Monday, November 27, 2017

Be Careful of What Music is Used for Christian Purposes


Who could picture Johnny Rotten and the Sex Pistols trying to convey their message of nihilism and lawlessness to the melodious but exciting tune of “I’ll Fly Away” (without significant modification)? Why then should we consider it acceptable for Christians to sing of the joy of salvation, which brings order and dignity, to the anarchic beat of punk rock, “a frenzied noise made up of the monotonous screeching sound of guitars played in parallel and drums being flogged mercilessly”?

John Makujina, Measuring the Music, pg. 133-134
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1 comment:

  1. Jesse AlbrechtNovember 27, 2017 at 9:06 PM

    Hi Glenn,

    I strongly dislike all that oversimplified, childish 'gospel' music orchestrated in many of our congratulations where electric guitars are played and people are clapping hands/dancing... It's quite disgraceful, as well as embarrassing. Jesus has got to be furious with these 'liberal conservatives.'

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