It is impossible to successfully
discuss the necessity of having a Bible based music philosophy and praxis with
a musician who considers that musicing is an autonomous procedure since his or
her music philosophy and praxis is non-discussable. It is not discussable because freedom reigns
in all areas of this musician’s musicing unto God. Therefore, although there are without doubt
convincing arguments for not using many styles of music to worship God, one
should understand that probably only the Holy Spirit will effect change in the
way an autonomous musician musics. A
Church musician has the power to make autonomous musical decisions, but when we
all face him whose eyes are as a flame of fire, we will have to give an account
for how we have musiced unto God.
A musician who sincerely desires to
bring all his or her musicing under the Lordship should never recoil when
someone questions the way that musician musics.
People who trust a minister of music or a music educator to guide the
way Christian organization musics have the right to know why a musician does
what he or she does. Christian musicians who are placed in a position of
leadership should publish a music philosophy on that organization’s web site or
in some other accessible publication so people are able to digest what that
musician believes philosophically about the nature and value of music.
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