Theology, Philosophy,
Psychology, and Music Part 4
St. Paul’s letter to the
church at Colossae (1:20-23) states, “And through Him having made peace through
the blood of His cross, it pleased the Father to reconcile all things to
Himself through Him, whether the things on earth or the things in Heaven. And
you, who were once alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now
He has reconciled in the body of His flesh through death, to present you holy
and without blame, and without charge in His sight, if indeed you continue in
the faith grounded and settled, and are not moved away from the hope of the
gospel, which you have heard and which was proclaimed in all the creation under
Heaven, of which I, Paul, became a minister, (MKJV) has relevance to 21st
century Christian musicians. If
Christian musicians are going to “…continue
in the faith grounded and settled, and are not moved away from the hope of the
gospel…”, then they must not be alienated and enemies in their minds by the
works of those who do not love and serve Jesus Christ.
Becoming a follower of Jesus
Christ must include a parting of ways with the world. Why do Christian musicians struggle with
separation with the spirit of this age when it comes to how Christians and
those who do not love and serve Christ music? How a Christian community musics
is partially cultural, but all aspects of culture that are included in the way
Christians music unto God must come under the Lordship of Jesus Christ or they
are not thoroughly Christian.
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