Other than the Church of Christ what other Christian religions do not use instrumental music and why?

Answer 1

Other than the Church of Christ, some of the others that do not use instrumental music includes Primitive Baptist and Greek Orthodox Churches.

Christ says he has "all authority" and the disciples were to teach the things He had commanded.(Matthew 28:18-20) No where in the New Testament did the apostles teach or show an example of the use of instrumental music in worship of the church.

ALL of the verses in the New Testament that talk about music in the church the music is singing. To use another type of music can not be done from authority found in the New Testament because the New Testament no where authorizes its use. The authority to use instruments in the Christian church therefore does not come from God. If used it must be authorized by men. If we follow a man's authority (teaching), does Christ have "all authority"?

One of the verses that teaches about music is Col. 3:16. This verse specifically tells us to sing. The very next verse (verse 17) says, "Whatever you do in word or deed, DO ALL IN THE NAME OF THE LORD JESUS." "In the name of" means by the authority of, or according to the instructions. Jesus and the apostles did not authorize the use of mechanical instruments in the New Testament church. You cannot play an instrument by the authority, according to the instructions of, or in the name of Christ because he did not instruct it. The New Testament did specify "singing" as the type of music we are to use in worship.

To do anything else is to follow the commandments of men rather than God. Such makes worship vain. (Matt. 15:9)

Why not be satisfied to worship in the way God's word has authorized?

When God told Noah to use "gopher wood", other types of wood were excluded. When Naaman was told to dip in the Jordan River, he knew other rivers were excluded (2 Kings 5). God has been specific about the music in the church, singing. Why add to his word?

Interesting, many of the founding fathers of denominations that now use instruments were opposed to their introduction. Among those against instrumental music were John Wesley, Adam Clark, John Calvin, and Martin Luther.

So one should not question why we don't use them, the question should be "By what authority do you add them to your worship"? Why not be satisfied to simply worship as God's word instructs?

Some point out that David used instruments. As for David’s harp, He lived under the Law of Moses (Old Testament). We are now under the Law of Christ (New Testament).

If you bind one part of the Old Law today, you are subject to keep the whole law. In Galatians 5:3, some were trying to bind circumcision, an Old Testament commandment. Paul said if they bound this one item, they were “debtor to keep the whole law”. In James 2:10, if you keep the whole law, but miss one point, you are guilty of all.

If you try to bring over authority for David’s harp from the Old Testament, you must with the same authority bring over all of the animal sacrifices, feasts, Passover, the Sabbath day observance, yearly trips to Jerusalem, and the allowance of polygamy. We must keep the whole law if we keep any part.

If we try to justify ourselves by the Law of Moses, we have “fallen from grace!” (Galatians 5:4)

God is not worshiped with men's hands (Acts 17:25) but with the heart. This verse talks about God not living in a temple made with hands, but it also applies this to hand-made worship, yet many say they worship on an instrument that was made with hands and played with the hands. The instrument God wants is our heart. Ephesians 5:19 instructs us to make melody in the heart.

These verses also say the purpose of music in worship is to speak and teach. An instrument cannot do this. In fact, it is more difficult to speak where there is background noise, therefore an instrument may interfere with these scriptural purposes of music in worship.

Answer 2

I'm not sure about others...I have heard that Greek Orthodox has acapella singing, too.

BTW, acapella = as the chapel.

We, in the church of Christ, a biblical command, a binding example, or a necessary inference for the use of mechanical instruments in Christian worship.

When one studies the etymology of this word, he will find that it is incorrect to say that every time psallo was used in antiquity, it meant to play an instrument. By studying reliable Greek lexicons (dictionaries) and various historical documents, one soon comes to understand that the term psallo has had a variety of meanings in different periods of its history. In fact, the evidence indicates that even before Christ came to Earth, psallo no longer meant to play instruments of music. Numerous scholarly sources could be cited to prove this point, but for the sake of space, three will suffice. First, Walter Bauer’s highly respected lexicon, revised by Frederick Danker in 2000, indicates that even in the Septuagint (a Greek translation of the Old Testament that appeared about 250 years before Christ was born), it “is usually the case” that psallo is translated as only “to sing” (2000, p. 1096). In Henry Thayer’s often-quoted Greek lexicon, he noted that by the time the events recorded in the New Testament took place, psallo meant “to sing a hymn, to celebrate the praises of God in song” (1962, p. 675). Finally, Sophocles, a native Greek and for thirty-eight years a professor of the Greek language at Harvard University, declared (after examining a plethora of secular and religious historical documents) that there was not a single example of psallo ever used in the time of Christ that involved or implied the use of an instrument; rather, it always meant to chant or sing religious hymns (see Kurfees, 1999, p. 47).

See http://www.apologeticspress.org/articles/1774

With regard to the musical instruments used in Psalms, that was under the Old Covenant (Mosiac Law) & we are under a New Covenant (Christian Dispensation/Age).

We believe in following only the Bible (Word of God). The Old Testament is Genesis through Malachi.

Additional Info:
http://www.housetohouse.com/hth/biblequestions/archive/question0497.htm
http://www.apologeticspress.org/articles/2265
http://www.apologeticspress.org/articles/2278
http://www.housetohouse.com/hth/archives/v12/v12n2/v12n2p7a.htm
http://www.housetohouse.com/hth/archives/v12/v12n1/v12n1p7a.htm#Facts_about_the_Church_of_Christ
http://www.housetohouse.com/hth/archives/v08/v08n6/v8n6p7a.htm

Answer 3

Instrumental music are not used maybe because they were a distraction to them.

We are created to praise, reverent and serve God. This is the end for which we are created for.

Everything there are in this world is created for us so that we can use whatever we need to do God's will.

And we are to get rid of the things which will hinder us to achieve our end.

Maybe for them, music seems to block their way to praise, reverent and serve God.

To some, music may divert their intention to the tune, to the melody and even the tempo instead of the ultimate purpose which is God himself.


So, here's my hypothesis on why some Christian religions do not use instrumental music.

Answer 4

The 'church of Christ does not use insturmental music for the following reason(s). Ephesians 5:19 and Col. 3:16 tell Christians to sing. (What they apparently do not realize; is that per SCRIPTURE, sing (Psalms 144:9) includes insturmental music (not vocal music only). They also have a few other deviations from God's word that they have not 'corrected' at present. One of them being that the old testament is not Genesis-Malachi, but the law of Moses. (I was raised in the church of Christ, and was a deacon in it at one time).

Answer 5

I was raised in the "Christian Brethren" (aka "Plymouth Brethren", but apparently NOT the same as "The Brethren"...confused??)

We had no instruments, just a cappella singing for the Morning Meeting ("breaking of the bread") However, we had piano and/or organ for Sunday School, and the Evening Meeting. I remember the first time someone brought an acoustic guitar as accompaniment, there was talk of how "Catholic" tsk tsk

I really don't know why.

Answer 6

I don't know of any others that do not use instrumental music. I've never understood why the Church of Christ doesn't use instruments. It seems like such restricted worship without instruments.

Answer 7

The Old Testament is closed .
In the New Testament no instruments are not mentioned.

Answer 8

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Answer 9

Primitive Baptist.
I assume for the same reason as the other, but I haven't a clue what it is !