The post post-modern thinker
believes that if any style of music comes under criticism, the conservative thinker
is not criticizing the style of music but rather his Christian brother and his
brother’s music. Moderns, post-moderns,
and now post post-moderns all quote Romans 14:10, “But why doest thou judge thy
brother” or why doest thou set at naught thy brother...” They often stop in
this point in the Scripture and forget that it continues, “...for we shall all
stand before the judgment seat of Christ.
I agree that it is dangerous for one
Christian musician to make another Christian’s musical performance a test of
faith. It is not a truism that just
because a person performs some style of religious music he or she “could not
possibly be a Christian.”
Although many current writers say,
“Don’t judge your Christian brother’s music.”
Here in lies the philosophical fallacy.
Music does not belong to any Christian or non-Christian performer,
arranger, or composer. All music comes
under the Lordship of Jesus Christ since in the beginning God created
music. So, when some particular style of
church is brought under scrutiny, it is not the Christian performing the music
that is being judged, but rather the form or style of music or the performance
practice.
Since all form, style and
performance practice of music belongs to God and not man, and since all aspects
of music come under the Lordship of Jesus Christ, no church musician has
rightful ownership to form and style.
There are no aspects of music either secular or sacred that are
autonomous.
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