Instruments of Praise in the Church

One of the first questions about the church of Christ is, “Why don’t you have instruments?” Even though our worship does not involve instruments that can be seen, we do have instruments of praise. It all revolves around faith! Faith is a strong conviction of religious truth based on what God has revealed (Heb. 11:1-6). It extends to the way that we live and the way that we worship as we listen to the commands of God. The only way that faith comes to us is by hearing the Word of God (Rom. 10:17). So, when God issues a command, we have the authority by faith to carry out that command without adding or subtracting anything from it (Rev. 22:18,19). As far as worship goes, God specifically commands each person to sing with one instrument of praise: the heart. The heart is the only instrument that can be offered to…