But they ascribe glory and greatness to God. There are Psalms that do the same thing. Even the 4 creatures around the throne aren't speaking of Christ or His work but just give glory to God forever and ever. It is not wrong to have a song that just gives glory to God. And I don't know any church that ONLY does those songs.
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Worship Leader Successfully Avoids Songs with Doctrine, Sticks to Sovereign Themes
- Thread starter InTheLight
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I'm not disagreeing with you
I'm just saying i look out when an artist uses "God" sort of ambiguously
Yep. The last two Sundays. A modern reworking of the Apostles' Creed. Tune is bad (hardly singable) but the lyrics are priceless.
ITL has a point in that some modern songs are just "me, me, me," but that's hardly a new problem. Read the lyrics of "In the Garden." Songs can devotional — what Christ has done for us; aspirational — how we should respond; and doctrinal — what we believe. There is room for all of them. Just read the Psalms.
Sure, there's a good bit of dreck in modern Christian music. Just as there was 50 or 100 or 150 years ago. The bad ones are forgotten; the good ones will be sung in future centuries, just as "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God," "Jesus, Lover of My Soul" and "Amazing Grace" have survived as classic hymns of the faith. Some of the best of the new songs, like "In Christ Alone" and "How Deep the Father's Love for Us" will likely be sung with edification by Christians many years from now.
I sing songs I don't really like because it's an act of communal worship, just as I listen to sermons I don't care for. I know that the bad ones will fade and the best ones will survive.