1Corinthians
1:20 Paul asks the question, “Where is the wise (sophos, 4680)? where is the
scribe? where is the disputer (suzetetes,
4804) of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom (sophia, 4678) of this world?
Paul’s worldview helped to keep him on track philosophically. He understood that in the light of the true
truth of God’s Word, the wisdom of the philosophical disputers of this world
does not matter. He furthermore
understood that in the light of God’s truth, the supposed wisdom taught by
worldly philosophers is proved to be foolishness.
At
this time in the history of mankind, Christian Bible based music philosophy is
considered by the world to be falsely based and therefore foolish. Those of us who have rubbed shoulders with
non-Christian music philosophers have often experienced a condescending smile
or a look of mild disgust that we even believe the Bible let alone believe what
it teaches about music. Again St. Paul
understood why worldly philosophers believe what they believe when he stated in
1Coorinthians 1:21, “For after that in the wisdom (sophia) of God the world by wisdom (sophia) knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of
preaching to save them that believe.”
One of the mistakes that Christian musicians often make is coming to the
conclusion that those who have by philosophical reasoning chosen not to submit
their hearts to God will come to the same philosophical conclusions as Spirit
filled Christian musicians who has studied music philosophy.
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