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Reason XVI

1. Define these words as used in this lesson:
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2. List the nine occassions when sing is mentioned in the New Testament.
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3. Be able to use each of the syllogisms in proving that instrumental music is wrong.
4. Name eight religious denominational leaders who said that instrumental music is wrong.
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5. Explain and give examples concerning the differences between specific and generic commands in the Bible.
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6. Give seven ways in which people try to defend the use of instrumental music. Answer their false reasoning.
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7. Give five possible meanings for the word psallo in the New Testament and show which is the only possibility for the correct use.
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8. What does God's silence on instrumental music suggest?
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