Bible Question: I have read about the Bible many a' times and I don't deny it, for it seems to me a critical piece of evidence, so my question is from a faith perspective. If in the faith, or even not, is it wrong to enjoy the music of another's beliefs. Now before answering you must understand to which music I refer. I speak not of Arab or Chinese music, I speak of an all-language diverse music that is many times shun by the mass appeal of pop culture and pop society. I listen to Extreme Metal, composed of the following genres, and more: Death Metal, Black Metal, Gore Metal, Thrash, Grindcore, etc. I will list a few bands in case you would like to perfect the actual answer upon lyrical themes and/or overall feel of the music (that is if you come across it somehow and listen to it) Some of these artists may have mp3's on their site. 1349, Anaal Nathrakh, Impaled, Behemoth, Cannibal Corpse, I'll leave it at that. The music here can be quite grotesque, whereas bands of the Black Metal style (1349, Anaal Nathrakh, as listed) tend to adopt the extreme anti-Christian hateful style. I enjoy the music personally because I like the sound and rhythm overall. It makes me feel good, though at shows I tend to get aggressive (that is in the pits (mosh pit: a throw-around fun circle where people push each other just enough to feel a little pain)), I like the music because of the sheer power and brutality of it. I love it beyond all types of music, times 5! I hope you can understand why I must know where God stands on the issue. I would finally like to state that I do not agree with the lyrical themes of anti-religion bands, I do still listen though (you can't really hear the words). So please give me a critical answer on this. Thank you |
Bible Answer: the very fact that you felt the need to ask if it is appropriate brings my mind that you already know it isn't. I know of the bands of which you tell. When I was younger I used to listen to the Sex Pistols, the Clash, etc, as a first generation punk rocker. Now I am in a relationship with God, I know that there are songs that not appropriate. How would you feel if you had a child, and one day you came home and they were listening to "I hate my Daddy he's a ********* I want to slit his throat" I'll leave the words to your imagination, but I'm sure you would feel a bit put out. These bands promote the same feeling. To have a relationship with God, we are called to a higher level. "Let your Gentleness be evident to all" (Phillipians 4:5). Pushing people around, inflicting pain, aggressive behaviour is not the work of Christ. No, we are not called to be wimps. We are called to be priests, to be holy (1 Peter 2:9). How blessed are the meek. Meek comes from the greek refering to a powerful stallion that has chosen to submit, but still has the power to go wild. We too must have that awesome power, but control it and let God use us for what is good. Finally, just because it feels good, it doesn't mean it is good for us. My Dad used to enjoy molesting us kids, but it didn't make it right. God Bless. |