Posted on 01/22/2015 5:05:08 AM PST by Gamecock
I hope not. It's not the style of music that is the problem, it's the content. The best hymns can be described as little sermons. They incorporate scripture directly and contain an orthodox message with a complete thought.
The new contemporary hymns contain a touchy feely message that seems more disconnected from Biblical content than the traditional hymns.
One contemporary song that comes to mind. "I love you Lord and I lift my voice. To worship you, oh my Lord rejoice. Take joy my King in what you hear. Let it be a sweet, sweet sound in Your ear."
The song has a soothing melody, but only one doctrinal note. The problem may stem from musicians writing the songs rather than theologians.
One of my favorite hymns is "A mighty fortress" by Martin Luther. It's such a great hymn that even the Roman Catholic Church includes this song in their hymnal.
Define “contemporary hymns.”
I love that song...It's more than a song...It's a personal conversation with God...
One of my favorite hymns is "A mighty fortress" by Martin Luther. It's such a great hymn that even the Roman Catholic Church includes this song in their hymnal.
I love that song as well...
Somewhere we got the idea that we need to bring someone to church to "get saved"
BINGO
Why can’t we have both?
**Somewhere we got the idea that we need to bring someone to church to “get saved”**
It’s easy to invite people to church. It’s harder to tell them about Jesus.
I think the issue is the man centered words of "contemporary" songs.. listen to he words..see how many time the word "I" is used..I call it "Jesus is my boyfriend" music.. like the world out side it is "all about ME"
Songs should be Praise and Honor to God.. and there is precious little of that in "contemporary" music
Most of the contemporary music has its basis in the Psalms.
I think there’s a place where people can go to a church service and see that God is really among them (thinking of 1 Corinthians 14) but good music alone, isn’t it.
For the record, while I like a lot of contemporary Christian music, I simply have no use for what passes as *worship* in most churches.
I am not interested in a rock band type concert on a Sunday morning that blasts my eardrums so that I leave church with my ears ringing. And the performance of the *worship leaders* on the platform is something else I don’t even want to get started on.
WAY too much self in it.
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But the heart of the regulative principle is not about restriction. It is about freedom.
1. Freedom from cultural captivity. When corporate worship is largely left to our own designs we quickly find ourselves scrambling to keep up with the latest trends. The most important qualities become creativity, relevance, and newness. But of course, over time (not much time these days), what was fresh grows stale. We have to retool in order to capture the next demographic. Or learn to be content with settling in as a Boomer church or Gen X church.
2. Freedom from constant battles over preferences....
3. Freedom of conscience. ...
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Most of the contemporary music has its basis in the Psalms.
Some is, yes. But I've yet to hear anything imprecatory in contemporary Christian music.
Aaand, I think I'll drop this right here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcZQlmvtZ7E. (I come back to this now and again. It's beautiful. "With sighs and groans...")
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