Bible Q&A: Does Amos Condemn Instrumental Music in Worship in the Old Testament?

Amos 5:23 says that God will not listen to the melody of the Israelites’ harps, contextually talking about their worship.  Amos 6:5 gives a “Woe” to those “who sing idle songs to the sound of the harp and like David invent for themselves instruments of music.”  We know that the silence of the Scriptures prohibits… Read More Bible Q&A: Does Amos Condemn Instrumental Music in Worship in the Old Testament?

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My Thoughts on Psalm 119

Many believe they can be faithful in the sight of God without following the Bible.  Yet when the psalmist had “chosen the way of faithfulness,” he “set (God’s) rules before” him (v. 30).  He clung to the Lord’s testimonies (v. 31), ran in the way of His commandments (v. 32), and asked God repeatedly to teach him “the way of your statutes” and give him understanding in order to keep His law (vs. 33-34).  We rightly cite Paul’s words in Romans about how faith comes from hearing God’s Word (Rom. 10:17), but Psalms 119 shows us exactly how God wants us to hear His Word and the type of faith He wants it to produce.  Christians, are we like the psalmist?… Read More My Thoughts on Psalm 119

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