The New Song-part 3
It matters how a Christian presents
the "New song" which is mentioned in the Bible. What many Christian
musicians have forgotten is that direction determines destiny. If you start west on I 70 from Indianapolis
Indiana in the USA, you will not arrive in Columbus, Ohio, no matter how much
you desire to go there because you are going the wrong direction. Getting a crowd’s attention by emphasizing
the flesh will by no means draw them to Christ.
If a performer maximizes the physical, by doing so he or she minimizes
the spiritual. If a performer sings
religious music and at the same time draws attention to the flesh, he or she
will get a message across to the audience, but it will not be the "new
song" of the gospel.
The reason one cannot
successfully sell sacred things with the sensual is that it just won’t work.
Galatians 6:6-9 states: Let him that is
taught in the word communicate unto him that teacheth in all good things. Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for
whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. For he that soweth to his
flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption: but he that soweth to the Spirit
shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.
And let us not be weary in well doing for in due season we shall reap,
if we faint not.
God’s ways are higher than the ways of the world. The "new
song" of the Bible always takes the high road. The world uses man’s depraved nature and man’s
natural sexual appetite to sell its music.
Why can’t Christians take advantage of man’s depraved nature and his
natural sexual appetite for that matter to present the good news of the gospel?
Thought for the
Day--part 3
Have you ever considered why some
Christian musicians cling so desperately to music styles that represents the
"old life" of undegenerated man?
One of the best ways to break away from the "old life" of sin
is to sing a new song! Tomorrow is
Easter Sunday. It is the day that represents Christ's victory over sin. It is a day of re-beginning. Why not establish a re-beginning of your
music listening habits if they tend to defeat you spiritually?
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