Originally Posted by blhowes

(My main reason for digging into this is to nail down what the scriptures teach about music in worship. A church I visited recently had some good preaching, but the music I had to tolerate - bending of guitar strings is cool to listen to, but not at church. I'd much prefer to listen to hymns than that type of music. But if that's just my preference, the argument against bending strings, etc. is weak. In a worship service, my preference is immaterial.)