Mechanical Instruments Are Not Authorized For Use in Christian Worship

REBUTTALS---AUTHORITY OF THE BIBLENot to nitpick or anything, but using the Bible to assert the authority of the Bible is circular and fallacious [1].Instead, prefer my proof of the authority of the Bible:P1: Whatever Morgan Freeman believes is true.P2: "Morgan Freeman is Christian" [2], and thus believes in the Bible.C1: Therefore, the Bible is true.---HISTORICAL USE OF MUSIC IN CHURCHPro states that there are many instances in which churches did not use musical instruments in worship. This iss irrelevant.The only source of truth in this debate is the Christian God, and, by extension, the Christian God's revelations through the Bible.The Fallible actions of Man fail to Achieve the Gloriful Truth of God.---SINGING IN THE BIBLEAs hard as it may seem for Pro to believe, it is possible to have both singing and mechanical music occurring simultaneously. Simply because people praised the Christian God verbally does not mean that they did not praise him with music.---CONTENTION ONE: THE BIBLE USES MUSIC TO PRAISE GODAs Wikipedia states [2], "The Bible mentions many uses of music including songs of praise, songs of victory, songs of mourning, and above all the Psalms. .... [V]ery elaborate musical services in the Temple, described in the Bible, were important parts of worship. There are, for instance, descriptions in the Bible of an orchestra consisting of nine lutes, two harps, and a cymbal."Consider that instruments are frequently mentioned in the Bible [3]:Exodus 19:16: "[O]n the third day ... there were ... a very loud trumpet sound."Exodus 20:18: "[P]eople perceived the ... trumpet[.]"Leviticus 25:9: "You shall ... sound a ram's horn abroad on the tenth day of the seventh month; on the day of atonement you shall sound a horn all through your land."Revelation 5:8: "When He had taken the book, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each one holding a harp and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints."Several verses explicitly mention praising God with music:Psalms 43:4: "Then I will go to the altar of God, To God my exceeding joy; And upon the lyre I shall praise You, O God, my God."Psalms 81:3: "Blow the trumpet at the new moon, At the full moon, on our feast day."Psalms 98:4-6: "Shout joyfully to the LORD[:] ... Break forth and sing for joy and sing praises. Sing praises to the LORD with the lyre, With the lyre and the sound of melody. With trumpets and the sound of the horn Shout joyfully before the King, the LORD."Psalms 149:3: "Let them praise His name with dancing; Let them sing praises to Him with timbrel and lyre."Psalms 150:3-4: "Praise Him with trumpet sound; Praise Him with harp and lyre. Praise Him with timbrel and dancing; Praise Him with stringed instruments and pipe."2 Chronicles 15:14: "Moreover, they made an oath to the LORD with a loud voice, with shouting, with trumpets and with horns."Furthermore, the Biblical period, which we seek to emulate, frequently used instruments [4].---CONTENTION TWO: I'M GOD, AND I AUTHORIZE MUSIC IN CHURCH P1: FuzzyCatPotato is the only being that exists.C1: Therefore, whatever FuzzyCatPotato believes is the only truth in existence.C2: Therefore, whatever FuzzyCatPotato believes is truth.P2: FuzzyCatPotato believes that FuzzyCatPotato is God.C3: Therefore, FuzzyCatPotato is God.P3: FuzzyCatPotato likes being praised with music, because singing is really bland.C4: Therefore, music is authorized by God.---REFERENCES [1] http://www.logicallyfallacious.com...[2] http://en.wikipedia.org...;[3] http://bible.knowing-jesus.com...;[4] http://www.musicofthebible.com...