bookslover
Puritan Board Doctor
You need to start with God's command for musical instruments in public worship. Where do you find the command first? It's only found in the command for the priests to do so in temple (ceremonial) worship. Knowing this is fulfilled and doesn't continue in Christ. Musical instruments do not continue (this is what Calvin meant) because they were part of the ceremonial law from David to Christ. New Testament worship which follows more closely the synagogue worship it would be wise to look at it. Synagogue worship had no use for musical instruments during the time of the Scriptures, and quite frankly not UNTIL Jews implemented their use in the 1950's. So then if one is to use musical instruments in public worship today there needs to be something very clear (positively) to do so in Scripture. No one can find such a positive command therefore we may not use instruments in public worship.
There's no positive command to set up the organizational structure known as the synagogue in the Old Testament. In fact, they're not even mentioned. So, were the Jews wrong to start them?