Saturday, January 21, 2017

Finding Truth in Music Christian Education Part 4


Finding Truth in Music Christian Education Part 4 

       We must not take off ourbiblical 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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