1 PETER 2:9 - "But ye are a chosen generation,
a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people; that
you should shew forth the praises of Him Who hath called you
out of darkness into His marvelous light."
PSALM 149:2 - "Let Israel rejoice in Him
that made him: let the children of Zion be joyful in their
King."
Psalm 33:1 - "Rejoice in the Lord, O ye
righteous: for praise is comely for the upright."
WHY
DO WE USE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS?
PSALM 150:3-5 - 3 "Praise Him with the
sound of the trumpet: praise Him with the psaltery and harp.
4 Praise Him with the timbrel and dance: praise Him with stringed
instruments and organs. 5 Praise Him upon the loud cymbals."
WHY
DO WE STAND TO SING?
NEHEMIAH 9:5 - "...Stand up and bless the
Lord your God forever and ever..."
WHY
DO WE CLAP OUR HANDS?
PSALM 47:1 - "O clap your hands, all ye
people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph."
WHY
DO WE LIFT OUR HANDS?
PSALM 134:2 - "Lift up your hands in the
sanctuary, and bless the Lord."
LAMENTATIONS 3:41 - "Let us lift up our hearts with our
hands unto God in the heavens."
1 TIMOTHY 2:8 - "I will, therefore, that men pray everywhere,
lifting up holy hands without wrath and doubting."
WHY
DO WE SING IN TONGUES AND IN ENGLISH?
1 CORINTHIANS 14:14-15 - 14 "For if I pray
in an unknown tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding
is unfruitful. 15 What is it then? I will pray with the spirit,
and I will pray with the understanding also; I will sing with
the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also."
WHY
DO WE SING CHORUSES AS WELL AS HYMNS?
EPHESIANS 5:18-19 - 18 "And be not drunk
with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;
19 Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual
songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord."
COLOSSIANS 3:16 - "Let the Word of Christ dwell in you
richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another
in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace
in your hearts to the Lord."
WHY
DO WE PROPHESY?
1 CORINTHIANS 14:1 - "Follow after charity,
and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy."
1 CORINTHIANS 14:3 - "But he that prophesieth speaketh
unto men to edification, and exhortation, and comfort."
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