Subject: New church? |
Bible Note: Justme I think we need to make a critical distinction here. Today what is called a problem with contemporary music is a misnomer the issue isn’t beat or style or even instruments the issue is intent and content. Many of the songs used in today’s worship is not praising God but rather the singer of the song. They don’t speak for God’s power and might or of His character and abilities but rather the singer’s abilities and power. Many times instruments aren’t blended in to make a beautiful sound but rather highlighted to demonstrate the players ability. If your church uses contemporary songs that speaks of God and give Him and praise and worship and do it so eyes are focused on God rather than the performers then you are truly blessed. However today much of what is done in the name of praise and worship is done as a performance or to give the people warm fussys. God become ancillary as does the worship of Him. This problem seems to become more prevalent when a contemporary style of music is used thus contemporary music ends up being blamed. I have been in churches that sang nothing but hymns and the praise and worship was nothing more than a show to set the stage for what the pastor hoped would happen next. I have also been in churches where the praise and worship used nothing but contemporary style of music but you had no doubt God was being worshipped through it. I think there is also an issue of sound level to many today louder is better and many musicians have learned that loudness also makes up for a lack of practice. Therefore in many churches the music is so loud your overpowered. Your sense of discernment is lost and you are blared into a condition of senselessness, therefore the music become once again viewed as good. While in fact it was terrible mostly due to a lack of commitment and practice. Once more whether the music is contemporary or classical hymns it should enhance and focus the worship upon God, not detract or blur what is really being worshipped. Any criticism of worship usually is met with the argument your stuck in the past, you don't want to move on. That is not it at all. Those of us that understand and desire to worship God realize the error that is being brought into the church in the name of modernism. It is not an issue of drums or guitars versus organs and pianos it is a issue of content and intent. What is being done for what reason. EdB |