Satan Has the Power to Pervert Music—part 2

Satan Has the Power to Pervert Music—part 2

            1Peter 5:8-9, “Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.”  Yesterday we considered Satan’s ability to influence composers in the way they arrange the building blocks of music.  Today we will discuss what Christians can do to not let their music be influenced by Satan.  Part of the answer is found in the verses above from 1 Peter.

            Christian musicians must be sober (nepho 3525) and vigilant (gregoreuo 1127).  Nepho means to abstain or be discreet and gregoreuo means to keep awake or be watchful.  The reason that the admonishment above is necessary is that Satan is moving about trying to destroy all Christians.  I believe he “devours” Christian musician’s by destroying their spiritual musical discernment.  Once He has “swallowed up” their ability to differentiate between sacred and profane music, appropriate and inappropriate worship music he has won most of the battle for Christian music.