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NASB | Isaiah 5:20 Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; Who substitute darkness for light and light for darkness; Who substitute bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter! |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Isaiah 5:20 Woe (judgment is coming) to those who call evil good, and good evil; Who substitute darkness for light and light for darkness; Who substitute bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter! |
Bible Question:
Recent comments in the forum have me curious about the opinions of others on the subject of music. Is sound capable of moral influence? Does music alone, with or without lyrics, carry and communicate moral value? Is music amoral (i.e., does God have no opinion about music)? Is there scripture that weighs in on this issue one way or another? Please note that the questions have nothing to do with worship music. I'd appreciate scriptural input on the narrow subject of the questions themselves. In Him, Doc |
Bible Answer: Doc On a personal note the tempo or beat of music has different effects on me, some soothes me, some elicits my emotions, and still others makes me edgy. I place little value on lyrics unless I’m singing to worship God then I want to be sure what I’m saying is doing just that and is not putting the focus on me, Christian life or something else. I enjoy songs like Amazing Grace but if you study the words of that great song, what they convey is truth, but the song is any thing but a worship of God song. Many of the old favorite hymns are like that. They are spiritual or scriptural truth, they are encouraging, and they edify but their focus is far from the actual worship of God. They may even sing of God’s attributes or convince of us the need to worship God but they still aren’t worship of God in and of themselves. Some the new choruses I also enjoy and while their beat or tempo may be much faster that Amazing Grace, many do lead the singer into worship of God. Two that comes to mind is “You Are Worthy” Or “Sing Alleluia to the Lord” But there are a lot more. I’m classified as a lousy singer and I while I studied music it was for the most past a waste of time. However I’m very particular about what I listen to and even more what I verbalize. If it is a time of worship then I want to worship and many of the old hymns and new songs almost in equal numbers do just that. If it is a time of praise again almost an equal number of hymns and songs do just that. Like wise if it is a time to encourage, comfort and edify that is what I want to do and again almost an equal number of hymns and current or new songs do that also. The problem is not beat, tempo or the lyrics is using the right ones to accomplish the desired result. EdB |