The Music Debate Today

[Scripture More Accurately]

So, you have zero regulations found in scripture.

We do see people worshipping other gods and we know this is sin. But, there is no specific regulation of the type of music God desires. 361 laws, with prescriptions for the type of incense to use, but not one law on the type of music to be used. Why do you suppose God was so specific on so many details of life with the Hebrews, but he stayed silent on types of music to be played?

Yet, here you are making extremely vague demands and saying God has a legal demand regarding the type of music he requires. If you wish to win this debate you only need to provide the detailed regulations God has prescribed to the types of music he desires. At present you simply show that God hates it when his people worship other gods. Then you attempt to tie it to a music that you, personally, don't like. That is pure legalism on your part. You have made up rules and have ascribed them to God. Be careful with what you are doing.

Wrong. I am choosing not to allow you direct the conversation to points of lesser importance. You have many wrong views about more foundational matters that must be answered biblically.

Exodus 32 refutes your notion that it is only the content of the lyrics that matter to God.

Your attempt to continually paint my views as based on what I personally like or dislike is flawed and faulty. As I said before, I have never heard any distinctively occult music played on Tibetan skull drums. My rejection of that music is not based at all on whether I like how it sounds or do not like how it sounds.

God forbids His people from having anything to do with the wicked practices of occultists. You beg the question that God's categorical prohibition does not apply to their distinctively occult kinds of music. You have no Bible to support your position.

Mere assertion that all music of occultists that is distinctively occult music is still always and only pleasing to God, acceptable to Him, and fit for use in worship does not make it so.

 

[JonC]

I did not say anything about my church using "Eastern" music. What I said was intended to answer the assertions that you made concerning supposed key differences between "Western" music and "Eastern" music.

In any case, none of what you say here establishes your position that God accepts the use of all kinds of music in worship.

Oh. Sorry I misunderstood.

Yes, the key difference is the music itself (not the instruments).

Western music is based on harmony and a "Western scale". Western music includes singing in unison and multi-part harmonies.

I do not understand what you mean by the similarities between the music you find appealing and ANE music.

That said, if God only accepts music in tune (pardon the pun ) with Hebrew music then He does not accept traditional Western worship music.

 

[JonC]

Mere assertion that all music of occultists that is distinctively occult music is still always and only pleasing to God, acceptable to Him, and fit for use in worship does not make it so.

You are forgetting that ancient Hebrew worship music (the music itself) is identical to the worship music of the surrounding pagans.

The Hurrian Hymn #6 (1400 BC) sounds a lot like Psalm 104 (written about 800 years later). The reason is culture.

In other words, it would have been impossible for Moses to have identified "How Great Thou Art" as worship music. Does that mean it isn't?

 

[Squire Robertsson]

On that note, this thread is closed.