STUNNING! UPC pastors says" NO more Blood Songs!

[TRFrance]

Originally Posted by stmatthew

I think that the style can become a stumbling block to the message contained in the music. I think there are some styles (some Christian Rock) that are full of spirits that are not God, and can produce something in the hearer other than a heart to worship our Saviour.

St Matt...how can a style of music contain spirits?
Please explain that to me.

Keep in mind that other styles of music have been condemned in the past as "the devil's music", only to become accepted over time in Christian circles.

For example , Jazz was preached against as the devil's music in the early 1900's. Now there's Christian Jazz, and hardly anyone blinks an eye at that. It's now widely accepted as simply another musical form, once that can be used to glorify God.

There's Christian salsa, Christian reggae, Christian soca, Christian rock, and other musical styles that have been used to glorify God across a variety of cultures.

What scripture would one use to say that certain musical styles are inherently ungodly?

[Michael Phelps]

Originally Posted by TRFrance

St Matt...how can a style of music contain spirits?
Please explain that to me.

Keep in mind that other styles of music have been condemned in the past as "the devil's music", only to become accepted over time in Christian circles.

For example , Jazz was preached against as the devil's music in the early 1900's. Now there's Christian Jazz, and hardly anyone blinks an eye at that. It's now widely accepted as simply another musical form, once that can be used to glorify God.

There's Christian salsa, Christian reggae, Christian salsa, Christian rock, and other musical styles that have been used to glorify God across a variety of cultures.

What scripture would one use to say that certain musical styles are inherently ungodly?

Excellent question, TR. I've often wondered this, and when I was younger and asked, the only response I got was "it's the beat".

Well, there was little difference in the "beat" of most secular songs and the "beat" in our style of Pentecostal worship. So, I was a tad confused.

And, my confusion was exacerbated when I heard guys like Steve TImmons do his seminars on rock and roll, and the entire content of his message had to with the lyrics. And the back masking..........

[Sam]

Originally Posted by TRFrance

St Matt...how can a style of music contain spirits?
Please explain that to me.

Keep in mind that other styles of music have been condemned in the past as "the devil's music", only to become accepted over time in Christian circles.

For example , Jazz was preached against as the devil's music in the early 1900's. Now there's Christian Jazz, and hardly anyone blinks an eye at that. It's now widely accepted as simply another musical form, once that can be used to glorify God.

There's Christian salsa, Christian reggae, Christian salsa, Christian rock, and other musical styles that have been used to glorify God across a variety of cultures.

What scripture would one use to say that certain musical styles are inherently ungodly?

I've even heard Christian Rap. It's not my favorite but could be used by God to reach and to encourage some.

P.S. What is the abbreviation for Christian Rap?
Would it be C-Rap?

[Rico]

Originally Posted by TRFrance

St Matt...how can a style of music contain spirits?
Please explain that to me.

Keep in mind that other styles of music have been condemned in the past as "the devil's music", only to become accepted over time in Christian circles.

For example , Jazz was preached against as the devil's music in the early 1900's. Now there's Christian Jazz, and hardly anyone blinks an eye at that. It's now widely accepted as simply another musical form, once that can be used to glorify God.

There's Christian salsa, Christian reggae, Christian salsa, Christian rock, and other musical styles that have been used to glorify God across a variety of cultures.

What scripture would one use to say that certain musical styles are inherently ungodly?

Ya done hit the nail right on the head. Walk into a Puerto Rican apostolic church and you are going to hear songs sung with a Puerto Rican beat. It sure ain't gonna be countryfied, gospelized, rockified, or any of that. The music will be Ricanized (which, by the way, can sometimes sound very tribalish).

[stmatthew]

Originally Posted by stmatthew

I think that the style can become a stumbling block to the message contained in the music. I think there are some styles (some Christian Rock) that are full of spirits that are not God, and can produce something in the hearer other than a heart to worship our Saviour.

Originally Posted by TRFrance

St Matt...how can a style of music contain spirits?
Please explain that to me.

Keep in mind that other styles of music have been condemned in the past as "the devil's music", only to become accepted over time in Christian circles.

For example , Jazz was preached against as the devil's music in the early 1900's. Now there's Christian Jazz, and hardly anyone blinks an eye at that. It's now widely accepted as simply another musical form, once that can be used to glorify God.

There's Christian salsa, Christian reggae, Christian soca, Christian rock, and other musical styles that have been used to glorify God across a variety of cultures.

What scripture would one use to say that certain musical styles are inherently ungodly?

I did not say every Christian Rock song had a spirit in it. But I have been where some was playing, and I could literally feel demonic spirits in the music.

I do not judge music by its style. For me, its not the beat, as I am pretty versatile in my music selections. But when you have music on, and you feel demonic, oppressive spirits in the music, I am not going to continue to listen.