For the last two days we have discussed the fact that God owns all music and all musicing. Yesterday we also discussed very briefly what it means to philosophically a religious musical humanist. Today we are going to briefly discuss how Thomas Aquinas incomplete view of the fall has over the centuries has influenced Christian musicians to become humanistic and autonomous in their philosophical beliefs. After musicians become humanistic, like Thomas Aquinas, they followed a philosophical path in their musical pursuit that was independent from the Lordship of Christ. (Remember that Aquinas believed that man was fallen in matters of grace but that he was not depraved when it came to matters of nature--which included music ipso facto.) There is no aspect of Christian living or musical action that does not rightfully come under the Lordship of Jesus Christ.
Colossians 1:18 teaches us that Christ is Lord of everything, “And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.” The English word preeminence is translated from proteuo (4409) which is derived from the Greek word protos (4413) which means before, in the beginning or foremost in importance. Since “all things” includes all music and musicing, the Christian musician is required to make sure that God is given the preeminence in all musicing.
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