Musicing—The Gospel part 5

Musicing—The Gospel part 5

Romans 1:6, “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to everyone that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.”

I am no sure that St. Paul was a musician—at least he never mentioned that he personally musiced unto God.  However, he mentioned musicing unto God in his Epistles.  As a matter of fact what he had to say about music and musicing unto God was very pungent.  He may or may not have musiced unto God but one thing I believe—if he did I am sure that his musicing  was “gospel” musicing and it was done without fear or favor because he definitely was not ashamed of the gospel of Christ. 

Paul showed time and time again during his life and ministry that, as he said in his Epistle to the church at Rome, he was “not ashamed of the gospel of Christ:”  I wish that all Christian musicians understood that sacred musicing is not primarily about music as an art form but rather about musicing the gospel of Jesus Christ that makes it the power of God. The Bible never says that music is itself the power of God.

  David, who was a psalmist and a great Old Testament musician said in Psalm 40:9, “I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O LORD, thou knowest.”  David understood, even in the Old Testament dispensation  long before Christ came to earth, that he needed to music righteousness to  the congregation.  So, it is not about a Christian musician’s musical ability or his or her performance skills, but rather about musicing the Gospel of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ that makes a Christian’s musicing efficacious.

Thought for the Day

Sacred musicing should always be from a ministry and a referential standpoint.  The music part of music is vitally important, but the gospel of Jesus Christ is brought to the experience of musicing from outside of the formal properties of the music.