God Owns Music-part 1

God Owns Music-part 1 

            It is imperative that all philosophical basis of music begins with God’s creation, which includes music, and God’s ownership which includes music.  To the Christian, all forms of music come under the Lordship of Jesus Christ.  Colossians 1:16 states:        “For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him.”  

            St. John 1:3 further explains that “All things were made by him; and without him was not anything made that was made.”  Once there was no music.  God was before music.  God wanted music so He made music.  No one else made music.  Therefore, no one but God has true ownership of music.  The Christian musician should get rid of the sense of ownership of music.  No spirit filled musician, or any musician for that matter, has the right to say this is my music. Remember, as we considered in another blog, no musician ever has taken 'nothing' and made 'something'. He merely arranges God's musical building blocks. He 'constructs' but he cannot create.