Why does the Church of Christ prohibit ukuleles in their song services ?

Answer 1

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well that's weird, becasue everyone knows that Jesus played the ukulele.

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Cute!

Answer 2

cause a ukulele is a stoner instrument. its an image thing.

Answer 3

Because ukuleles are the tools of the devil thats why!

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Atheist

Answer 4

All answer to me - please make a joyful sound with your voice.

I like guitar music and that band Metalica

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GOD to the COOLEST

Answer 5

Perhaps it exposes their hillbilly origins too much.

Answer 6

They don't allow kazoos either.

Answer 7

That is just weird. You should change that rule. No point in complaining if you aren't going to change it.

Answer 8

because imstruments are an unholy curse from the beast we call the desolate one. duh.

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or just because churches are retarded, either one

Answer 9

They believe that God prefers singing without accompaniment - a cappella music.

A cappella was the practice of the earliest Christian church, Theword a cappella menas "in the manner of the church"

look it up

God wants OUR worship - not musical instruments

Answer 10

Ukuleles are "the Devil!"


homage to Kathy Bates in the Waterboy.

But seriously, no idea. Do they have music of any kind in that church?

Answer 11

Can you blame them? That instrument should be banned from earth! Only thing worse is a polka to an accordion.

Answer 12

They had a "Tiny Tim" issue a few years back. So they made the rule.

Answer 13

The Church of Christ can do without the ukuleles...
What it really needs,... IS MORE COWBELL!...
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St. Christopher Walken: Archangel...
... and Patron Saint of Badasses.

Answer 14

Their claim is that there were no musical instruments mentioned in the bible as part of the worship service. They believe that the bible specifies exactly what is to be done as part of worship and anything not specifically mentioned should no be done. Vocal music (praising God through singing) is mentioned, but not instrumental music.

In other words, they try to follow the literal passages in the bible.

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My ex husband was raised in the Church of Christ and I attended for several years, however I no longer follow this church.

Answer 15

i almost bought a ukulele

Answer 16

Makes one wonder why the Church has not said anything about a few G D America's

Answer 17

It was determined that members already sang an octave too high, and this was attempt to lower the register.

Answer 18

Christ says he has "all authority" and the disciples were to teach the things He had commanded. (Matthew 28:18-20) Nowhere in the New Testament did the apostles teach or show an example of the use of ukuleles or any other instrumental music in worship of the church. ALL of the verses in the New Testament that talk about music in the church have SINGING as the type of music.

To use another type of music cannot be done from authority found in the New Testament because the New Testament nowhere authorizes its use. The authority to use instruments in the Christian church therefore does not come from God. If used, instruments must be authorized by men. If we follow a man's authority (teaching), does Christ still have "all authority" in our religious lives? Most is not the same as “all”!

One of the verses that teaches about music is Col. 3:16. This verse specifically tells us to sing. The very next verse (verse 17) says, "Whatever you do in word or deed, DO ALL IN THE NAME OF THE LORD JESUS."

"In the name of" means by the authority of, or according to the instructions. Jesus and the apostles did not authorize the use of mechanical instruments in the New Testament church. You cannot play an instrument by the authority, according to the instructions of, or in the name of Christ because he did not instruct it.

The New Testament did specify "singing" as the type of music we are to use in worship. To do anything else is to follow the commandments (doctrine) of men rather than God. Teaching as doctrine the commandments of men makes worship “vain”, or useless in God’s eyes! (Matt. 15:9) Why not be satisfied to worship in the way God's word has authorized? “We ought to obey God rather than men”! (Acts 5:29)

When God told Noah to use "gopher wood", other types of wood were excluded. When Naaman was told to dip in the Jordan River, he knew other rivers were excluded (2 Kings 5). God has been specific about the music in the church, singing. Why add to his word?

Interesting, many of the founding fathers of denominations that now use instruments were opposed to their introduction. Among those against instrumental music were John Wesley, Adam Clark, John Calvin, and Martin Luther. John Wesley said, "'I have no objections to instruments of music in our chapels, provided they are neither heard nor seen." Clarke added, "Music as a science I esteem and admire, but instrumental music in the house of God I abominate and abhor."

One should not question why we don't use them, the question should be "By what authority do you add them to your worship"? Why not be satisfied to simply worship as God's word instructs?

Some point out that David used instruments. As for David’s harp, He lived under the Law of Moses (Old Testament). We are now under the Law of Christ (New Testament). If you bind one part of the Old Law today, you are subject to keep the whole law.

In Galatians 5:3, some were trying to bind circumcision, an Old Testament commandment. Paul said if they bound this one item, they were “debtor to keep the whole law”. In James 2:10, if you keep the whole law, but miss one point, you are guilty of all.

If you try to bring over authority for David’s harp from the Old Testament, you must with the same authority bring over all of the animal sacrifices, feasts, Passover, the Sabbath day observance, yearly trips to Jerusalem, and the all of the other Old Testament commands. We must keep the whole law if we keep any part.

If we try to justify ourselves by the Law of Moses, we have “fallen from grace!” (Galatians 5:4)

God is not worshiped with men's hands (Acts 17:25) but with the heart. This verse talks about God not living in a temple made with hands, but it also applies this to hand-made worship, yet many say they worship on an instrument that was made with hands and played with the hands.

The instrument God wants is our heart. Ephesians 5:19 instructs us to make melody in the heart. These verses also say the purpose of music in worship is to speak and teach. An instrument cannot do this. In fact, it is more difficult to speak where there is background noise, therefore an instrument may interfere with these scriptural purposes of music in worship.
We should not add to or take away from God’s word. We should worship as he instructs! The New Testament does not instruct the use of a mechanical instrument in worship, so the church of Christ has no authority from the Bible to add it.

Yes it would seem that at times, the God at least tolerated instruments in the Old Testament, but we now have a new covenant, the New Testament.

Also by the end of the Old Testament, God’s word says, “Woe to you… Who sing idly to the sound of stringed instruments, and invent for yourselves musical instruments like David” (Amos 6:3-5)

Does this sound like God now wants instruments?

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http://www.bible.ca/ntx-instrumental-mus…
http://www.bible.ca/H-music.htm

Listed below is every verse in the New Testament that talks about music in the church.

Matthew 26:30
Mark 14:26
Acts 16:25
Romans 15:9
1 Corinthians 14:15
Ephesians 5:19
Colossians 3:16-17
Hebrews 2:12
Hebrews 13:15
James 5:13