Theology, Philosophy, Psychology, and Music Part 3

Theology, Philosophy, Psychology, and Music Part 3

It is of little wonder that Christian musicians in this century are many times convinced that the way that the world musics is more attractive than musicing in traditional conservative ways.  Most of those who have written in the past century and now in the 21^st century who have written about music philosophy and psychology have not been committed Christians whose life purpose has been to bring honor and glory to God by their life endeavors. The Colossians 1:18 statement “And He is the Head of the body, the church, who is the Beginning, the First-born from the dead, that He may be pre-eminent in all things” (MKJV) has not been central in the minds of many of these scholars works and writings.  Bible teachings and faith-based philosophy have not been evident, or even remotely suggested, in their conclusions about music and musicing.

Most of us who have spent many years of our lives studying the Bible, philosophy, and psychology as they relate to sacred and secular musicing, have all gleaned valuable information from secular writers in these fields of study.  As a matter of fact, we have all more or less been influenced by these writer’s conclusions.  The reason being that these writers were and are scholars, and they have shared with us many valuable insights about how performers and listeners respond to music.  However, everything that secular writers have concluded must be filtered through the true truth of God’s Word. Because the way that the world many times musics is based on the philosophical, psychological, and sociological reasoning that is often at loggerheads with what the Bible clearly teaches, there must many times come a parting of the ways between the way that committed Christian musicians and secular musicians music.  Separation from the world is much larger than just matters of lifestyle.  This separation must of necessity include how a Christian musics in and out of church.