The True Meaning of Life

 

The True Meaning of Life

God may intend for a Christian to spend his or her life as an active musician that uses sacred music to honor Him, but God never intends for a musician to worship the created (music) instead of the Creator (Romans 1:28).  To explain this concept very clearly, God desires to reveal Himself to mankind in many ways. Music may be one of those ways, but God’s Word never teaches that self-actualization realized through musical skills will be the means through which mankind will establish the true meaning of life.  Such meaning can only be established by being born again spiritually. 

Through the merits of Christ alone, a person passes from spiritual death unto spiritual life and by faith and faith alone accepts the merits of Christ and becomes a born-again Christian.  Romans 5:1 explains, “Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:” Until a person is justified by faith he or she cannot begin a life that is guided by the Holy Spirit.  St. John 16:13 explains, “Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.”  Without the guidance of the Holy Spirit a musician is often unable to come to knowledge of the true truth about the meaning of his or her life.  So, a Christian finds the true meaning of life by submitting his or her life under the Lordship of Christ.  This is never accomplished through music or musicing.  A musician who has experienced the new birth, has become a new creature in Christ Jesus, musics unto God in the presence of others.  Through his or her sacred musicing, the “new man” expresses the good news of the gospel.  However, that musician does not find the true meaning of life through music or musicing.