All music - traditional, old fashioned, Rock, Rap - even grunting, is glorious when performed with an honest heart.
If a man gets up in church and sings the fantastic song “Amazing Grace,” and is more concerned about hitting the notes than he is about the song’s meaning – then he is a phony hypocrite. He is praising only his own belly!
If a young kid gets up in the church, and starts to RAP about Jesus – and means it from his heart, then I say that kid is PRAISING the LORD in the BEST way imaginable. Why would any “pastor” want to shut this kid down?
I once attended a service with a group of HIGHLY professional singers who did a spectacular performance of music. Problem is, they were full of themselves and arrogant. Later, a dear woman stepped up to the microphone and sang in a soft, sweet, out of pitch, warbly voice that I found to be FILLED with love and joy. She was embarrased to sing, which I found INCREDIBLY beautiful too. I was FAR more moved by her performance than I was of the arrogant "professionals" flown in to do their deed.
Point is - it does not matter the musical performance or the sounds flowing from the voice box. It matters ONLY what is flowing from the HEART.
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