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I personally play the guitar in church, (acoustic, mind you) sometimes for offering, other times for specials. My youth pastor has played the saxophone a few times for offering. We have also had some come in for our Campmeeting that play with mandolins, banjos, etc. Like it has been stated, it is not the instrument itself that is bad, but the way that the instrument is played. If it is played too rocky, swingy, jazzy... that's when we have a problem.

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Instruments that have been played in our church.....
Piano, organ, accordion, harmonica, trumpets, saxophone, acoustic guitar, acoustic, bass, electric bass, upright bass, mandolin, five string banjo, dobro, violin and harp, bells......and once...........a tambourine.

The guitars, piano, mandolin, five string banjo and bass are played pretty much every service.

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I saw a bagpiper wear a T-Shirt once that said "Bagpipers: We put the FUN back in FUNERALS!" :lol:

I do not know about the rest of you guys, but does anyone else HATE those blasted karaoke machines as much as I do? Every once in awhile someone in our church will get up and sing with once of those machines and it just sounds awful! It would be better to stand and sing acapella than to sing with that terrible electronic stuff in the background. Karaoke does not have any place in a worship service, IMHO.

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this was in my Bible reading today and I thought about this post

Also the Levites which were the singers, all of them of Asaph, of Heman, of Jeduthun, with their sons and their brethren, being arrayed in white linen, having cymbals and psalteries and harps, stood at the east end of the altar, and with them an hundred and twenty priests sounding with trumpets:)
It came even to pass, as the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the LORD; and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of music, and praised the LORD, saying, For he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever: that then the house was filled with a cloud, even the house of the LORD;II Chronicles 5:12,13

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Besides the piano or organ.... what are appropriate instruments to have in church? I know the drums are out, but what about stringed instruments, brass etc.... the reason that I am asking is that the church that we are attending has an elderly man that plays the guitar with some of the songs and special music, and I just love it. Just wondered what your thoughts were?


No organ. Organs are the instrument of the Roman Catholic Church.


ORGANS
From the Watchman And Observer, Richmond VA
February 22, 1849, Volume IV, No. 28.
Mr. Editor.
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[quote]
No organ. Organs are the instrument of the Roman Catholic Church.
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Psalm 150

1 ¶ Praise ye the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power.


2 Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him according to his excellent greatness.


3 Praise him with the sound of the [b]trumpet[/b]: praise him with the [b]psaltery and harp[/b].


4 Praise him with the [b]timbrel and dance[/b]: praise him with [b]stringed instruments[/b] and [size=25]organs[/size].


5 Praise him upon the[b] loud cymbals[/b]: praise him upon the [b]high sounding cymbals[/b].


6 Let [b]every thing that hath breath[/b] praise the LORD. Praise ye the LORD.

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For those who are curious about my fondness for Bluegrass gospel music, here are some interesting ancient instruments...

[spoiler]a [u][b]psaltery[/b][/u] is a precursor to the mountain dulcimer...

[img]http://www.bambooflute.com/bow2new.jpg[/img]


Here is what a [u][b]timbrel[/b][/u] looks like....

[img]http://www.masterkit.com/rwc/images/fotos_productos/ligeras/timbrel_single.jpg[/img]

An ancient [u][b]Harp[/b][/u]...

[img]http://www.bible-history.com/sketches/ancient/harp.jpg[/img]

Other ancient stringed instruments...

[img]http://www.summerthundermusic.com/index_files/SE_data/ZhongRuan.jpg[/img]

[img]http://www.hobgoblin.com/itempics/gr3600k.jpg[/img]

[img]http://www.stillonthehill.com/pictures/instruments/DSCF0083.jpg[/img]

This is an ancient trumpet made from ram's horn...

[img]http://www.civilization.ca/hist/advertis/images/adob6-3b.gif[/img]

The ancient organ was called a Hydralis and was invented around 300 B.C. ....

[img]http://www.archaeologychannel.org/images/hydranc.jpg[/img]

Although no one actually knows when or where bagpipes were invented, it is believed that bagpipes predate the Hydralis by several centuries. This is a hieroglyphic if a bagpiper from Ancient Persia. Bag pipes are in the same musical family as pipe organs, except they do not have the keyboard. This could very well have been an instrument in King David's court...

[img]http://etc.usf.edu/clipart/27800/27875/bag-pipe_27875_th.gif[/img][/spoiler]

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What do y'all think of voodoo bongo drums played in church? On one hand, I have heard that such beats and rythms pertain to devil/demon worship and have no place in a Christian orchestra, and on the other hand I have heard that as long as the person who is wailing on the drums is doing it to worship the Lord, it is okay. I don't know if King David had drums in his psalms or not.

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Did you say VOODOO bongo drums? Hmm....
Voodoo- a black religious cult in the Caribbean and southern U.S., combining elements of Roman Catholic ritual with traditional African magical and religious rites, and characterized by sorcery and spirit possession.

Why is it that we can take the world's music, say we are doing it as unto the Lord and suddenly it becomes Christian? Take away all standards, I'll do it all unto the Lord. :loco

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Personally, I have a problem with drums in the church. You never see them mentioned in the Bible - and they were available in OT times. You do find handheld percussion instruments, like tambourines and tabrets, but not drums.

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