the word of God in Matthew 15:16-20
16 “Are you still so dull?” ( In other words are you stupid?) Jesus asked them. 17 “Don’t you see that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and then out of the body? 18 But the things that come out of a person’s mouth come from the heart, and these defile them. 19 For out of the heart come evil thoughts—murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander. 20 These are what defile a person; but eating with unwashed hands does not defile them.”
I love God but I dislike religion because religion is man made error, watch your life and doctrine closely. False doctrine causes confusion and mental problems. God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth. John 4:24 says God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth. Read the word of God yourself, build a relationship with Him, and see if you are in sound doctrine.
These churches in America founded by Joseph Smith, Williams Miller, Ellen G. White, or Charles Taze Russell don't have everything correct. John 4:24 says God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth. Anything that has an error is not in truth.
Ask questions and think. We know God's church did not start in 1844 by these people. Joseph Smith, Williams Miller, Ellen G. White, or Charles Taze Russell.
It is written 1 Timothy 2:3-7
This is good, and pleases God our Savior, 4 who wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth. 5 For there is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus, 6 who gave himself as a ransom for all people. This has now been witnessed to at the proper time. 7 And for this purpose, I was appointed a herald and an apostle—I am telling the truth, I am not lying—and a true and faithful teacher of the Gentiles.
We have one mediator Christ Jesus and we do not follow men and women of hypocrites.
This is what i am pointing out to you brothers and sisters.
It is written 1 Timothy 4
4 The Spirit clearly says that in later times some will abandon the faith and follow deceiving spirits and things taught by demons. 2 Such teachings come through hypocritical liars, whose consciences have been seared as with a hot iron. 3 They forbid people to marry and order them to abstain from certain foods, which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and who know the truth. 4 For everything God created is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving, 5 because it is consecrated by the word of God and prayer.
6 If you point these things out to the brothers and sisters, you will be a good minister of Christ Jesus, nourished on the truths of the faith and of the good teaching that you have followed. 7 Have nothing to do with godless myths and old wives’ tales; rather, train yourself to be godly.
8 For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come. 9 This is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance. 10 That is why we labor and strive, because we have put our hope in the living God, who is the Savior of all people, and especially of those who believe.
11 Command and teach these things. 12 Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity. 13 Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to preaching and to teaching. 14 Do not neglect your gift, which was given you through prophecy when the body of elders laid their hands on you.
15 Be diligent in these matters; give yourself wholly to them, so that everyone may see your progress. 16 Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do, you will save both yourself and your hearers.
ShipWreck by Trey Knowles
