It was Thomas Aquinas’ theory of
nature and grace that opened Pandora’s Box philosophically. It was his flawed view that man was fallen
from grace, but not in his intellect that paved the way for nature to destroy
grace, philosophically. Church musicians
who accept Aquinas’ view place music under nature since music is truly under
things of the natural world. Once music
is placed under nature it can follow a path independent of Scripture and
independent of the Lordship of Christ.
So, again direction determines destiny.
Once church musicians have accepted an incomplete view of the fall, they
become independent of the Lordship of Christ when it comes to style, form and
performance practice.
Church musicians almost never see themselves
as autonomous man. On the contrary, most
would deny that their philosophical basis places them outside of the Lordship
of Christ when it comes to music.
However, when they open their mouth most often the first words that come
out are, “my style of church music”.
Anyone who professes ownership of music has not committed the music he
or she performs to the Lordship of Christ.
These Christian musicians, although they deny it, are operating outside of the Lordship of Christ.
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