Christian Rock, Hip-Hop of the Devil?

[jesussaves]

Oh wow, I just turned off my t.v. because what I saw was sooooo sad! I was watching Christian t.v. and a group was on, didn't catch their name because after I saw the lead singer take off his jacket and swing it around like he was Prince or someother rocker, after I saw all the smoke coming up and all the hooping and hollering as if it was the Holy Ghost and not the flesh, I had to turn it off!! No wonder so many of our kids are straddeling the fence! We say our kids have it harder today than we did growing up as Christians because of all they have to contend with in the world...how about we take a closer look at the church folks! The Lord tells us we are in this world but not of this world! We teach our kids not to get into things like heavy metal, the our our Christian groups act just the same!!!??? Where are we headed if we don't stop compromising with this world! The Lord said to be carnally minded is death!! Sure enough there are 5 virgins that go in to meet the Bride Groom and 5 who do not! Are all ten the virgins? Yes. Do all ten go in? No! Why...because the five who were not storing up oil were doing their thing in this world and neglecting the things of God...we are holy vessels of God! Stop filling them with funk food and dirty oil, the Groom is coming for a Bride that is looking for Him!

Carnal! Don't eat at that table folks...eat at the table of the Lord! We love Him bec ause He first loved us. He won't stear us wrong. Read what He has to say and abide in Him. Who on earth, after having tasted of His wonderful joy would want some phoney immitation of the dance, shout, and anointed songs that the Lord loves to inhabit.. Sure don't see Him inhabiting some of this stuff today! Call me an old fuddy duddy if you like...I want the real deal!!

[nebula]

Well, discussing if the music and and of itself are evil or if the Christian music industry is acting responsibly are two different topics.

The article presented in the OP was barking up the wrong tree. Period.

What you have brought up, jesussaves, is indeed a problem that I would agree with. However, I would disagree that the music is the problem. What you have brought up is a whole new can of worms.

[chrisb]

How is swinging a jacket around, or a flame pot going off evil exactly? How do you know God doesn't like to rock?

[Artemus Prime]

Has anyone read Don't Stop the Music by Dana Key? We have it, my husband has read it several times. Wonderful book.

Shalom Bibs,

No, haven't read the book, but we LOVE DeGarmo and Key's music!

I, too, am a huge fan of theirs...I had the opportunity to meet and talk with Aaron Benward not too long ago (formerly of the CCM duo Aaron Jeffery)...so that was much fun! I've never heard of the book, though...what's it about?

[Axxman]

Oh wow, I just turned off my t.v. because what I saw was sooooo sad! I was watching Christian t.v. and a group was on, didn't catch their name because after I saw the lead singer take off his jacket and swing it around like he was Prince or someother rocker, after I saw all the smoke coming up and all the hooping and hollering as if it was the Holy Ghost and not the flesh, I had to turn it off!! No wonder so many of our kids are straddeling the fence! We say our kids have it harder today than we did growing up as Christians because of all they have to contend with in the world...how about we take a closer look at the church folks! The Lord tells us we are in this world but not of this world! We teach our kids not to get into things like heavy metal, the our our Christian groups act just the same!!!??? Where are we headed if we don't stop compromising with this world! The Lord said to be carnally minded is death!! Sure enough there are 5 virgins that go in to meet the Bride Groom and 5 who do not! Are all ten the virgins? Yes. Do all ten go in? No! Why...because the five who were not storing up oil were doing their thing in this world and neglecting the things of God...we are holy vessels of God! Stop filling them with funk food and dirty oil, the Groom is coming for a Bride that is looking for Him!

Carnal! Don't eat at that table folks...eat at the table of the Lord! We love Him bec ause He first loved us. He won't stear us wrong. Read what He has to say and abide in Him. Who on earth, after having tasted of His wonderful joy would want some phoney immitation of the dance, shout, and anointed songs that the Lord loves to inhabit.. Sure don't see Him inhabiting some of this stuff today! Call me an old fuddy duddy if you like...I want the real deal!!

OH MY!!!! How did you ever make it to the smoke? Once the guy took his jacket off you should have known trouble was coming!

I once saw a Christian show where the woman was allowed to talk at the dinner table and I switched off right then!

[patricia1]

Music should be different as a believer is different from a nonbeliever. I do not like when christian music sounds like worldly music.

[WillingToDie]

Music should be different as a believer is different from a nonbeliever. I do not like when christian music sounds like worldly music.

But ther is no music that is distinctly "Christian". Music is music, it's how you use it that counts.

And jesusaves, the performer was just putting on a good show.

Nothing wrong with a little theatrics.

[patricia1]

there are certain music that have beats and notes, a lot of noise, and sound as if I am at a Mountaion cioncert in the 70's. Been to heaven and heard heavens music.... Sorry. I english prayers are translated to a purer language and become music which bounces and rebounds all over heaven as well.

[WillingToDie]

there are certain music that have beats and notes, a lot of noise, and sound as if I am at a Mountaion cioncert in the 70's. Been to heaven and heard heavens music.... Sorry. I english prayers are translated to a purer language and become music which bounces and rebounds all over heaven as well.

So, certain beats and notes make music evil? Do you have Scripture to support this assertion, or just a mystical experience?

[patricia1]

There is playing the timbrels for a ungodly lusty response and playing them for God. A animaliostic sexual beat is not what I would call Godly....Music should come from the heart and depending where and who's heart it is depends whether I would call it christian or not. Do you know there is a well known composition out there that absolutely no muscician will play? Many have died during its playing of it.

Ephesians 5:19