Ohio church's Noise bothers Neighbors

[ReformedDave]

Originally Posted by crakjak

Dave,

That is a whole lot of talking to say so little. What do you say of Sam's post of these warrants of scripture.

"the Lord is in His holy temple.
Let all the earth keep silence before Him."
Hab 2:20

"Oh, clap your hands, all you peoples!
Shout to God with the voice of triumph!"
Psalm 47:1

"Praise the Lord!
Praise God in His sanctuary;
Praise Him in His mighty firmament!
Praise Him for His mighty acts;
Praise Him according to His excellent greatness!
Praise Him with the sound of the trumpet;
Praise Him with the lute and harp!
Praise Him with the timbrel and dance;
Praise Him with stringed instruments and flutes!
Praise Him with loud cymbals;
Praise him with clashing cymbals!
Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.
Praise the Lord!
Psalm 150:1-6

I certainly believe in decency and order, and all these things can be done in that manner, however there will be a bit of noise.

You may have missed my point. We're not only to do what He has ordained but not to do what He has not ordained. Some will involve noise but whatever we do must be worthy of Him and not for our own gratification. It's about Him and not us. Pentecostal worship, many times, is for the worshiper's benefit. Also, we must take Scripture in context as that changes. What was the worship of our new Testament brethren?