acceptable forms of Christian music , or do you think that the Church as a whole is losing it's identity, emulating the world instead of Christ?
2007-08-24 05:05:43 · 14 answers · asked by Diego 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I grew up Christian and it always seemed kind of weird to me. It's like Christians are really wanting to be like non-Christians, but the reasoning they give is something along the lines of - to reach out to people you have to relate to them. I never bought that stuff. If what you have is better than what someone else has, why imitate them? Why wouldn't you just let your light shine and let them see that?
2007-08-24 05:53:04 · answer #1 · answered by timssterling 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I don't like rap, but I know there are Christian rap artist. It they can reach people thru their music then that's great. After all, it is the lyrics in rap that most people oppose, so if they are rapping about Jesus, then good for them I'd much rather hear a Christian rapper than a gospel quartet. I've seen too many quartets who get up and put on a show, only to wonder who are they praising, God or themself.
I do not think the Christian church is losing it's identify. I do think it is trying to reach a lost world. Christians are fun loving. exciting people. Christian music shouldn't be boring.
2007-08-24 12:19:51 · answer #2 · answered by nitesong 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the music glorifies Jesus Christ and the words are easy to comprehend then I think it is fine. I actually bought a Christian Rock CD at a Christian store because it was the #1 reccommed CD (according to the store) and there was not one song that I could actually say had anything to do with God or Jesus. The lyrics were confusing at best. How it was labled as Christian I can not figure out. Needless to say I threw it away as soon as I got home.
2007-08-24 12:13:40 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
We need Christian rap, it can be used to reach that culture, as a youth minister I would buy a good rap CD to give teens something positive to listen to, as an jail officer I would challenge inmates to a rap contest and use that as a wittiness tool, rap is not bad if God is in it, and it has lead many to Christ. The Church is taking more blows to its identity from the prosperity message, pride,TBN clowns on TV, and mega churches that forgot their roots in Jesus, then rap. has ever.
2007-08-24 12:16:59 · answer #4 · answered by Code 3 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"Emulating the world instead of Christ?" You mean you should only play the records Christ played, right?
Sheesh, what nonsense. God prefers a particular meter and rhyme scheme?
2007-08-24 12:12:33 · answer #5 · answered by Matthew O 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
All music which glorifies God is acceptable. Rap and Rock are music genres, nothing else.
2007-08-24 12:42:48 · answer #6 · answered by Jouvert 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So tell me when your going to start singing old Hebrew songs that Jesus in all likely hood sang otherwise your just trading todays modern for some other eras modern music and not really Jesus' music at all.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qc8fv1c8POU
2007-08-24 12:16:27 · answer #7 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if christian music/rap is where someone can learn about the word of Jesus Christ, I say listen to it....
2007-08-24 12:13:02 · answer #8 · answered by bytchy_princess 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think they are acceptable forms of Christian music.But that might also be because I listen to that kind of music.
2007-08-24 12:15:06 · answer #9 · answered by Chris S. 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Allowing those types of music into the church is the same as blending in with the world....
Not good
How will people ever notice the difference between Christianity and the world if we allow that?
Scripture is clear: Be seperate & come out from among them
2007-08-24 12:10:34 · answer #10 · answered by primoa1970 7 · 2⤊ 4⤋