Christian Contemporary Music in our churches

[TaterTot]

I have put some choruses into shaped notes and our church loved them, lol. THey had no idea - thought they were old songs I'd found.

 

[gtbuzzarp]

lol
Hmmm...Some seminary student should do that for a research project (or dissertation)! Make a hymnal of contemporary choruses and see how many people notice!

 

[TaterTot]

I did one similar to that when I was in seminary, lol. But it was more along the lines of faulty theology in those shaped note hymnals.

 

[Rocko9]

As quoted from the essay in question:

99% of artists writing and performing Christian contemporary music do not use the King James Bible, do not go soul-winning, do not live a separated life, do not dress like the Bible commands a Christian to dress, do not attend a local church faithfully, ______________________________________

My question is where did these statistics come from.

 

[whatever]

Originally posted by Rocko9:
As quoted from the essay in question:

99% of artists writing and performing Christian contemporary music do not use the King James Bible, do not go soul-winning, do not live a separated life, do not dress like the Bible commands a Christian to dress, do not attend a local church faithfully, ______________________________________

My question is where did these statistics come from.

Isn't it obvious? If they did those things they would not be singing contemporary ("it's a con, and it's temporary") music. Sheesh.

 

[tinytim]

Don't you all get it? The guy has a marytrdom syndrome.. He posts links to his absurd articles, and gets slammed.. He then can go out and tell his congregation how much true Christians are persecuted..

You see in their way of thinking, he just witnessed to us, and unless we change our ways, we will be punished.. but of course he did his part to warn us...

I know, because I used to be "one of them"
Some churches are so seperated, they are now cults.

 

[PamelaK]

Originally quoted by tinytim:

"Some churches are so seperated, they are now cults."

tiny - you've hit the nail on the head. This is a case of hyperfundamentalism at its worst. I've seen it first hand, and it's not only sad, it's dangerous. And there's a lot more of it out there than people like to think.

 

[TaterTot]

We see it first hand all over the place around here. Teenagers from some churches cannot even attend events at our church, because we "have a fellowship hall". And thats not all. Kids (and adults) are learning to place more emphasis on rules than heart issues, and thats where part of the body of Christ IS and is heading. Breaks my heart.

 

[PamelaK]

Tater - rules vs. heart issues - exactly!! I actually had a younger adult Baptist lady (mid-twenties) tell me "If someone doesn't follow standards (referring to her church's dress code)how can they grow spiritually? Ummmmmm.....ever hear of reading and studying the Bible and praying?? I was dumbfounded. Now, many have told me I have very conservative "standards", but I hope I would never equate those with my spirituality.

 

[D28guy]

"So that means 50 years from now the songs I write will be acceptable? Why? Because they're old?"

Apparently so.

So, since I'll probably be dead 50 years from now, I'm just going to stay "ahead of the curve" and go ahead and enjoy them now!

Mike

 

[NaasPreacher (C4K)]

Musical advice from Pastor Anderson's article

1) No specials in church - congregational singing only
2) No music from CDs or tapes - sing only songs from hymnals
3) No music written since 1956

 

[Gib]

3) No music written since 1956

That must be the year God stopped inspiring people.

 

[Joshua Rhodes]

So, since I'll probably be dead 50 years from now, I'm just going to stay "ahead of the curve" and go ahead and enjoy them now!

Mike

Thanks Mike. Hopefully you'd enjoy them AND be able to worship with them.

 

[gb93433]

Originally posted by sanderson1769:
I wrote this essay on why Christian Contemporary Music is wrong and how it is creeping in to even very conservative, fundamental Baptist churches.

Make sure you do not sing any hymns by Isaac Watts because you sound just like his critics.

 

[rbell]

Originally posted by Gib:
3) No music written since 1956

That must be the year God stopped inspiring people.

I'm confused. Did God quit inspiring ON THIS DAY in 1956, or January 1? Or does He work on a fiscal calendar? I guess I have one of the newer King James versions...I've not been able to find that info. I'M SURE it's in there, though, 'cause there's NO WAY that ANY pastor would EVER add anything extra to the Word.

But if ya'll get a chance, find out exactly what date in 1956 there was a God/Satan transfer of ownership in music, so I can be on the right side of things.

 

[NaasPreacher (C4K)]

It was 50 years ago, so God's approval on music changes daily. So today God's music ended on March 16, 1956.

 

[NaasPreacher (C4K)]

Okay - I'll be fair here is the full quote:

3) Primarily sings songs which are 50 years or older. Worldly music goes in and out of style; but the classic hymns are never out of style. The Christian Contemporary music and southern gospel music of today will not be sung 50 years from now. It will be old hat; but here we are hundreds of years later still singing “Amazing Grace”, “There is a Fountain”, “Come Thou Fount”, “The Battle Hymn of the Republic.” These are songs that have stood the test of time and which God has blessed for decades. New music is not wrong, but must be very carefully examined for the source and the quality. If we were to sing 9 out of 10 songs 50 years or older, the tenth new song should not sound out of place.

 

[standingfirminChrist]

Wonder which 16 of my 167 songs I have written are ok to sing?

 

[NaasPreacher (C4K)]

Don't get me wrong here folks - I am VERY conservative when it comes to music choices and strongly favour the old hymns, but I am not going to make generalisations or set up human standards.

 

[Joshua Rhodes]

That depends SFIC... do they meet the criteria set by our resident Holy Spir... I mean, Pastor Anderson?