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You are completely missing the point. You seem to have your mind made up. Some would call it opinionated, others would call it steadfast.

I will say this: I believe all styles of music have their place in worship service. However, I do tend to break them into two groups: performance music and congregational worship music. I saw Hillsongs in the Seattle area a few years ago. They led a worship service. I really enjoyed their "performance." However, my comment to my wife afterwards was that it felt more like a concert than a worship service. Yes, sometimes even I can see SOME modern Christian music that way.

Then you have the Michael W. Smith "concert" on DVD called worship. It seems like a worship service more than a concert. He leaves out his performance numbers. It is an amazing thing to "watch."

Basically, I think you need to lighten up on this whole issue because what really matters with this whole thing is what is in the heart of the worshiper. And you and I cannot know that. We can only speculate. But it is really none of our business in the long run. If a person really don't like the style of worship in a church, and it is a real problem, they should try to change it or change churches.

This is true whether the music is hymns or modern rock or anything in between. Anyone who demands that one group or another is just wrong or unscriptural is A) Judging others in a way the Bible clearly tells us not to (in other words, their attitude is a sin); or B) A control freak.

I personally really bristle at the latter.