the purpose driven music paradigm - Escape Babylon's Demons

impress people. It glorifies and praises God while edifying the spiritual life of the
Christian. It’s the product of the Holy Spirit of God working through the saved,
regenerate believer in Jesus Christ much like the Holy Spirit of God desires to work
through a pastor-teacher as they bring a message from the word of God to the body
of Christ. As a result, the music is edifying to the body of Christ. Since it’s message is
from the word of God or paraphrased and derived from the word of God, it builds the
faith of those singing and listening to it’s message. It teaches and admonishes, or
imparts biblical doctrine and warns and exhorts the church to do what is good and
right in a mild manner.
Making melody is singing unselfish praises of gratitude to God
The attitude with which music is to be sung to the Lord is one of gratitude and praise
to the Lord. The word melody used in Ephesians 5:19 is the greek word psallo which
again means to celebrate the praises and worship of God in psalms and spiritual
songs. It is not a reference to the structure or order of the instrumental music used in
worship. Since the melody is to made to the Lord in the heart, the inmost seat of our
thoughts, feelings and emotions, to make melody is to sing unselfish praises of
gratitude to the Lord. The music is not to made for the purposes of self glorification,
making money, pleasure or entertainment. Along the same lines, Colossians 3:16
instructs us to sing with grace or an attitude of thanksgiving and praise in our hearts
to the Lord for all his benefits to us.
The question of instruments
Concerning the question of what instruments if any are allowable in the church: no
instruments other than our voices and harps are mentioned in the context of New
Testament church worship. The church at that time was determined to be set apart
from the secular culture in it’s worship. Harps are mentioned in the context of
heavenly, not earthly worship. (Revelation 14:2) In the Old Testament, David
established the prophetic service of musicians to include the use of harps, psalteries,
cymbals and singers of the songs of the Lord. (1 Chronicles 25:1-7) The instruments
of prophetic service are described as follows:
Psalteries (nebel): stringed instrument like a dulcimer or harp
Timbrels (toph) : handheld tambourine
Harps (kinnor): a stringed harp like a lyre
Cymbals (metseleth): cymbals
Drums were not used in divine service. Electric guitars were non-existent of course.
According to The New International Standard Bible Encyclopedia p. 2101, 1
Chronicles 13:8 and 2 Samuel 6:5 mention the use of timbrels or toph. This toph