God should be glorified in a church’s service regardless of decibel level or instruments used. As long as the church focuses on sound theology and correctly discipling it’s members, how they choose to worship will follow in that. If they truly come to worship (musicians, singers, lights) with an attitude of allowing God to use their beautiful talents, then God will glorify that.
Just the same as an organist playing her heart out for the Lord. Or a pianist. Or whatever.
And it is about what YOU view as entertainment. B/c that is where you are drawing the line. Is it worship? Or entertainment? I was wrong in using the word entertainment and I apologize. But It was a misuse of the word, not the intent of what I meant.
justice14 wrote:
“God should be glorified in a church’s service regardless of ... instruments used.”
I can go with you that far.
justice14 also wrote:
“As long as the church focuses on sound theology and correctly discipling it’s members, how they choose to worship will follow in that.”
I can agree with that also.
Which brings me to something that very much troubles me about most of what I call generic non-denominational churches. I don’t find much, if any - if any! - sound, solid, theologically serious, filled-with-the-unconditioned-gospel-of-Jesus-Christ hymnody (the old way of speaking of what the congregation and/or choir/chorus sings). My question would be: Why do so many of the high decibel level, special lighting churches have such vacuous hymnody, i.e., songs?
And if you disagree, give me five or ten examples of the ones you most like or appreciate, the ones that are most sung at your church, and I will look at their content and react.