Secular Music
Comes under Christ’s Lordship-part 1
A
Christian musician’s responsibility doesn’t end with sacred music but it also
extends to secular music. It does not
seem to occur to some Christians that the whole of music must come under the
Lordship of Christ. Perhaps we should
define “secular” as that which pertains to temporal matters rather than with
religion. So, secular music is music
that is not religious in nature. Sacred
music is that which is hallowed by religious association and also meets the
requirements of being a proper concomitant to the purposes of worshiping a high
and holy God. Mere association with worship or having religious words does not
automatically qualify a type of music as being sacred music. Secular music that is anti-Christ,
blasphemous, irreverent, or risqué does not belong in the life of the
Christian. However, music that is not
religious but is clean and wholesome in nature does belong in the life of a
Christian. Secular music that is concerned
with life in general is many times of a wholesome nature. If it is of a morally sound nature it is
amenable to the Lordship of Christ.
Christians may include all music that passes the tests and conditions of
Christ-centered living. It doesn’t take
much wisdom to immediately exclude some secular music, but at other times the
decision is not as easy to make.
Thought for
the Day
A Christian’s music philosophy must deal with
nature and value of the whole of music—both religious and secular.
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