Newly formed Christian Band

hey dad!!!

 

thanks we appreciate it

 

after the concert the bass player from the band Covenant gave me some advice & also we should do it for Jesus & if we do we would be blessed

 

I listened to the band and forgive me for saying this but sometimes I wondering how come that our young people, the future of our churches, imitate the world in music? The words are often fine, but the medium it is delivered, the sound of the music is trying to outdo the world. What ever happened to inspired music, music which lifts the hearts and soul up to the throne of God - instead of causing the tapping of our feet and the giratinon of our torso... just wondering. :type:

 

It inspired me... maybe it's just personal preference, but I wouldn't call it "worldly" since the very definition of that is sinful. Music is amoral. Maybe it's an age gap thing?

 

Excellent post, Brother Barnabas. Give me Fannie Crosby, or Isaac watts, any day. I just left a church over the music, and have found a home, I think, in the traditional piano & four part hymnal singing at the Open Door Baptist Church in Missoula.

I don't blame people for being on fire for the Lord. And as much as I love Tiny Tim, and God bless him and his family, this music didn't do it, for me.

 

Huge difference between "that music's not my type," and "that music's sinful."

I can support folks on the former statement. Not the latter.

 

Brother Barnabas can speak for himself, but I didn't see him call the music sinful.

And I don't think it's an age thing, either. I know plenty of young people who share my conviction about Christian music.

Another quick point, I don't agree with using music to attract people to church.

 

When you refer to something as "worldly", whether it was meant or not...it is referred to as sinful, since that is the very definition of the term.

 

Interesting statement, especially since you just said that just left a church over music and found a new church home because of music. (????)

 

No offense, but I don't think that you (or I for that matter) are the band's target audience.

Personally, I did know any particular genre of music was inspired. If so, is it classical? Or Gregorian chants? Or only the Psalms? Or just the old standard hymns like Amazing Grace? Or Southern Gospel (please I hope not)? Or is it just the music we like that we deem inspired?

 

Kudos to your son for using his talents to glorify God.

 

Yeah, yeah, yeah. But you're a liberal remember?? :laugh: :laugh:

 

I meant attracting the unsaved to church thru music.

 

Trying to understand your thoughts here.

So it's not OK to attract the unsaved to church thru music.

But it is OK to attract the saved to church thru music.