Finding Truth in Music
Christian Education Part 4
We must not take off our “biblical worldview glasses” in the
area of music. It is not a neutral, ineffective, autonomous area, but on the
contrary, it greatly affects our lives and we must surrender our musical tastes
to the leadership of the Holy Spirit.
There is a reason we must guard what we listen to. K. Marie Stolba put it well when she said,
“Music was peculiar among the arts in that it alone had the ability to
influence character.” (Stolba, K.M., The
Development of Western Music, 1998 P. 13)
When we are making wise musical
choices, we are able to enjoy the beauty of music as it infiltrates our lives.
“The result of aesthetic experiences is a richer and more meaningful life…The
antonym of ‘aesthetic’…can best be thought of as ‘anesthetic’- nothingness, no
life, no feeling, no humanness.” (Abeles, Hoffer,
Klotman, Foundations of Music Education,
1994 p. 63) How much should we thank our heavenly Father
for giving us so many aesthetics that our lives may be full and enriched! And
how important it is that we honor that privilege and take advantage of what He
has given us courts with Praise. (Ibid., Webber, 1997
p.78)
Thought for the Day
Ms. Wolf is correct in purporting that we all
make musical judgments through our “worldview glasses”. Unfortunately, many Christian musicians do
not look at music through “biblical worldview glasses”. As a matter of fact post-postmodern
Christians consider a musician who does to be a religious extremist. GLW
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