Not only Beautiful but also Suitable—part 16

Not only Beautiful but also Suitable—part 16

          I do not know about you but I hate the thought of God having to use the words of te songs that I  perform in spite of the music part or the music because the musical vehicle  that I used as not “suitable to the subject” because it was loaded with either excess and/or musical defect.  What a pitty it would be to have my musicing actually hinder the message of the good news of the gospel.  It would be just as unfortunate for the music part of the musical offerings that I present unto Him  to be so flawed by its musical defects (because of the way I arranged the musical building blocks i.e. the formal properties of the music in such an inept manner) that the music was not supportive of the beauty of the gospel message. 

          Some brief discussion needs to be made about suitability.  One of the reasons that every Christian musician needs to develop a series of systematic beliefs about the nature and value of both sacred and secular music is because, when we understand both, we are much more equipped to make decisions about which styles of music lend themselves to being suitable to support the moral nature of the Trinity and and the message of the gospel.. These understandings of musical style also helps to equip the musician with the tools for the proper use of the various styles of music that are appropriate to be used as vehicles of prayer and praise of the high and Holy God that we love and serve.  Conversly, these understandings also help the worship leader to make mature educated choices of the styles of music that do not lend themselves to the awsomness and solemnity of worshiping the trinity and therefore should be excluded from worship.