tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1164370619014752575.post4233942895466545502..comments2010-05-24T19:48:17.698-07:00Comments on Hard Tack Heaven: The Role of Music in the ChurchJonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00623360285246954778noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1164370619014752575.post-18023504530647319082010-02-23T13:58:53.743-08:002010-02-23T13:58:53.743-08:00I was interested to read your entry given your bac...I was interested to read your entry given your background, but the introduction indicated that you were going to provide scriptural basis, so I feel I have to take you to task on almost every point....<br /><br />I.A.1. - What's the biblical basis for what qualifies as proper use or misuse of music? Obviously no one wants to keep false converts comfortable with their falseness for other clear theological reasons, but what of the specific use of music?<br /><br />I.A.2. - While I agree that it should be members of the body serving the body, where is the biblical support for excluding others?<br /><br />I.A.3.i. - How do you draw the line between distasteful and offensive musical sounds? Again, biblical support?<br /><br />I.A.3.2. - Scriptural basis?<br /><br />I.B.1. - Though I see where you're coming from, where's the line? If you have a 100% instrumental piece in a service, is that wrong? Every song has to have lyrics and no opportunity for instrumental worship? Do you believe that David played to the best of his ability, and that it might have been better than others? Does that mean he was showing off? Or worshipping? Scriptural basis?<br /><br />II.A.1 & 2 - Clearly we are not to lie, but the second point about songs with no theological truth is shaky. Again, how would this be different from an instrumental piece with no lyrics?<br /><br />II.B - While I think using Psalm 150 as a basis for these points is at best an extrapolation, even if I were to agree, how do you implement this?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06804844927161608262noreply@blogger.com