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But that does not prove that they believe that all instrumental music displeases God. It only proves that they do not choose to use it, etc. If you have evidence that shows that they actually believe that the playing of instrumental music by anyone anywhere in the world for any reason displeases God, I would be interested in seeing that evidence.

I am not saying that there is no such evidence. I just have not heard of such a belief by anybody.

 

I have no reason to provide Bible support for any particular position because I have not taken any stated position in this thread.

 

Actually, the answer to this question is not important enough for me to spend any time researching it further (I skimmed the article that you linked to, and I did a quick Google search and did not find anything). I already knew long before this discussion that the Church of Christ and certain other groups reject the use of musical instruments in worship. I have already studied that specific point a lot.

If they reject the playing of any instrumental music by anyone anywhere in the world because they believe that all of it is displeasing to God, that is something that I am not aware of. If they (or any other people) hold such a view, I would have no problem with adding that view to the options.

 

Again, I have not shared any opinion. You are the one who shared an opinion so I asked if you have any Bible basis for your opinion.

Moreover, the Scripture most certainly is not silent on the use of instrumental music. There are nearly 200 verses in Scripture that explicitly mention either musical instruments, musicians, or both.

 

Hmm. What Scripture teaches that "God would rather you didn't use instruments . . ."

 

I believe that "some instrumental music pleases God. The rest does not please Him." I am ok with your regarding that as my opinion because I am not providing any Scripture to support it.

I have had many intense battles with other Christians in other online forums on the subject of music so I do not want to get into such exchanges here.

 

I have neither sought to get into heated exchanges elsewhere nor am I seeking to do so here. Although I have been intensely attacked in various forums because of my very conservative positions on Christian music, I am still interested in hearing what other people think about music and why they think what they think about music.

 

I'm grateful to say that it has not been here on BB. In other forums, I did seek the help of moderators, and sometimes they did intervene to help but sometimes they did not.

As a result of what I have experienced elsewhere when discussing the subject of music, I typically do not seek to talk about my views and focus on hearing what others have to say. I would not have shared my position in this thread had you not asked about it.