Singing With Grace

"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."  Colossians 3:16.  This passage of scripture is very clear about singing in our worship of God.  We are to sing a certain type of songs.  We are to sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs.  Our singing in worship is to reflect the indwelling of the word of Christ in our hearts.  The word of Christ teaches of God's love for humanity and the reflection of that love in the cross.  The word of Christ speaks of redemption and the blessings of forgiveness.  Our songs will speak of these grand themes.  As we engage in the singing of psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, we are to sing with grace in our hearts.  The type of music that is to be used is the heart.  The New Covenant of Jesus Christ never speaks of any type of mechanical instrument that is to be used by the church in worship.  The psalms and hymns and spiritual songs are to be used for the purpose of teaching and admonishing one another.  No mechanical instrument can do this.  Words instruct.  Words admonish.  Our singing is to use words and these words are to always be the word of Christ.  We are be wise in our singing, not only in our praise of God, but also, we are to be wise as we teach and admonish each other.