Disturbing... not quite sure why...

[navygoat1998]

Originally Posted by FlamingZword

Music comes from God, it was not the creation of Satan.

Satan has perverted music, just like he has perverted sex, religion and many other things.

Satan touches things that are good and turns them to evil purposes, thereby perverting everything.

FZ that's good stuff!

[Praxeas]

All music types have a secular origin or counter part. Lets find out who was using speakers and sound systems first then.

[Esaias]

Originally Posted by Praxeas

All music types have a secular origin or counter part. Lets find out who was using speakers and sound systems first then.

Huh? what are you talking about?

Most popular American music of today has its origin in church music. Blues, RandB, country, rock and roll, they all go back to church music on the 19th century.


Anyway, who said anything about 'who was using sound systems and speakers first'?

[Esaias]

Originally Posted by Michael The Disciple

Well I listened and I liked. I have heard a few rap songs I thought were good this one is. A good message. To bad if he is anti Oneness but Im ok with the song.

There is a difference, in my opinion, between 'music'in general, and church music.

All music styles should be used to glorify God and speak truth. Thus, there should be Christian rap, christian metal, christian country, Christian techno, etc etc.

But for church, when the saints come together, I believe we should be much more discriminating. Just because we tag Christian lyrics to a tune or composition or 'mix' or whatever, does not make it best or even proper for corporate worship.

[Michael The Disciple]

Originally Posted by Esaias

There is a difference, in my opinion, between 'music'in general, and church music.

All music styles should be used to glorify God and speak truth. Thus, there should be Christian rap, christian metal, christian country, Christian techno, etc etc.

But for church, when the saints come together, I believe we should be much more discriminating. Just because we tag Christian lyrics to a tune or composition or 'mix' or whatever, does not make it best or even proper for corporate worship.

I agree. In the gathering I prefer scriptural praise and worship as in the Jesus Movement and Charismatic groups I came up through. Messianic is also good for the meeting.

Other music is ok/good for driving in the car or personal enjoyment ie Country Gospel, Classic Christian Rock.

[jen4yeshua]

I read that "Amazing Grace" was written to the tune of a popular drinking song of the day. I wonder if people were complaining back then that the style of music was too worldly... I have heard some really anointed Christian rap. I thought this bible commentary was interesting: http://www.bibletools.org/index.cfm/...eVerseID/28560
But the first song "I'm an Apostolic", whilst I guess may have its time and place, does come across as self-glorification to me.

[strait shooter]

Good stuff here...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?featur...v=HVfCCE-PP38#!

[Sarah]

Originally Posted by Hoovie

Don't like it. Egotistical... Prideful... Something just short of evil.

I don't like it either....but it's far from being evil.

[Esaias]

Originally Posted by jen4yeshua

I read that "Amazing Grace" was written to the tune of a popular drinking song of the day. I wonder if people were complaining back then that the style of music was too worldly... I have heard some really anointed Christian rap. I thought this bible commentary was interesting: http://www.bibletools.org/index.cfm/...eVerseID/28560
But the first song "I'm an Apostolic", whilst I guess may have its time and place, does come across as self-glorification to me.

The hymn Amazing Grace (originally titled 'Faith's Expectation and Review') was a hymn written by John Newton. It was sung throughout the 18th and 19th centuries to various tunes. The one we all know and love is the tune called 'New Britain', which first appeared in written form associated with Amazing Grace back in 1829 or 1835 (can't remember which one). It has been sung to many different tunes, and even today some churches sing it to a tune other than New Britain.

New Britain's origin in unknown. The melody appears Scottish, as it follows the traditional Scottish pentatonic form. Scholars speculate it is either a Scottish folk tune, a forgotten hymn tune from Scotland, an American folk tune or hymn tune originating probably in the south (lots of Scots settled in the southern colonies/states and Scotland's influence is still felt there), or even possibly a melody devised by slaves (who would have used the Scottish form due to being exposed and surrounded by Scottish-American influences).

The claim it was a 'drinking song' is wholly without merit or basis in fact or history. It appears to be a myth or 'urban legend'.

[Cindy]

Hank Williams Sr. wrote I Saw The Light. So is it a country/western or a gospel song?