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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