We make and offer art because we worship; we should not make it to lead us into worship. We can carry [this concept] into the weekly corporate gathering. Since Christians come to such gatherings as continuous worshipers, it should now be obvious that it is erroneous to assume that the arts, and especially music, are to be depended on to lead us to worship or that they are aids to worship or tools for worship. ... Then the music, not the Holy Spirit, becomes the paraclete and advocate. God is reduced to god and music is raised to Music. Thrones are exchanged, lordship reverts to its fallen hierarchy, and conditioned reflex replaces faith.Excellent! So many Christian communities get hung up on the music. The issues are endless. From the simple, "is loud too loud?" to "can unbelievers be on the band?" The arguments are endless. "What's the proper hymn to contemporary choruses ratio?"
Underlying it all is simply this, when we come together, do we simply join together the overflow of our worship throughout the week? If not, the questions/issues continue and as they do, well meaning leaders, in an effort to address the concerns, turn the music into the object of our love.
I think we may be better served by using that energy to point to Jesus rather than addressing why someone doesn't like the position (or even the presence) of the drum kit.
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Good Stuff. Mark Rutland said he once had a lady stand up in his congregation with a word of prophesy. With her hands raised to the sky she said, “Thus saith the Lord, the music is too loud”.
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