Prescriptive Thought—part 1

Prescriptive Thought—part 1

            Believers who adhere to prescriptive thought believe that the church has the authority and responsibility to prescribe what styles of music are most appropriate for public worship and evangelism.  This type of thinker not only believes that most people who attend church expect sacred music to be of a different character than the music of the world.  They also believe that sinners often have no problem making a distinction between sacred and profane music.

            Philosophically this body of believers thinks in terms of the world as needy sin sick souls who come to the church for new life.  This church believes that if those in need will listen to the gospel of Jesus Christ preached and sung by the church since sinners want to hear “good news”.  This church believes that the gospel is good news because it gives sinners the prescription for eternal life.  This thesis thinking church believes in absolutes.  They believe in absolutes in theology.  Therefore it is easy for them to believe in absolutes in church music.