We must Worship the Creator part 3

We must Worship the Creator part 3 

The worshipper must know the fundamental truths about God and His nature before musical worship can be authentic or real. Furthermore, the worshipper must be living in fellowship and relationship with God before musical worship can be authentic and real.  I have often said that it is one thing to know about God, but it is completely another to actually know God.  The musician who does not know God in by having a personal relationship with Christ cannot sing from first-hand experience.

Jesus told the Samaritan woman that “Ye worship ye know not what.” Jesus said in St. John 4:24, “God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.” Paul told the Corinthian church in I Corinthians 14:15b “I will sing with the spirit (4151 pneuma - spirit, Holy Spirit), and I will sing with the understanding also”.  The Greek word nous (3563) translate intellect here means to sing with the Christian musician’s intellect, i.e. mind). Also, Psalm 47:6-7 states, “Sing praises to God, sing praises: sing praises unto our King, sing praises. For God is the King of all the earth: sing ye praises with understanding.” The Hebrew word sakal (7919) means that the musician must be circumspect and must walk with prudence, skill and wisdom.  This word connotes that a Christian musician must sing with intelligence.