Faith as a Basis for a Music Philosophy—part 2

Faith as a Basis for a Music Philosophy—part 2

            Developing or rejecting a music philosophy that is faith based has strongly affected what musicians and philosophers have considered to be the nature, value and meaning of all music and musicing.  It is of little wonder that music philosophers who do not have faith in Jesus Christ and ipso facto have chosen to not retain God in their knowledge of music and musicing, do not give place to God having preeminence in all their musical “doing”.

              One cannot expect a music philosopher who has chosen to consider religious faith to only be an option or has rejected faith basis completely in the development of a music philosophy, to come to the same conclusions about the nature, value and meaning of music as a Christian music philosopher who has developed a Bible based Christocentric music philosophy.  For this reason, there is need for the Christian musician who is in the process of developing a faith based music philosophy to read philosophical writers who have a high regard for the authenticity and relevance of God’s Word and for the necessity of having Christ at the center of all philosophical pursuits. 

            Developing or rejecting a music philosophy that is faith based has strongly affected what musicians and philosophers have considered to be the nature, value and meaning of all music and musicing.  It is of little wonder that music philosophers who do not have faith in Jesus Christ and ipso facto have chosen to not retain God in their knowledge of music and musicing, do not give place to God having preeminence in all their musical “doing”.

              One cannot expect a music philosopher who has chosen to consider religious faith to only be an option or has rejected faith basis completely in the development of a music philosophy, to come to the same conclusions about the nature, value and meaning of music as a Christian music philosopher who has developed a Bible based Christocentric music philosophy.  For this reason, there is need for the Christian musician who is in the process of developing a faith based music philosophy to read philosophical writers who have a high regard for the authenticity and relevance of God’s Word and for the necessity of having Christ at the center of all philosophical pursuits.