Can Music Transform the Musician? Part 3

Can Music Transform the Musician? Part 3   

            When music educators and music philosophers only address music and music education as a fine art, I understand that they would not necessarily address the music student’s spiritual condition.  However, when they speak of people experiencing transformation, empowerment, and service and fail to mention the transforming work of Christ I have to part philosophical company with such an incomplete hypothesis.   The only thing that will change a music student’s empowerment and essential inner condition is for that student to be born again and experience the empowerment of the Holy Spirit.  Any praxis or philosophy that addresses personal human transformation without salvation is denying the power of God and therefore is faulty.

            So, I am once again brought face to face with the philosophic differences between secular music education philosophy and Christian music education philosophy.  The separation of church and state in the USA requires a philosopher who deals with human condition to deny, by omission, the power of God.  For this reason, among many others, I am drawn to the strong conclusion that for the Christian, A Christian music education under godly music instructors is a must.  

Thought for the Day   

Acts 1:8, “But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.”  True empowerment of the Christian musician for service comes from the enduement of the Holy Spirit.