Dear Friends:
On the subject of music, I can't help but believe that the Lord God loves music of many types and that we have great latitude in how we express ourselves musically. The question is whether the music glorifies God or the performer. It should, of course, glorify God. I believe experience teaches that even the great song "Amazing Grace" can be sung for God's glory and, as demonstrated by certain performers, can also be sung for the glory of the singer.
Check out this description of music which glorified God. I dare say that many would shun this short of musical performance in church:
2 Chr 5:12-14
12 All the Levites who were musicians-- Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun and their sons and relatives-- stood on the east side of the altar, dressed in fine linen and playing cymbals, harps and lyres. They were accompanied by 120 priests sounding trumpets.
13 The trumpeters and singers joined in unison, as with one voice, to give praise and thanks to the LORD. Accompanied by trumpets, cymbals and other instruments, they raised their voices in praise to the LORD and sang: "He is good; his love endures forever." Then the temple of the LORD was filled with a cloud,
14 and the priests could not perform their service because of the cloud, for the glory of the LORD filled the temple of God.
(NIV)
In Christ, Tom |
