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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! |
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Subject: Does the Word say anything about music? |
Bible Note: Greetings Doc! As you may have noticed by now, I am not much for inferences - especially if the inference is being presented as truth! Just to touch upon the Amos verse very quickly, the verse did not say that God did not like their music. It said that He would listen. But, the passage also gives the reason for His refusal to listen - idolatry. So, the music wasn't the problem. They were the problem. Now, let's look at the verses you cite. 1) Exodus 32:15-20: I don't even see how you can infer from this passage that the 'music' was evil. :-( There isn't any value judgement made about the music in any way. It was the idolatry that was the problem. 2) Daniel 3:1-7 is the same situation as above. There is no value judgement stated or implied about the music. The problem was a king commanding that everyone had to bow down and worship and idol. 3) Is. 14:11: Again, this is why inferences are a problem. This passage lists all the things that we apart of the kings glory - his throne, his pomp, his music. It then states that all these have come to an end. Nowhere does it say that God disliked the music or that the music was evil. 4) The other passages definitely record that God responded in some way to worship, but none of them explictly state that God 'liked' the music. 5) 1 Sam. 16:11-14 records that Saul would feel better when David played, but nothing is said about the music's effect upon the evil spirit. 6) Finally, you wrote: "If some music pleases God and some music displeases Him, if some music edifies believers and some music does not, is it not incumbent on us to examine the use of music in our own lives, regardless the source? " This is the problem with inferences my friend! Scripture does not say that some music displeases God! You said it! :-) If Scripture said it, I would agree with you. Believe me, I hold myself to the same standard when it comes to Scripture. I can't tell you how many times I typed something, only to erase it, because Scripture didn't actually say it. :-) Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |