Tuesday, January 31, 2017

Gospel Songs under Fire—part 4


Gospel Songs under Fire—part 4

When Christians brag on the Savior it is not only good news to Christians but it is also good news to those who do not know the Lord. One of the most positive things that a congregation of believers can do musically is to tell the good news of what God has done for them individually.  This is many times best accomplished by singing gospel songs. Although worship is not about us but rather our Savior, salvation is about what God has done for us individually.  This salvation is a personal “know so” salvation.  Salvation does not mean very much to us until we as individuals have become partakers of the divine nature as explained in  2 Peter 1:4, “Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.”   

       One of the wonderful things about musicing unto God through personal testimony presented in gospel songs is the testimony of twenty first century Christians that God is still working with individuals in this present age.  Singing these testimony songs brings current individual reality and excitement through singing the good news of what God is doing and has done for us as individuals.  Singing about this personal reality is in no way a put-down of praise music, hymn singing or Psalm singing.  You see, our God is so awesome that the diversity of musics mentioned above helps us to fully express the awesomeness, solemnity, wonder, and majesty to the Triune God.  

Thought for the Day

Sing great rhetoric about God is a must for public worship, but it is in no way a replacement for the reality and testimony of what the Holy Spirit, the Holy and wise comforter is currently doing in our lives.

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