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Christian musician’s responsibility does not end with sacred music but it also
extends to secular music. It does not
seem to occur to some Christians that the whole of music must come under the Lordship
of Christ. I define secular music as
that which pertains to temporal matters rather than with spiritual
matters. So, secular music is music that
is not religious in nature. Sacred music
is that which is hallowed by religious association. Secular music that is anti-Christ,
blasphemous, or is irreverent does not belong in the life of the
Christian. However, music that is not
religious but is clean and wholesome in nature does belong in the life of a
Christian. Secular music that is
concerned with life on earth, i.e. that which relates to life in general is
many times of a wholesome nature. If it
is of a morally sound nature it is *amenable to the Lordship of Christ. Christians may include all music that passes
the tests and conditions of Christ-centered living.
When
it comes to the matter of secular and sacred music it is not either or but
rather wise choices of both. Although it
would appear to be simpler philosophically for the Christian to only include
the use of sacred music, there is no valid biblically sound reason not to
include secular music that is amenable to the Lordship of Christ. There is no
biblical conflict created by a Christian including clean secular music, as well
as sacred music. The two do not oppose
each other. There is not anything
inherently opposing about music that addresses itself to religious matters and
music that does not address itself to religious matters.
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