The word renewing which comes from anakainosis
(342) means a complete renovating or reordering of one’s thinking (paradigm-
new meaning) about the realities of life.
This renewing of one’s world view is necessary in order to prove (dokimazo
1381) that the Christian musician’s philosophic worldview is amenable to the
will of God.
As
a Christian musician reads God’s Word and as the Holy Spirit gives the musician
understanding of the many verses concerning music and musicing found in the
Bible, a Christocentric music worldview is developed. St John 16:13 explains, “Howbeit
when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he
shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak:
and he will shew you things to come.”
I am not claiming that this verse in the Bible
has any esoteric meaning that is exclusive to the Christian musician, bur I am
contending that the truth contained in this verse extends to Christian musician’s who are
developing that window, through which they will view the whole of music and
musicing, that we call a Christian musical worldview.
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