I have seen what this Christian rock has done to crowd out congregational worship and flatter egos. I am most upset at undiscerning and weak pastors who opt for it over devotional, congregational praise and worship.
I'm really at a loss to understand this. How has Christian rock "crowded out" congregational worship? In my church it seems the opposite. And why do you seem to suggest that a Christian rock musician is more prone to egotism than, say, a traditional organist or choir member?
And I've seen what stuffy organ backed hymns from another generation have done to the attitude of young believers. It aint pretty, especially if they are intelligent to knoe that music style is ALL culture. It has nothing whatsoever to do with Christianity.
It is the words as they mix with the culture to which the participant can relate.
got any E. Power Biggs records at home?
>> I have seen what this Christian rock has done to crowd out congregational worship and flatter egos<<
It can happen. Making 12 people His disciples turned out to be a similar problem for one of them, Judas.
That does not mean it was wrong for Jesus to choose the 12.