Developing a Music Philosophy in Christian Perspective—part 6

     Developing a Music Philosophy in Christian Perspective—part 6

            How is it possible to worship in the manner that John 4:24 teaches, “God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth” when a post postmodern musician denies, or perhaps more accurately, dismisses the fact that the Bible teaches true truth about music and musicing?   John 4:24 states, “God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.”  It appears that millennials have been caught up caught up in the enthusiasm of pneuma (4151) and have neglected aletheia (225).  A Christian musician is bound by the true truth that he or she is bound to conform all musicing to the verity of what God’s word teaches.

            1Corinthians 14:15 gives Christian musicians true truth about musicing unto
God when it asks the vital question, “What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.”  This Scripture gives two true truths about musicing.  The first truth is spirit (pneuma 4151) which teaches the truth that Christian musicians must have the guidance and anointing of the blessed Holy Spirit on their musicing.  This Bible principle of musicing infers a little musician who has a big God to guide and guard his or her musicing.  The second truth taught in this verse is truth (nous 3563) which teaches that the Christian musician must music unto God with the intellect, meaning and understanding.  All of these implications of what nous means, connote the Bible principle of musicing that there is true truth concerning how one musics unto God.