THE PEOPLE PROMOTING INSTRUMENTS AS "WORSHIP" ARE PURPOSE DRIVEN. God PROVIDES: they lie about 2 Chronicles 29 and are FORCED to try to lead the flock to a HOLOCAUST.
2Chr. 29:25 And he SET the Levites in the house of the LORD with cymbals, with psalteries, and with harps,
A. according to the commandment of David, and of Gad the king’s seer,
B. and Nathan the prophet: for so was the commandment of the LORD by his prophets.
God had abandoned the Jews to worship the STARRY HOST so it is natural that Dad was a STAR GAZER
- Thanksgiving Hymn (1QH 7
- And they, teachers of lies and seers of falsehood,
- have schemed against me a devilish scheme,
- to exchange the Law engraved on my heart by Thee
- for the smooth things which they speak to Thy people.
- And they withhold from the thirst the drink of Knowledge, (Amos 5, 6, 8, Isa 5)
- and assuage their thirst with vinegar,
- that they may gaze on their straying,
- on their folly concerning their feast-days (Jubilee, Feast of Tabernacles)
- on their fall into their snares.
- They have overtaken me in a narrow pass (gap) without escape
- And there is no rest for me in my trial.
- They sound my censure upon a harp
- and their murmuring and storming upon a zither." Ps.41:11
ALL OF THE APOSTATES SAY THAT THIS IS GOD'S COMMAND FOR INSTRUMENTS IN THE EKKLESIA OR SCHOOL OF CHRIST
NOTE THAT ALL OF THE ATONING AND RECONCILLIATION OFFERINGS ARE COMPLETE.Finally we are having the HOLOCAUST: TO TOTALLY CONSUME IT.
2Chr. 29:26 A. And the Levites stood with the instruments of David,
B. and the priests with the trumpets.
2Chr. 29:27 And Hezekiah commanded to offer the burnt offering upon the altar.
And when the BURNT offering began,
B. the song of the LORD began also with the trumpets,
A. and with the INSTRUMENTS ordained by David KING of Israel.
HOWEVER, GOD ABANDONED THE JEWS AND YOU CONGREGATION AND NEVER COMMANDED THE HOLOCAUST OF GOATS AND INFANTS.
Jer. 7:21 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel;
Put your burnt offerings unto your sacrifices, and eat flesh.
Jer. 7:22 For I spake not unto your fathers,
nor commanded them in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt,
concerning burnt offerings or sacrifices:
Jer. 7:23 But this thing commanded I them, saying,
Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and ye shall be my people:
and walk ye in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well unto you.
Woodmont
NOT APT: At the beginning of
the year, the shepherds and ministers set
aside 90 days for prayer and study
regarding God’s desire for worship.
Importantly, we were reminded that the lives
we live are our worship to God. But our
worship assemblies are also an important
element of worship.
The kingdom does not
come with observation meaning Religious
Observation PERFORMED by hirelings for which
God gave no ROLE and no DOLE.
THE SPIRIT OF
CHRIST DEFINED THE CHURCH BOTH INCLUSIVELY
AND EXCLUSIVELY IN THE PROPHETS.
Isaiah 32:1 Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness,
and
princes shall rule in judgment.
Isaiah 32:2 And a man shall be as an hiding
place from the wind,
and a
covert from the tempest;
as rivers
of water in a dry place,
as the
shadow of a great rock [Pē^tra] in a
wearyland.
The Covenant is with the HOUSE or the LAITY excluding priests or Levites. Someone has turned you into SERFS because they want to be ALPHA MALES never moved beyond tribalism. APT elders as the only Pastor-Teachers are limited to "teaching that which has been taught." They never have to PRAY to be able to READ or SPEAK as the MARKS to exclude the Dogs, Catamites prowling around seeking someone to "devour."
THE SAFE HOUSE OF
JESUS IS MARKED ALREADY. THIS IS AN
ABSOLUTE PATTERN THEY ARE HIDING FROM YOU.
Abs-condo to put away, conceal carefully, hide, secrete (the access. idea of a careful concealmen
B. In gen., to make invisible, to cover: “fluvium et campos caede,”
Tempestas , a time, season, period, weather 2. A storm, shower, i. e. a throng, multitude, etc.: “querelarum,” Cic. Pis. 36, 89: “turbida telorum,” Verg. A. 12, 284;
cēlo , to hide something from one, to keep secret, to conceal;
hospĭtālis , e, adj. hospes, I. of or relating to a guest or host, hospitable
a. Apartments for guests, guest-chambers, Vitr. 6, 10.—
umbra 4. A shade, shady place, that which gives a shade or shadow (as a tree, house, tent, “studia in umbrā educata,” in the closet, study, Tac. A. 14, 53; cf.: “rhetorica,” i. e. the rhetorician's school, Juv. 7, 173\
C. Rest, leisure: “ignavā Veneris cessamus in umbrā,” Ov. Am. 2, 18, 3
stŭdĭum I. a busying one's self about or application to a thing; assiduity, zeal, eagerness, fondness, inclination, desire, exertion, endeavor, study (b). A place for study, a study, school (late Lat.): “philosophum (se egit) in omnibus studiis, templis, locis,”
doctrīna , ae, f. doctor, I.teaching, instruction (class.; cf.: litterae, artes, disciplina, praecepta, scientia, humanitas).
A. Object., the knowledge imparted by teaching, i. e. science, erudition, learning
B. Subject., the habit produced by instruction, principle: “mala studia malaeque doctrinae,” Cic. Leg. 2, 15 fin.: “neque id fecit naturā solum, sed etiam doctrinā,” Nep. Att. 17, 3
The Woman at the Well
was smarter and more ethical than all of the
end-time preachers. She said that "When
Messias comes He will TELL US ALL
THINGS. Jesus said that He was the
Christ and that worship is IN THE SPIRIT which
is a PLACE in contrast to Gerezim or Zion.
Worship is IN TRUTH so that the only operative
words for the "straight" sector is SPEAK or
READ that which is written for our learning.
This began at Jubilee 1989 100 years after the
Christian Church invented the PSALLO word to
justify instruments and attempted to subvert
churches of Christ. This also lead up to
the year 2000 which begins the SEVENTH day.
THIS IS IN THE BOOK.
Jesus doesn't pray for the WORLD,
Kosmos, the ecumenical or the kingdom of
Satan.
God hides from the Wise or SOPHISTS who are
self-authoring preachers, singers or
instrument players. Jesus called them
HYPOCRITES.
Those who SPEAK the Word, Logos or Regulative
principle will be HATED, HOUNDED and Cast out
of their Synagogues by Demoniacs claiming that
A spirit told them that sowing discord is now
in style. The personified SPIRITUS is Apollon
the leader of all MUSICAL WORSHIP TEAM where
the Muses are LOCUSTS for Bible Readers.
The BEAST is "a sudden,
new style of music or Satyric
drama."
Jeremiah 15:3 And I will appoint over them four kinds, saith the LORD:
the sword to slay,
and the DOGS to tear,
and the fowls of the heaven,
and the Beastias of the earth,
to devour and destroy.
h3611 keleb, keh´-leb; from an unused root means. to yelp, or else to attack; a dog; hence (by euphemism) a male prostitute:—dog.
Mălus , “gramina,” id. A. 2, 471: carmen, i. e. an incantation,
As a term of abuse, plague, mischief, torment: “male tibi esse malo quam molliter,” I would rather you should be unfortunate than effeminate,
THE Beastia
-Besta 2.As a term of reproach (cf. belua and our Beastia): “mala tu es bestia,” Plaut. Bacch. 1, 1, 21; -Pl. Poen. 5.5.—And, humorously, of the odor of the armpits (cf. ala and caper. cappella), Cat. 69, 8.— II. Transf., as a constellation, the wotf, Vitr. 9, 4 (7) cănis (cănes , Plaut. Men. 5, 1, 18; id. Trin. 1, 2, 133;
B. “bestiarum vocabulum proprie convenit leonibus, pardis et lupis, tigribus et vulpibus,
a. A shameless, vile person, Plaut. Most. 1, 1, 40; Ter. Eun. 4, 7, 33
2. As the regular designation of the hangers-on or parasites of an eminent or rich Roman; a follower, dog, creature:
a. Tergeminus, i. e. Cerberus. Ov. A. A. 3, 322; id. Tr. 4, 7, 16; “called also viperius,” id. Am. 3, 12, 26: “Tartareus,” Sen. Herc. Fur. 649: “triformis,” id. Herc. Oet. 1202: Echidnaea. Ov. M. 7, 409; cf.: “infernae canes,” Hor. S. 1, 8, 35; Verg. A. 6, 257; Luc. 6, 733. ——
Trĭformis , e, adj. ter - forma,I. having three forms, shapes, or natures; threefold, triple, triform (poet.): “Chimaera,” Hor. C. 1, 27, 23: “canis,” i. e. Cerberus, Sen. Herc. Oet. 1202: “Geryon,” id. Agam. 841: All pagan god heads were trinitarian.
Pl. Bac. 1.1 Note: Your Bacchanalian den: "Bacchanal" was properly the place where the Bacchanalia, or orgies [Paul's WRATH], were celebrated. He styles them "Bacchantes," and their house a "Bacchanal," in allusion both to their names and their habitsdiva, i. e. Diana, who was also Luna and Hecate, Hor. C. 3, 22, 4; called also triformis dea,
Ov. M. 7, 94: “mundus, because composed of air, earth, and water,” id. ib. 15, 859
7 Mischievous serpent: "Mala tu's bestia." Literally, "you are an evil Beastia;" which sounds harsh to an English ear, even when applied to such an animal as Bacchis. Bacchanet minister of Bacchus.
This is the
PATTERN of the Angels of Light: "We have an agenda to IMPOSE
instruments and so Discord but you might
BOLT. However, if we pray for 40 days
or 90 days then YOU will know that the Holy
Spirit Person has given us "his"
permission."
This is the
PATTERN of the Angels of Light:
we don't intend to study
but just READ all of the music passages
supplied by the Christian Church.
The Proof Texts are
from the period of the Monarchy which God
abandoned to WORSHIP THE STARRY HOST which
included ABADDON. a word defining the service
of the Jacob-cursed and God-abandoned Levites
an old infant burning or HOLOCAUST priesthood
from Africa.
Amos 5:26 But ye have borne the
tabernacle of your Moloch and Chiun
your images, Acts 7:41 And they made a calf in those days,Euphrainō , Ep. euphr-, fut. Att.155.12, Pi.I.7(6).3 II. Pass., make merry, enjoy oneself, Xen. Sym. 7.5 ai. mēkhanēn, in the theatre, Antiph.191.15; so “epi tas mēkhanas katapheugousi theous 4. take up and bear, as a burden, “moron” A.Pers.547; “athlon” S.Tr.80; “algos” A.R.4.65. 2. raise by words, hence, praise, extol, E.Heracl.322, etc.; ai. logō to exaggerate, D.21.71 mēkha^n-ē “panta sophismata kai pasas m. epepoiēkee es autous Dareios” Hdt. 3.152; mēkhanais Dios by the arts of Zeus, “sophistōn m.” Pl.Lg.908d |
The practice
in the wilderness, tyre and Jerusalem Acts 7:42 Then God turned, and gave them up to worship the HOST of heaven; as it is written in the book of the prophets, O ye house of Israel, have ye offered to me slain beasts and sacrifices by the space of forty years in the wilderness? |
Amos 5:27
Therefore will I cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus, saith the LORD, whose name is The God of hosts. Acts 7:43 Yea, ye took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your god Remphan, figures which YE MADEto worship them: and I will carry you away beyond Babylon. The Babylonian mother of Harlots in Revelation 17 in chapter 18 uses priests who are LUSTED AFTER FRUITS (the same as Amos 8) Rev. 18:21 And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all. Rev. 18:22 And the voice of harpers, and musicians, and of pipers, and trumpeters, shall be heard no more at all in thee; and no craftsman, of whatsoever craft he be, shall be found any more in thee; and the sound of a millstone shall be heard no more at all in thee; Rev. 18:23 And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy SORCERERS were all nations deceived. Rev. 21:8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and SORCERERS, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death. |
Mark.10.They.Shall.Mock.Him.With.Music Trumpet, drums, flute, cymbals and castinets with buffoons Psallo permits ONLY smiting a string with your FINGERS: not a plectrum Psallo and SOP have the same root meaning 2Peter 3:3 Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts, Empaig-ma , atos, to, A. jest, mocking, delusion, LXX Is.66.4; magikês empaigmata technês Paizō , prop., play like a child, sport, “tē de th' hama Numphai . . agronomoi paizousi 4. play
on a musical instrument , h.Ap.206:
c. acc., “Pan ho kalamophthogga paizōn” Ar.Ra.230;
dance and sing, Pi. O.1.16.
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PAUL IN EPHESIANS
4 OUTLAWED CUNNING CRAFTSMEN OR SOPHISTS:
SPEAKERS, SINGERS, INSTRUMENT PLAYERS.
They were not Spiritually and Biblically
illiterate. Paul said THEY
ARE LYING IN WAIT TO DECEIVE.
Jude referenced the
Musical and Perverted PLAY at Mount Sinai
which was without redemption. Anyone
not sticking with the WORD, he says, were
FOREORDAINED. They are old spirits
unleashed by Apollon and His Muses who
were adulterers (selling anything of God)
For our worship times
together, four foundational principles
were identified:
-Worship should honor God;
-Worship
should be transformational;
WORSHIP IN SPIRIT. IS READING THE WORD, LOGOS OR REGULATIVE PRINCIPLE
Romans 12:1I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that
YE present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God,
which is your reasonable service.
ēn logikēn latreian humōn:
Rom. 12:2 And be not conformed to this world:
but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind,
that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
The Word or Logos is God's Spirit or Mind put into the mouth of Jesus. The Logos outlaws personal opinions or experiences, preaching, singing, playing instruments or acting all of which are known to MAKE THE LAMBS DUMB BEFORE THE SLAUGHTER.
2Cor. 11:13 For such are false apostles, deceitful workers,
transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ.
2Cor. 11:14 And no marvel; for Satan himself
is transformed into an angel of light.
2Cor. 11:15 Therefore it is no great thing
if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness;
whose end shall be according to their works.
Acts 17:23 For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription,
TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you
[1.2.5] One of the porticoes contains shrines of gods, and a gymnasium called that of Hermes.In it is the house of Pulytion, at which it is said that a mystic rite was performed by the most notable Athenians, parodying the Eleusinian mysteries. But in my time it was devoted to the worship of Dionysus. This Dionysus they call Melpomenus (Minstrel), on the same principle as they call Apollo Musegetes (Leader of the Muses). Here there are images of Athena Paeonia (Healer), of Zeus, of Mnemosyne (Memory) and of the Muses, an Apollo, the votive offering and work of Eubulides, and Acratus, a daemon attendant upon Apollo; it is only a face of him worked into the wall.
After the precinct of Apollo is a building that contains earthen ware images, Amphictyon, king of Athens, feasting Dionysus and other gods.
Apollōn , ho, Apollo: gen. ōnos (also ō An.Ox.3.222): acc.
A.“Apollō” IG1.9, al., A.Supp.214, S.OC1091, Tr.209 (lyr.) (mostly in adjurations, nēton Apollōn, etc.), “Apollōna” Pl.Lg.624a, freq. later, Agatharch.7, etc.: voc. “Apollon” Alc.1, A.Th.159(lyr.), Cratin.186, etc.; “Apollōn” A.Ch.559; cf. Apellōn, Aploun.II. Pythag. name of a number,
-[1.1.4] The Athenians have also another harbor, at Munychia, with a temple of Artemis of Munychia, and yet another at Phalerum, as I have already stated, and near it is a sanctuary of Demeter. Here there is also a temple of Athena Sciras, and one of Zeus some distance away, and altars of the gods named Unknown
Pausanias Greece Paus. 1.2 But in my time it was devoted to the worship of Dionysus. This Dionysus they call Melpomenus Apollo [Abaddon, Apollyon] Musegetes (Leader of the Muses).
Mousagetēs 1 doric for Mousēgetēs leader of the Muses, Lat. Musagetes, of Apollo, Plat1 Mous-a_getēs, ou, ho
Acts 17:24 God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;Acts 17:25 Neither is worshipped with men’s hands,
as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;
Rom. 12:2 And be not conformed to this world:
but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind,
that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and PERFECT WILL OF GOD
2Cor. 11:13 For such are false apostles, deceitful workers,
transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ.
2Cor. 11:14 And no marvel; for Satan himself
is transformed into an angel of light.
2Cor. 11:15 Therefore it is no great thing
if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness;
whose end shall be according to their works.
Woodmont
NOT APT
-Worship should be edifying; and
-Worship should be missional.
After the end of the
90-day period of discernment, the shepherds
and ministers affirmed that we found no
scriptural requirement that the worship music
in our Sunday morning assemblies remain a
capella only.
We also
believed that including instrumental worship
in our assemblies
could
enhance the four foundational principles for
some of our members.
-Worship should honor God;
-Worship should be transformational;
-Worship should be edifying; and
-Worship should be missional.
After publicly announcing those understandings in April, the shepherds and ministers hosted listening sessions, inviting all to come, ask questions and share their perspectives. The listening sessions were well attended and provided a richness in varied perspectives – with some excitement and some angst. Also in the month of April, a Worship Renewal Team was commissioned to study our worship assemblies… get feedback from our members… get feedback from other churches who had already wrestled with the same questions… and then to bring a recommendation back to the shepherds and ministers, for the consideration of the shepherds.
During May and June, Jeff and the teaching team presented a series of lessons painting a grand image of worshipping the God of creation. We were exhorted to love one another, assuming the best motives in our brothers, and to submit ourselves and our own personal preferences to our brothers and sisters in unity.
Throughout the months of May, June and July, the Worship Renewal Team met and worked on their charge. Most of you – 578, to be exact – participated in the church-wide worship survey. All of the survey responses were not only considered in the formation of the recommendation, but significantly influenced the recommendation. The team was also influenced by best practices of other churches like us.
Next, the Worship Renewal Team presented their recommendation to a larger focus group of our church members, to receive feedback on how it was being heard. That process largely affirmed the recommendation. At the beginning of August, the Worship Renewal Team met with the shepherds and ministers to present their recommendation, provide its rationale, engage in conversation and answer questions.
At this point, we want to thank the members who participated on the Worship Renewal Team, including: Jeff Brown, Calvin Channell, Helen Derryberry, Brad Fisher, Sara Harvey, Lauren Sheppard, Jon Tate and Will Walker.
After hearing the recommendation, we met together on two other occasions to further discuss our worship assembly practices. I want to let you know that the shepherds are in agreement with each other and have decided to make the following changes in our worship assemblies.
First, concerning worship music in our Sunday morning assemblies, the second service on Sunday morning will begin to use instrumental praise in a significant way. The first service will continue the tradition of a capella music as it has been done to this point.
Second, as to our communion practice, worship leaders are encouraged to think creatively and use variety in the form of communion. While some enjoy the regular practice of family-style communion, many of you felt that the current practice of family-style communion does not uphold our four foundational worship principles.
Third, worship leaders are encouraged to increase the number of testimonies shared, as they can be one of the most transformative aspects of our assembly time.
Fourth, worship leaders and the church are encouraged to invite a broad and diverse group of people to share their gifts with the church family during and in support of our assembly times.
Finally, the church will make available the necessary resources to support these changes, specifically, by hiring a full-time worship minister to work alongside Michael and the other ministers.
So what comes next?
The full text of this announcement will be available on our website later today. Also, sessions are being scheduled for this Wednesday and next Sunday so that you can provide feedback to shepherds and ministers and ask questions you may have about the upcoming changes.
We have not yet developed specifics about how any new practices will be implemented, but we will certainly communicate them once they are confirmed.
I want to assure you that from the very beginning of this process, our desire has always been to be led by God’s Spirit. Our study showed God’s desire for our worship to be authenticated by the lives we live in the 167 other hours each week when we are not in the Great Hall. Even so, God’s word also emphasizes the importance of our assemblies. We know a capella music has been a defining characteristic of our tradition, but we wanted this process to be much more than a question of a capella versus instrumental music. Considering how to embrace the freedom we enjoy in Christ and introduce instrumental praise into our assemblies was the issue that was most difficult to discern. Some want to embrace both styles of music in all of our assemblies, yet we do not believe that right now is the time to make that move. Ultimately,
different worship practices are transformative to different groups of our body, and we want to make space for all.
We do not believe we have now reached the finish line. You may see other new worship practices at Woodmont Hills that were not specifically mentioned in the four points that were just presented. Worshipping the infinite God of the universe is not something that we have “solved.” If we were to spend 100% of our collective lives pursuing this end, our efforts would still be a thin glimpse of the glorious praise the angels know.
So… thank you for the grace you have shown to each other and to us throughout this process. And please continue to pray that God’s Spirit will lead us forward in unity and beautiful harmony.