Do You Believe in Rock N’ Roll?—part 3

Do You Believe in Rock N’ Roll?—part 3

            Writers disagree about what McClean meant by the question, “Did you write the book of love?” It is possible that he hit the nail squarely on the head with this question because so much of current worship philosophy and praxis deals with MAN’S version of love.   Musicians who are pluralists consider that God’s love is not always balanced with justice, law and equity. This notion is a faulty philosophical view.  The musician previously mentioned want to only stress God’s love without the presentation of the whole gospel of Jesus Christ.  Post postmoderns are not esteeming what the Bible teaches as being central to a Christian’s music philosophy since they firmly believe that all truth is relative.  So, it is now possible that a church musician and his pastor can “write the book of love” as a part of their both-and humanistic, pluralistic whole-life philosophy.

Do You Believe in Rock N’ Roll?—part 3 

            Writers disagree about what McClean meant by the question, “Did you write the book of love?” It is possible that he hit the nail squarely on the head with this question because so much of current worship philosophy and praxis deals with MAN’S version of love.   Musicians who are pluralists consider that God’s love is not always balanced with justice, law and equity. This notion is a faulty philosophical view.  They want to only stress God’s love without the presentation of the whole gospel of Jesus Christ.  Post postmoderns are not esteeming what the Bible teaches as being central to a Christian’s music philosophy since they firmly believe that all truth is relative.  So, it is now possible that a church musician and his pastor can “write the book of love” as a part of their both-and humanistic, pluralistic whole-life philosophy. 

            I want to make it very clear that I am not against praise music.  That would make about as much sense as being against grandma’s home-made apple pie or my mother’s blackberry cobbler.  The Bible commands us to sing praise unto God.  What I am pointing out is that music that only speaks of love is not the whole counsel of God.  It does not provide a balanced spiritual and biblical musical diet.  Anyone who has read all of the Old and New Testament knows quite well that it speaks of much more than love although God’s love is a central theme of the Bible.  So, although I cannot prove it I believe McClean was making a very deep philosophical statement since he clearly compared “The book of love” with faith in God that is based on what the Bible teaches.