Gold Dragon
Well-Known Member
Most of the first hymns were also the world's style of music. They were bar tunes sung in the local pubs that folks could identify with as the culture of their day while adding rich Christian words and theology to those familiar tunes.Originally posted by bapmom:
the world's styles.....rock and its various forms, etc.
I think this is obvious to most Christians, and I believe the question is usually asked in order to argue.
We use discernment when it comes to evaluating every song we hear. There is no need to sound like the world (rock) in order to get the gospel out to everyone.
Edit: Hmmm. Did a little digging and this seems to be an urban legend.
I believe a more accurate statement would be that some of our most famous hymns from the Wesley brothers does use secular melodies.
[ December 04, 2005, 07:54 PM: Message edited by: Gold Dragon ]