There are Christians who only desire to sing the “old faithful” hymns. There are Christians who adamantly demand that no musical instruments be used. Sadly, the issue of music styles can be very divisive among Christians. So, while the primary purpose of music does seem to be worship, the Bible definitely allows for other uses of music.Ģ) The style of music. In the New Testament, the apostle Paul instructs Christians to encourage one another with music: “Speak to one another with psalms, hymns and spiritual songs” (Ephesians 5:19). The Israelites also used musical instruments to warn of danger (Nehemiah 4:20) and to surprise their enemies (Judges 7:16-22).
However, when King Saul was tormented by evil spirits, he would call on David to play the harp in order to soothe him (1 Samuel 16:14-23). Is music designed solely for worship, or did God also intend music to be soothing and/or entertaining? The most famous musician in the Bible, King David, primarily used music for the purpose of worshiping God (see Psalm 4:1 6:1, 54:1, 55:1 61:1 67:1 76:1).
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