The Bible teaches: mechanical instruments of music are approved by God in the New Testament church

When most say this, I'm not sure they entirely mean it, yet I think I do in this case. I can understand that someone would be rather skeptical of a kid. I certainly would, so I will do my best to not be an idiot. With that said, let us move on. Definitions:mechanical instruments of music (musical instrument) – any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds. [1]New Testament church a. k. a the Early Church – the church described throughout the New Testament prior to 325 A. D. [2]The New Testament does not explicitly condemn nor approve of instruments in the church. There are no examples of the church using instruments or commands to do so. Still, it can be derived from the New Testament passages that God does in fact approve of musical instruments in worship. I will present my case with two separate arguments. First argument:a1. Instruments were encouraged and used throughout the Old Testament with approval by Goda2. The New Testament church establishes the Old Testament as God's Worda3. Therefore, instruments are approved by God in the early churcha1. Instruments were encouraged and used throughout the Old Testament. Then David spoke to the chiefs of the Levites to appoint their relatives the singers, with instruments of music, harps, lyres, loud-sounding cymbals, to raise sounds of joy. (1 Chronicles 15: 16)4,000 were praising the LORD with the instruments which David made for giving praise. (1 Chronicles 23:5)in unison when the trumpeters and the singers were to make themselves heard with one voice to praise and to glorify the LORD, and when they lifted up their voice accompanied by trumpets and cymbals and instruments of music, and when they praised the LORD saying, " He indeed is good for His lovingkindness is everlasting," then the house, the house of the LORD, was filled with a cloud, (2 Chronicles 5:13)Here we even see God being present showing an obviously approval of instruments. David was clearly a talented songwriter and harp player, as well as being “a man after God’s own heart. ” Psalms and various other passages are very clear that God approves musical instruments. Praise Him with timbrel and dancing; Praise Him with stringed instruments and pipe. (Psalm 150:4)a2. The New Testament church establishes the Old Testament as God’s Word. Paul clearly explains in 2 Timothy 3:16, that “All scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness;” This in itself should be enough to confirm my contention. If my opponent needs more, Christ quotes the Old Testament numerous times. a3. Therefore, through substitution we may conclude that God approves of musical instruments in the church. Second argument:b1. Instruments are approved by God elsewhere in the New Testament (Revelation)b2. Instruments are not condemned in the early churchb3. Therefore, instruments are approved by God in the early churchb1. Instruments are approved by God elsewhere in the New Testament (Revelation). 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. (Revelation 5:8)(Revelation 14:2)And I saw something like a sea of glass mixed with fire, and those who had been victorious over the beast and his image and the number of his name, standing on the sea of glass, holding harps of God. (Revelation 15:2)In these passages we see use of musical instruments in Heaven. The fact that there are musical instruments described in Heaven, symbolic or otherwise, means that God approves of musical instruments since there cannot logically be anything in Heaven unapproved by God. b2. Instruments are not condemned in the early church. b3. From this we may conclude that because God approves of musical instruments, He approves instruments in the early church. This would be different if God specifically told the church not to play instruments, but this is not the case. From these two arguments, I think I have shown that mechanical instruments of music are approved by God in the New Testament church. I anxiously await Con’s response. [1] . http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu...[2] . http://en.wikipedia.org...