Developing a Music Philosophy in Christian Perspective—part 5

      Developing a Music Philosophy in Christian Perspective—part 5

          You may wonder how this new epistemology will play out in these millennials music philosophy and music praxis.  They will consider religious musicing as an event rather than an opportunity humbly come into God’s presence with singing and musicing.  The concept of the Chief musician musicing has morphed into a musician who is chief of his religious musicing.  The Bible principle of a skilled musician worshiping YHVH in the spirit of sharath (8334) i.e. one who worships in the spirit of a menial, has been lost in the plethora of confusion that now surrounds public worship.

          It appears that these post postmodern millennials do not resist worshiping the Creator of music, but they have been filled so full of religious musical humanism that the creature i.e. the created thing which is music gets lost in the fog of personal aggrandizement.  They have been mentored by Christian and secular musicians who believe that all musicing begins and ends with self.  They have ben mentored by those who believe that the highest goal of a musician is to develop his or her talents and display these talents before an audience—in this case a congregation of believers and seekers that many times are not knowledgeable of what they are worshiping.  The Bible In Basic English translates John 4:22A, “You give worship, but without knowledge of what you are worshipping…”  Such is the case of music ministers who are post postmoderns who have been lost in the trappings that now surround worship. (See My New Book—Music Philosophy in Christian Perspective pub. 2018)