To be honest I like to listen to mostly rock and hard rock, and not only Christian rock but also to some of the popular secular rock bands. But one thing I noticed that all the secular rock bands had in common was their lyrics. Most of them are about broken love, depression, suicide, and despair. Not that the music sounds bad, many of those songs sound really good, and there's a lot of skill involved in playing them. But when it comes right down to it, why are they so depressing? Because being a musician is kind if like being an artist. An artist often looks around them and paints what they see. I think it's the same with musicians, they look around themselves and see these things. And it comes out in music, often enough it's something that actually happened to them. Since they see no hope in life that's the kind of music they sing about.
And that's what I think is the BIG difference between Christian bands and secular, they have no hope, but praise God we have been given hope through our Lord Jesus Christ, when He died on the cross for our sins and rose again. And so Christian bands like David Crowder and 4Him have something to sing about, someone to worship, just like we were designed to do from the start.
Don't know if that makes any sense but I had to say that.
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Have you noticed......
Posted by Justin at 2:18 PM
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Yes, that makes a lot of sense. Good insight!
Okay, this is a really deep topic; and I don't know if I should even bring this up but...
Here's a question...should "Christian" music be the only music Christians listen to? Is it okay for Christians to listen to "secular" music?
I don't even know the exact answer to my own question!
I think it depends on conviction. Of course, we shouldn't be listening to music with bad language or bad topics; but not all secular music is negative. Some Christians believe that listening to secular music is wrong, and some believe it's okay. What is right? I don't know, but what I do know is that God does. Right now, there are a lot of things we can't understand, but it will all be made clear to us when we get to Heaven.
What do you think?
Philippians 4:8 8 Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable--if anything is excellent or praiseworthy--think about such things.
in other words, if it doesn't praise God don't think about it right?
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