Christian Music: Good or Bad?

There are so many songs in Christianity today that seem to have something wrong with them. The music plays, you start singing, but there's a funny feeling that something is not quite right. Here, we'll take a look at what makes Christian music good or bad.

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[fxtrader92]

Ironically, both of the PERFORMANCES of these songs were not used in for worship in this video - they were performances.

Amazing. People today do not understand the basic nature of worship.

And they come up with little explanations like this to try and see if a song is a worship song, though obviously Amazing Grace is a better worship song.

[SkateParkEvangelism]

@fxtrader92

While both video clips in question were performances, and not taken from worship in churches, that does not discount my points. At my old seeker-sensitive church, for instance, "Falling in Love With Jesus," was a regular staple of their song selection.

[JustJat1]

LOL "Falling in Love With Jesus" doesn't seem to have made it over to this side of the pond... I can see why!

[Sabrewolv]

I'm grateful for your wording here in one of your responses. You account for the idea that there are songs that may be good to listen to that fail some of those tests. I agree that many of the songs in our 'genre' today are not appropriate for most believers, but my test would be a bit different. If it truly causes you to be grateful for what Christ did for you or genuinely draw you closer to Him, I'd count it as an acceptable song. G. Craig Lewis deals with some "other" issues in our music.

[fxtrader92]

@beckerclan I agree and would further say that worship is a frame of mind that music puts you in to have an (intense in my opinion) desire to cry out to the Lord with your musical voice.

This is one of the most beautiful ways of being with the Lord but it is all but dead in the church today, especially the "seeker-sensitive" churches that use rock music.

I don't see anybody in those churches really worshiping.

[fxtrader92]

The problem with so-called Christian "worship" today is that the Christian bands that play for the service are performing, not worshiping. They are not leading worship because people are not being led to worship. They are being led to listen to a "nice" performance. I've even heard crowds applaud the performance of the "worship" band.

Yet another terrible effect of the "seeker-sensitive" model that worship now looks/sounds like a rock concert.

People barely sing if at all.

This is NOT worship.

[SkateParkEvangelism]

@musicchick85

The style isn't necessarily the problem. I love Shai Linne's music as well as classical hymns. It's a matter of the theology, content, and way in which it is supposed to honor God that draws the problems.

For instance, like I said in my video, if you can take a song, substitute out, "God," for your boyfriend's name, and sing it as though it would be a normal Top 40 song, it's likely not a good Christian song.

[musicchick85]

@SkateParkEvangelism I believe it has to do with lyrics. I'm gonna use the analogy that my youth pastor used a couple years back. If we all listened to the same type of music (i.e. style) wouldn't that be a bit boring? take me to a passage in Scripture that specifically deals with what type of music that we should listen to and then I'll seriously think about this.

[rofyle]

Which is why we maybe ought to think about supporting Christian artists who create worship songs. I'm talking of people like Michael W Smith and Newsboys. I love that song, "In Christ Alone"

[SkateParkEvangelism]

@DillonDemas

I'd say that there's some serious problems with this line of thinking, especially when we are admonished in Scripture continually to focus on good and holy things and put away evil and corrupt things.

Remember, you can spend all day looking at counterfeit bills, or just study an original intently.