Quote (raieman @ 4 Feb 2014 08:41)
"Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;" - Ephesians 5:19
^^ No, Rock is worldy music.. Nowhere are we instructed to pick instruments to worship the Lord- the very fact you cant praise Him from your heart tells me theres something wrong with your belief.
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I cannot sit by idly any more and listen to the misinformation that you are posting. I will even use your preferred translation of the KJV to reprove you.
Psalm 81:2 King James Version (KJV)
2 Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery.
Psalm 98:5 King James Version (KJV)
5 Sing unto the Lord with the harp; with the harp, and the voice of a psalm.
Psalm 98:6 King James Version (KJV)
6 With trumpets and sound of cornet make a joyful noise before the Lord, the King.
These are just scratching the surface. If you want to dig deeper, you will see that instruments are a tool frequently used by the Lord, from everything to toppling the walls of Jericho, to praise and worship.
I understand that some in the orthodox church believe varying degrees of instruments are unnecessary, but when you go to the lengths you are reaching towards, you're becoming like the Pharisees were in Jesus' time. You're missing what Jesus actually taught and still trying to attain salvation through works, instead of accepting His sacrifice, His grace, and His promise to you through the new covenant.
Stop attacking other people on this sub-forum as you have continually done. It ends now.