The Historical Position
Concerning Advent
Hebrews 9:28, “So Christ was once offered to bear the
sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time
without sin unto salvation.”
Advent is
historically a season of looking forward, waiting, and preparing the Christian
musician’s heart for both the annual celebration of the event of Christ's
birth, and for the second coming of Christ. Christian musicians need to be
looking for Christ’s return with waiting expectation even unto the end. During my lifetime Advent has been almost
completely about looking forward to Christmas with little or no emphasis on
preparing our hearts and lives for His second coming.
Historically,
Advent has been a season of heart preparation much like the season of
Lent. Although both Advent and Lent
should be filled with inner joy, they should both be a time of positive
introspection. Christmas is a time of
remembering God’s gift of His only Son who was born in a manger, live among men
and die on a cruel cross on Calvary.
Lent is a time of remembering that God’s Son Jesus Christ the righteous
came to this earth be God with us, suffer and die for the sins of the whole
world. So, we as Christian musicians
should make the Advent season a joyful time of heart preparation.
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