What is a Music Philosophy?-part 2
Since philosophy is the love
and pursuit of wisdom, Christian musicians must not develop a music belief
system based on the rudiments (stoicheioin, 4747) of this world. To
paraphrase this passage of Scripture, do not let the world (kosmos, 2889)
spoil (esomai, sulagoges, 2071, 4812) or seduce you when you
develop your philosophy, by arranging or ordering it the way the world orders
or arranges the philosophical principles of music and musicing. God (thesis)
orders things a certain way and the world, controlled or arranged by Satan (antithesis),
has confused or rearranged the order of things. Do not let the world take you
captive by believing the empty delusion caused by what it believes to be the
nature and value of music.
Without systematic guiding
principles a Christian musician will likely make musical choices that are
faulty. Biblical principles that relate to musicing must be the foundation of a
philosophy of music. The Christian musician must be careful to analyze the
fundamental grounds and concepts that govern all music and musicing to be sure
that all philosophical beliefs are Christocentric. Furthermore, all of a
Christian musician’s philosophy of music must be in alignment to the matrix of
God and His Word.
Thought for the Day
Christians should not be surprised that systematic music philosophy
has largely been ignored by evangelicals since systematic theology has also been
ignored.
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