When Conservatives take the Musical Exit Ramps-Part-11

When Conservatives take the Musical Exit Ramps-Part-11

 Instead of blaming time-honored music as the culprit for mundane worship,  church leadership should develop a worship philosophy that includes a worship theology and a music praxis that will act as a guide to carrying out the well thought out beliefs established by the church’s leadership. Remember that philosophically music should be a means to an end instead of the end of worship. It is the responsibility of church leadership to establish a prescriptive approach to church music.  This must include a line that the church will not cross when it comes to what is right and wrong, appropriate and inappropriate music for the worship of a high and holy God. 

The Bible teaches very clearly that the beginning of wisdom is the fear of the LORD--not permissiveness.  Furthermore, a Bible based music philosophy must be congruent with, not only the direct references to music and musicing taught in the Bible, but also those principles of a changed life that are taught in God’s WORD.   All who music in God’s house are Christians first and musicians second.  The Bible is filled with the teaching that although Christians are in the cosmos they are not of the aion.  Romans 12:2 states very lucidly, “And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.”