II Corinthians 13:5 states, “Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Do you not realize that Christ Jesus is in you - unless. of course, you fail the test.” NIV
Paul admonishes the Corinthians to examine themselves to see if they were “in the faith’. Although it is not healthy spiritually for Christian musicians to continually test themselves with “spiritual thermometers” in their mouths, it is a good thing to periodically examine their spiritual lives.
Paul, in Hebrews 3:6 admonishes Christians to “…hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm to the end.” If Christ dwells in us we should not ever surrender that faith. However, if a musician fails the spiritual test, it is necessary to make the spiritual adjustments necessary to have peace with God. Paul was warning the Corinthians to do what was right when he stated in II Corinthians 13:7A, “Now I pray to God that ye do no evil; not that we should appear approved, but that ye should do that which is honest…”
Regardless of one’s theology, every Christian musician should admit that if he or she has sinned and come short of the glory of God, the blood of Jesus Christ only cleanses from all sin if we walk in the light (see I John 1:7) . As I said before, continual morbid spiritual inspection is not spiritually productive. However, with that said, a musician should never harbor or hide sin in his or her life.
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