tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14877979.post7331770822056293849..comments2023-04-09T11:14:34.144-04:00Comments on HARDECKER: A USA TODAY article on church musicBill Hardeckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15552819877860565186noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14877979.post-67229856738771171182011-11-18T15:11:55.794-05:002011-11-18T15:11:55.794-05:00If our music is an outpouring of inward worship, o...If our music is an outpouring of inward worship, our "hearts matching our music" should be automatic. No?JSavagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05670026015033455149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14877979.post-42426571064050781402011-11-18T14:32:59.884-05:002011-11-18T14:32:59.884-05:00Right on, Pastor J. Savage. Furthermore, to go al...Right on, Pastor J. Savage. Furthermore, to go along with the "we sing because we are already worshiping" line, not only should our lyrics match the music, but, and more importantly our hearts should also match or reflect the message of the music.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11879718171217215602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14877979.post-90513680120262159112011-11-18T13:07:51.567-05:002011-11-18T13:07:51.567-05:00As long as we are in the world, we will be drawn t...As long as we are in the world, we will be drawn to the world. It is part of our old nature. The biggest problem I see in the article is not from any of the CCM pastors. Their ideas and ideals are no threat to our churches. It is from the gentleman that said the role of church music is to "teach and edify believers, prepare our hearts to hear God's word." It is the philosophy that music "is a tool," or "has a job to do" that leads us down the wrong path in the first place. Music is a sacrifice of praise to God; nothing more. It is individual and corporate all at once. It is never the cause of worship, rather it is the effect of worship. We do not sing because we want to worship, we sing because we are already worshiping. When we use worship as a tool, things may go well for a time. Eventually the tool will break or become less effective. It is then that we try to find a better, more effective tool to do the job. What style of music does God prefer? The scripture is silent on this. Christian music has changed with the ages and will continue to. What we sing today may be vastly different from what our children will sing. Music is always changing. What doesn't change is that we are to be "unspotted from the world." This doesn't mean that our music cannot adapt to the ebb and flow of the time, It means that our worship should have no resemblance to the world. The Bible says we are to sing a new song, even praise unto our God.JSavagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05670026015033455149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14877979.post-42946027907972005452011-11-18T12:07:08.291-05:002011-11-18T12:07:08.291-05:00Thank you, Pastor Lamb.Thank you, Pastor Lamb.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11879718171217215602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14877979.post-74178326955029778432011-11-18T11:31:40.518-05:002011-11-18T11:31:40.518-05:00I'll chime in on a couple of these:
3. "...I'll chime in on a couple of these:<br />3. "...we don't worship music, we worship God." <br />Then try using conservative music in your church for a month! See if people leave, then you'll know what they really worship!<br /><br /><br />4. "...as long as people are worshipping [sic] in spirit and in truth, we can worship in any way that reaches our hearts." - <i>Worship isn't about reaching our hearts. It just isn't about us period.</i><br />Amen! Isn't worship about us yielding our hearts to God not reaching our own hearts?Jack Lambhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07327209995254633495noreply@blogger.com