“Icon in music” [bad music is not worshipful]

Pontifications ^ | 12/01/2004 | Pontificator

[bonfire]

I hate praise music too. All the churches are "doing it" where I live. It's so irreverent and "casual". Unfortunately, that whole attitude is keeping me home on Sundays.

[AnAmericanMother]

Have you checked everywhere? I would think that PCA Presbyterians, Missouri Synod Lutherans and conservative Catholics would be the last to do this - and certainly not Orthodox, Melkite Catholics, or any other of the Eastern Churches.

[bonfire]

No PCA here. The only one I haven't tried (besides Catholic) is the Missouri Lutheran and it's next on my list!
My mother goes to a ML church and they have an entire praise service.

[AnAmericanMother]

Oh, dear.

Maybe you can find a nice quiet Catholic church with chant? There's one here. Just one drawback - the Mass is entirely in Latin.

;-)

[No_Outcome_But_Victory]

Thanks, AAM. We try to deal with things as they come, but I think it will all turn out for the best. She is 17 weeks along and that is good as far as miscarrying goes. She had a seizure yesterday, and we had to do a little time in the emergency room.

Your thoughts and prayers are most appreciated, all of you Freepers who do pray for us!

[AnAmericanMother]

Both my sister and I made it . . . 17 weeks is good . . . we'll keep praying!

[bonfire]

Will add you both to my prayers, NOBV.

[reaganaut]

As an Evangelical Christian, I enjoy "praise and worship" music - at home, in the car. I do not believe it belongs in church services. When I go to church, I want traditional hymns, an organ or piano, and a choir. Formal music adds to the spirit of reverence that should be part of church worship.

BTW, my husband has sang both in choir and on a 'worship team' and he would rather sing in a choir for the same reason.

[No_Outcome_But_Victory]

Thanks, bonfire, I appreciate it!

[ArrogantBustard]

I make no secret of being something of an old fart ...

[q_an_a]

food for thought - Thanks for you posting of this article. If you heard some of the I/me versions of modern liturgy practiced in some ECUSA churches in the Chicago area, you would know that the devil has taken the apple to a new group of people in the guise of CHANGE.

[AnAmericanMother]

The Evil One has been hanging with ECUSA for a long, long time. This is just another in his seemingly bottomless bag of tricks.

[sionnsar]

Who, or what, is Stryper?

[dfwgator]

Imagine if Spinal Tap was a Christian band, that's Stryper.

[Gamecock]

The writer focused on the Catholic church, but my experience is that his comments apply across the board, from Catholic through Episcopal to Protestant.

I thing that most Calvinists will agree with much that is posted here. IMHO modern Christians want God to be a big buddy, and not God.

Gang?

GRPL PING

[Gamecock]

There is a smattering of praise music in the PCA, but it is stuff that is sound. i.e. not self-exaulting.

[sionnsar]

Imagine if Spinal Tap was a Christian band, that's Stryper.

Now I'm feeling even older. Spinal Tap? Uhhh... don't bother.

[sionnsar]

Your thoughts and prayers are most appreciated, all of you Freepers who do pray for us!

As we, and our church, continue to do...

[ArrogantBustard]

This:

is "Stryper".

They are (were?) a band.

That is, they did something which they purported to be making music.

Christian music.

Allegedly.

Their doctrine was questionable.

Their musical talents were without question.

They were abhominable.

IMO.

[sionnsar]

What's with the silly getups? Uhhh... never mind. Thanks!