Instrumentation Music
hello everybody. i am trying to fully understand arguments on instrumentation in worship in the church. i looked up a number of places that talk about worshiping in the new testament, and when i looked at the word in eSword, it was "psallo". it defined it as:
Probably strengthened from ψάω psaō (to rub or touch the surface; compare G5597); to twitch or twang, that is, to play on a stringed instrument (celebrate the divine worship with music and accompanying odes): - make melody, sing (psalms).
it seems to me that this word means basically to make music (with instrument and/or voice) especially considering the word it comes from. i read stuff online, and it says that scholars say it really just means sing (with your voice), but i can't add that up. instruments were quite common in Jewish culture both in worship and out since David's time. why do people say that instruments were completely devoid from the new testament? and what is their proof? is there actually proof that the original Christian church didn't use instruments? i don't see anything in the New Testament that says they didn't, but maybe there are other historical documents that do? i would love some actual evidence because it seems like everybody is just taking what they believe and making up stuff to support it and i can't sort out the facts from the rest.
if you think what you say is controversial, please pm it to me instead of posting it. i don't think there are rules against what you can pm other people. thank you everyone.
David
hello everybody. i am trying to fully understand arguments on instrumentation in worship in the church. i looked up a number of places that talk about worshiping in the new testament, and when i looked at the word in eSword, it was "psallo". it defined it as:
Probably strengthened from ψάω psaō (to rub or touch the surface; compare G5597); to twitch or twang, that is, to play on a stringed instrument (celebrate the divine worship with music and accompanying odes): - make melody, sing (psalms).
it seems to me that this word means basically to make music (with instrument and/or voice) especially considering the word it comes from. i read stuff online, and it says that scholars say it really just means sing (with your voice), but i can't add that up. instruments were quite common in Jewish culture both in worship and out since David's time. why do people say that instruments were completely devoid from the new testament? and what is their proof? is there actually proof that the original Christian church didn't use instruments? i don't see anything in the New Testament that says they didn't, but maybe there are other historical documents that do? i would love some actual evidence because it seems like everybody is just taking what they believe and making up stuff to support it and i can't sort out the facts from the rest.
if you think what you say is controversial, please pm it to me instead of posting it. i don't think there are rules against what you can pm other people. thank you everyone.
David