Below is my exchange message with Liberal church of Christ member named Sara Li.

Below is my exchange message with Liberal church of Christ member named Sara Li.

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Sara Li July 29 at 10:27pm Report

hi mike ive reda your comentray concerning my status ,what ive wrote it was a prayer ,concerning the song it is a song of worship ,in fact the chruch iam member of use the instruments and i love singinig to LORD IVE ALREADY DISCUSED WITH SOME BROTHERS OF THE CHRUCH OF CHRIST CONCERNING THE USE OF INSTRUMENT and if you want to discusse
----My reply below---

Mhike Ampan Tumandan July 30 at 9:31pm
Music in Worship to God

The New Testament authorizes non-instrumental vocal music in the worship of our Lord. We are commanded to do so (Eph. 5:19; Col. 3:16-17; Heb. 2:12; Jas. 5:13). Examples of singing without the instrument are given (Matt. 26:30; Acts 16:25; 1 Cor. 14:15).
It is unscriptural to accompany songs of praise to God in worship with whistling, humming, imitating and vocalizing sounds of mechanical instruments or clapping. These unauthorized acts do not “speak, teach, or admonish.” Humming and other sounds other than meaningful words are not true expressions of worship to God whether in the public assemblies or in
one’s private home, regardless of sincerity or privacy.



"By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name." (Hebrews 13:15)

Please answer me, when you use guitar in singing? Can you say that it is fruit of the lips of fruit of the strings and the lips, then if we use drums in singing, can we say that it is fruit of our lips or fruit of the sticks and our lips...?

Christ hath never been bound the Christian to use Musical Instrument, there is no proof that early Christians use them...

If there is, then let me know...

If what you believe is right, then I will use it too, but I assure you what you believe is not found in the BIBLE...

Can a man say that he is a Christian then he is doing what God hath never been bound?

Thanks,
Mike

----Her responds is below----

Sara Li July 31 at 12:28am Report
i dont want to discuss such issue on ^public if you want by message but pleas dont write such comentraypublicaly cause really iam fed up with such discussion i spend awhole year discusing such questions with other brothers from your church and it tired me really and i dont permit to anyone to say that iam not christian pay atention to make such jugement pleas

----My next reply is below---

Mhike Ampan Tumandan July 31 at 3:29pm
If you are truly believing that using instrumental music is scriptural, I am challenging you to discuss it in public, for us to know who is truly is BIBLICAL..

You have not answered my question...I asked you if can one say that he/she is a Christian then he/she is doing what God hath never been bound?

and in Heb. 13:15....if we use guitar, can we say it is fruit of our lips? if we use drums or piano, is it fruit of our lips?

I am sure it is fruit of the sticks, fruits of the strings...

Thanks,
Mike
marktumandan@yahoo.com