holden92 Posted April 25, 2017 Group: Members Followers: 1 Topic Count: 1 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 2 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 5 Days Won: 0 Joined: 04/25/2017 Status: Offline Birthday: 10/14/1992 Share Posted April 25, 2017 I study music and artists as a hobby. I love some awful music that people would never listen too, along with music that I as a Christian probably shouldn't be listening too. Unfortunately, I just cannot for the life of me get into Contemporary Christian music. It's not the message, it's just the way most of the songs/singers sound. When it comes to Christ-centered music, I stick with hymns, or hymn-related songs. Contemporary Christian, especially Christian Rock, just sounds off to me. Is this a bad thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angels4u Posted April 25, 2017 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 56 Topic Count: 1,664 Topics Per Day: 0.20 Content Count: 19,763 Content Per Day: 2.39 Reputation: 12,161 Days Won: 28 Joined: 08/22/2001 Status: Offline Share Posted April 25, 2017 Welcome Holden to Worthy! Of course it's not bad if you don,t like that kind of music,nothing wrong with liking hymns,I love hymns,but we don,t hear them much anymore... Actually I like all kinds of good music....:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holden92 Posted April 25, 2017 Group: Members Followers: 1 Topic Count: 1 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 2 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 5 Days Won: 0 Joined: 04/25/2017 Status: Offline Birthday: 10/14/1992 Author Share Posted April 25, 2017 Thank you for your kind words. I suppose I'm asking because I attended a Christian college from 2011-2015, and just about everyone there knew the names of every Contemporary song and artist. I felt left in the dark, because when I'd get recommended something, I didn't like it. I shouldn't worry about others' opinions, but this is something I've always wondered about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FresnoJoe Posted April 25, 2017 Group: Graduated to Heaven Followers: 208 Topic Count: 60 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 8,651 Content Per Day: 1.17 Reputation: 5,761 Days Won: 4 Joined: 01/31/2004 Status: Offline Birthday: 03/04/1943 Share Posted April 25, 2017 Welcome~! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No124get1952 Posted April 25, 2017 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 3 Topic Count: 1 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 159 Content Per Day: 0.06 Reputation: 184 Days Won: 0 Joined: 01/31/2017 Status: Offline Birthday: 08/17/1952 Share Posted April 25, 2017 I agree with you. There is much NOT to like about Contemporary Christian Music. It is not that it is ungodly, which some of it is. Nor is it because some of it is doctrinally shaky; because some of it is almost blasphemy. I like music with a message and a "spirit". Much of CCM has no spirit and barely any message. I am not speaking of any artist or group in particular, but across the spectrum. Sadly, listening to Christian Music stations is very little different than listening to top 40 Rock or Country stations. You end up hearing the mostly the top 10 or so most popular songs currently. I also agree with you that I listen to more than just Christian music. Music for me, must speak to my spirit. And there is secular music in some cases that does just that. My father liked "pretty" music. He was raised on Country and Western, but even he admitted one time that one of the Beatles' songs was pretty. Anyway, my choice in music, like my faith, is my own. Jesus and I have a special, intimate relationship and part of that is the music that I listen to that keeps me in His presence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angels4u Posted April 25, 2017 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 56 Topic Count: 1,664 Topics Per Day: 0.20 Content Count: 19,763 Content Per Day: 2.39 Reputation: 12,161 Days Won: 28 Joined: 08/22/2001 Status: Offline Share Posted April 25, 2017 6 hours ago, holden92 said: Thank you for your kind words. I suppose I'm asking because I attended a Christian college from 2011-2015, and just about everyone there knew the names of every Contemporary song and artist. I felt left in the dark, because when I'd get recommended something, I didn't like it. I shouldn't worry about others' opinions, but this is something I've always wondered about. I do understand where you're coming from as many of the contemporary song from today don't even mention the name of Jesus or God anymore but there are still some wich I love to listen too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemurchampagne Posted April 25, 2017 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 2 Topic Count: 2 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 162 Content Per Day: 0.06 Reputation: 133 Days Won: 0 Joined: 04/25/2017 Status: Offline Share Posted April 25, 2017 15 hours ago, holden92 said: I study music and artists as a hobby. I love some awful music that people would never listen too, along with music that I as a Christian probably shouldn't be listening too. Unfortunately, I just cannot for the life of me get into Contemporary Christian music. It's not the message, it's just the way most of the songs/singers sound. When it comes to Christ-centered music, I stick with hymns, or hymn-related songs. Contemporary Christian, especially Christian Rock, just sounds off to me. Is this a bad thing? If it is we're bad together. Welcome to this site. I'm also the newbie here. See you around I hope, Lemur Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riverwalker Posted April 25, 2017 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 2 Topic Count: 92 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 2,054 Content Per Day: 0.60 Reputation: 1,753 Days Won: 4 Joined: 12/09/2014 Status: Offline Share Posted April 25, 2017 There is a reason why they sell 31 flavors of ice cream at the ice cream store. People have differing tastes as long as the core ingredient is Christ (The actual ice cream), its all good, and you can take your choice of flavors Just avoid the frozen yogurt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other one Posted April 25, 2017 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 29 Topic Count: 596 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 56,043 Content Per Day: 7.56 Reputation: 27,788 Days Won: 271 Joined: 12/29/2003 Status: Offline Share Posted April 25, 2017 18 hours ago, holden92 said: I study music and artists as a hobby. I love some awful music that people would never listen too, along with music that I as a Christian probably shouldn't be listening too. Unfortunately, I just cannot for the life of me get into Contemporary Christian music. It's not the message, it's just the way most of the songs/singers sound. When it comes to Christ-centered music, I stick with hymns, or hymn-related songs. Contemporary Christian, especially Christian Rock, just sounds off to me. Is this a bad thing? My absolutely favorite recorded song in the world is the 17 minute version of Inna Gotta Divita... I have a digital edited version of that that lasts 3 and 1/2 hours.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angels4u Posted April 25, 2017 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 56 Topic Count: 1,664 Topics Per Day: 0.20 Content Count: 19,763 Content Per Day: 2.39 Reputation: 12,161 Days Won: 28 Joined: 08/22/2001 Status: Offline Share Posted April 25, 2017 1 minute ago, other one said: My absolutely favorite recorded song in the world is the 17 minute version of Inna Gotta Divita... I have a digital edited version of that that lasts 3 and 1/2 hours.... I will search for this on youtube, I never heard of Inna Gotta Divita.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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