In
my opinion, the greatest problem with the fine art of church music today is
without doubt those who are “pandering to popular taste”. Certainly every astute Christian musician
must be concerned with music ministry that is relevant to the congregation who
will listen to and perform worship and evangelistic music. However, I believe that Oswald Chambers made
an astute observation that is still apropos today. As he observed there
is a great need for all the “kingdoms of this world” to become Christ’s
kingdoms. Furthermore, if Christian
musicians are going to submit the fine art of music to the Lordship of Christ
in order that it can truly become His,
musicians must become “good and
fearless Christians”.
I concur with Oswald Chambers that the music
aesthetic of many Christian musicians “lies in groveling quagmire”. Aesthetics in the arts and especially in the
aesthetics of sacred (religious) music will continue to decline in the twenty
first century unless Christian musicians have more fear of God’s will than the
will of the people. Proverbs 9:10
explains that, “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the
knowledge of the holy is understanding.”
So, a Christian music aesthetic must be developed in the fear of the God
who created music. This fear is not an
inordinate fear but rather a “guiding hand’ for the Christian artist. With this type of paradigm the Christian
artist is not restricted or stifled but rather guided by the blessed Holy
Spirit.
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