Thinking Through What Really Matters-part 1

 

Thinking Through What Really Matters-part 1

There are a host of things about church music that matter to a conservative Bible believing Christians.  Style matters, words matter, how we arrange the elements of music matters, what this music does to the whole life of the auditor matters, how appropriate the music is matters, how suitable it is matters, and what God thinks about this music matters.

            Since conservatives and liberals think differently style phobia is a concomitant of both views.  Peaceful, agreeable co-existence therefore is not possible. Since conservative musicians do have style phobia, we must carefully analyze why we take such an adamant view.  Does our praxial view involve conviction or preference?  If it is based on preference then it is certainly not worth all the fuss.  In this post postmodern age more and more Christians are beginning to recognize that believers in Christ need each other.  Since we live in a post-Christian age, all Christian believers are in the minority worldwide.  Splitting  into two “belief” camps over music style has hurt our worldwide Christian witness.  In some cases it is necessary, but before believers break fellowship with other Christians  they must be sure that what they are splitting and splintering over is truly destructive to Christian worship.