Can a Song be too Creative?—part 3

Can a Song be too Creative?—part 3

            The preaching of Christ crucified is considered in the New Testament to be the main thing as we can see in 1Corinthians 1:23-24, “But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness; But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.”  Furthermore, St. Paul prefaced his statements in verses 23-24 by 1Corinthians 1:21 which says, “For because, by the purpose of God, the world, with all its wisdom, had not the knowledge of God, it was God's pleasure, by so foolish a thing as preaching, to give salvation to those who had faith in him. (BBE)  God’s word never states that He wills to save people by singing or musicing any other way.

            Church music should prepare the people’s hearts (both Christians and non-believers) for the preaching of Christ crucified.  I believe that worship music is a means to an end rather than being an end in itself.  It is a mistake in philosophical judgment to consider the Sunday morning service to consist of a time of worship with music and then the unfortunate pastor has to start over with his message after the fun time has ended.  I will say in closing that sacred musicing is a preparatory time for the presentation of the Logos Christos.

Thought for the Day

Why do so many church musicians believe that they must bring the time of singing in worship to a climactic moment?  There are no patterns of worship in either the Old or New Testament that teach that muscing should be the high point of public worship.