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It is really dependent upon first of all, what you would consider as being "Fundamental?" If you are talking conformity to strict, biblical standards as they see it and you happen to be living in the "IFB World," I would say that perhaps West Coast Baptist College out in Lancaster, CA would...

I think someone here is resorting to hyperbolic examples here for the sake of humor or perhaps to make a point? I am somewhat doing so as well here. Alice Cooper is active in his church and teaches a Sunday School class or so I have heard. If he were utilized in the music program, in the...

So, why are you here?

If we are on the road together and you become unhappy with something I have done and you honk and flip me off as you pass by, I could assume you are either not saved or perhaps just having a bad day? The future of the Jews is not here now. Right now is the present and tomorrow is the future. We...

And neither do you. You say your church does not use electric guitars and I am fine with that. This is your preference and I respect this. I will not come in and fire up my Stratocaster. Would my Martin D-18 be acceptable even though I have an LR Baggs Anthem system installed in it? If you are...

I'm waiting for specific, biblical examples here.

Why? How is an electric guitar any more conformed to the world than an acoustic guitar? All of my acoustic guitars have built in transducers for amplification so does this make my acoustic guitars "conformed" to the world? By what criteria do you determine what is acceptable and what is not? By...

I believe that Paul was speaking mainly to the reality of his own ministry but this is also played out historically. Just because the Jews (or anyone else) have rejected the message of the gospel doesn't mean they will continue to reject the message. We should not presume one's reprobation any...

Which instruments? Old or New Testament? (for any Church of Christ "Water Dogs" who may happen to be lurking). Are guitars scriptural? What about electric guitars? Can the electric guitars be all "pointy" (Flying V, Explorer, Ibanez, Jackson, ESP...) or do they have to be more traditional like a...

They are around and are becoming as "Traditionalist" about their drums and state of the art sound systems as the traditionalists were about their piano, organ, and hymnals. I believe we should acknowledge and remember that which preceded us. We should break out the hymnals at times and "raise...

I'm not entirely sure I get the point you are trying to make here.

Agreed but we are not speaking of the elect nor can we speak of certainty regarding who the elect are. The only person you can know is elect with 100% certainty is yourself and even then, you are commanded to make your calling and election sure! Neither of us have the slightest clue what God is...

I don't think I said ALL KINDS nor would I agree with such a statement. Bible evidence? You go first: what scriptural support can you provide for the use of ANY sort of instrumental music?

I couldn't stay there either! eight pages on music and hardly one that covers doctrine? Who cares what a pastor's preferences are? If he wants to make a scriptural argument regarding the direction their church is taking, this is one thing but there are so many more things aside from music.

I don't mean to knock you here or disparage your church but I would say that churches having separate "Contemporary" and "Traditional" services are effectively two separate congregations and it is silly that the two congregations are split over music preferences! If I were to talk to your church...

The phrase is "To the Jew first and also to the Greek" (Rom 1:16) almost as if Paul was speaking sarcastically that they were an "afterthought" but were they? Are you now going to become a practical "dispy" here and "dice and slice" the passage? Paul's point was that in every city, he first...

I believe I gave the Dispensationalist position (or at least as I understand it) but I would say it basically means what it says; That which God set out to do with the Gentiles when he graffed the wild branches into the Olive Tree (Rom 11:7-25). And I would say that such thinking is definitely...

And I would completely agree with such a succinct definition. I dislike making any sort of music as being synonymous with "worship." If you want to stick primarily with "Ascetic X's definition, then of course but I entitled the thread as "Worship Wars" because this phrase is commonly used as...

I haven't the slightest clue personally or perhaps I just do not care to speculate? I know the Dispensationalists draw a more definite line - that according to them, one day God will be done with the Gentiles and will once again turn his attention to the Jews and classical dispensationalists...

Was this even a priority to the diaspora Jews? If so, why were so many content to remain where they were after Cyrus made his decree and Jews were free to remain to their homeland? Israel is a nation in this modern age but many Jews have no intention whatsoever in emigrating back to Israel to...