The New Song-part 4

The New Song-part 4

      A Christian musician doesn’t take advantage of man’s depraved nature and his natural sexual appetites to present the good news of the gospel.  Galatians 5:17 explains, “For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.”  The Galatian writer makes it very clear that the flesh and the spirit are contrary one to the other.  Therefore it is deceitful to gain people's attention with sexual innuendos and then present the "new song" which is the life-changing gospel of Jesus Christ.

      The Bible teaches that the flesh and the spirit are not compatible.  It is a mystery to me that so many Christian musicians are determined to try to present the "New song" and the lust of the flesh side by side as a team of horses.  Placing the flesh and the spirit side by side is like placing a lion and a lamb in the same harness.  If one does, there is no doubt about it, the lion will eat the lamb. 

Thought for the Day

Part of the changes that the new birth spiritually will bring about in our lives will be some changes in our musicing.  Is there anything about the music that you listen to and perform that would hinder your spiritual life? As we mentioned yesterday, on this Easter Sunday we should all seek to remove any music that is not compatible with a whole-life philosophy that is Christocentric.