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Can drums be used in church? or is it bad?
While Ellen White did not specifically use the word "drums" in her writings concerning worship, she did mention the "timbrel," which is a percussion instrument similar to a tambourine. These references are in the context of joyful worship in ancient Israel. Here are a couple of instances: * In describing the triumphant return of the ark of the covenant, she wrote: “David and all the house of Israel played before the Lord ... on harps, and on psalteries, and on timbrels, and on cornets, and on cymbals.” (PP 704.5) * She also quoted from the Psalms in an appeal for joyful worship: “Sing aloud unto God our strength: make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob. Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery.” (8T 12.3) These passages show that percussion instruments were part of the musical worship of God's people in the Old Testament and are mentioned in a positive light.
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