Saturday, October 17, 2015

More on Good and Faithful Musicians Part 1


More on Good and Faithful Musicians Part 1 

            Matthew 25:21states, “His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.”

            A musician can be a good servant morally and not be passionately faithful to the responsibilities of the music ministry where God has placed that musician.  Christian character is what makes a musician a good (agathos 18) person.  The word agathos means good in any sense but its meaning is different than the word pistos (4103) which means objectively “trustworthy” i.e. in the case of a Christian musician, one who experiences the actual reality of being a completely trustworthy servant musician of Christ.  It stands to reason that moral goodness is a necessary requirement of the ministering musician who is a bond servant (doulos 1401) of our lord and savior Jesus Christ.  Ralph Earle stated that, “these are the only two things God requires of everyone—that he be good in character and faithful in service.”  Beacon Bible Commentary, A.F. Harper, Editorial Chairman, Vol. 6, p. 237  Although God requires both, I do not believe that being a morally good person automatically makes one a quality musician or does it make one a faithful trustworthy music leader.

 

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