The Shift in Sacred
Music Paradigm—part 4
We are
psychological beings. A healthy psyche
demands release from tension. Any music
that does not give the listener regular reoccurring rest from tension becomes
psychologically disturbing. No wonder that
so many teenagers who listen to rock music five or six hours a day commit
suicide or are constantly depressed.
Christians
should realize that adding religious words to rock music does not solve the
problems of rock music being a proper concomitant to the gospel message. Rock music was originally not created to
worship God. Therefore when we try to
force sacred purposes on this music that was developed to appeal primarily to
the flesh, we only complicate matters. The juxtaposition of the sacred with the
profane is often very problematic. Well-meaning attempts at re-tasking music
styles that were never intended to be used in the context of Christian worship
often send conflicting messages to seekers who are trying to find a way to
break the bonds of sin that have enslaved them and have formed a music
addiction that has become a negative influence on their thought patterns and
conduct.
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