Musicing about God, for God with God’s Grace-part 1

 

Musicing about God, for God with God’s Grace-part 1

          Colossians 3:16-17 teaches, “Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.  And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.”  Many speakers and writers miss the lessons taught in these verses because many skip these verses in their comments or at least they make little or no mention of the music lessons taught here.  I suspect they were so intent on getting to the eighteenth verse so that they could once again tell women to submit that they miss the musical import of these verses in Colossians chapter 3.

          Men are normally the ones who have trouble submitting.  Everyone who musics unto God must submit his or her musicing unto God.  I have often considered the topic of the problem of Christian musicians maintaining ownership of their music and musicing.  Without going to hat topic deeply today let me simply remind us all that we, as Christian musicians, are not owners of the great art of music but rather ministering servants.  Furthermore, “…whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God.”  It is shocking to many Christian musician that all of a Christian’s musicing, both secular and sacred, must come under the Lordship of Christ.

 

Thought for the Day

How can a Christian musician get around the Bible mandate of “whatsoever” when he or she performs secular music that by its enactment brings reproach on what the Bible teaches about changed life principles?  Risqué art that glorifies loose living is wrong even though the performer is acting.