I'm starting to blog so little nowadays... Its starting to really scare me...
Recently, I've been given a wake up call twice in a period of one week... God spoke to me from different sources on something that has been troubling me for some time...
People always wonder what classification of music "Christian" falls into... Its really confusing because the range of music within that "genre" is audibly very vast...
For example :
"Hillsongs - Still", would be a typical example of a contemporary pop music with basic chordal progressions and emphasis on climate. Classic examples of secular pop music would be Mariah Carey's - "When You Believe" etc.
"United Live - The Time Has Come", would be a typical example of a modern rock, with advance chordal progression and style of playing, with more emphasis on the music. Classic examples of modern rock would be Simple Plan - "Welcome to my Life" etc.
"Hymns (like) - Be Thou my Vision", would be typical example of opratic music, with very very simple chord progressions played in alot of variations, with more emphasis on the vocals. Classic exmples would be - "Josh Groban - You Raised Me Up"
Apart from these 3 more common genres of music, "Christian Music" fills a large scope of other music genres as well...
White Cross, based in the US is an example of a Christian Band which plays Metal Music
Deeper, based in the UK is an example of a Christian Band which plays Techno Music
Praises from the Living Water (direct trans. from Chinese), based in Hong Kong *i think* is an example of a Christian Band which plays Chinese Music.
So. Why do people use the term "Christian Music", why do Christian use the term "Christian Music", even though they know the vast variety of music it encompasses?
Basically, because the fundamental reason is the motive behind playing the music.
Secular Music is played mainly for self-appraisal or for spreading a secular-based message.
Christian Music is played solely for the glory of God AND for spreading hope-based messages.
People call it Christian Music because they KNOW the difference in the music, the FEEL the difference in the music and they can SEE the difference in the attitude of the band.
Simply put, the Holy Spirit works within these music.
Like the complete opposite of satanic music, which glorifies self, and of course, satan causes changes in people to become "introvert, self-enclosing, bad tempered and fearful of death", Christian music causes changes in people, through the Holy Spirit to become "closer with people, tolerent, and assured of the promise of being with God forever."
While Satan backstabs people through his music, not presenting himself first but pretend to glorify the individual before inputting and forcing backmasked thoughts into its victims head.
God works directly, glorifying Himself first, and from there, touch the hearts of people who will accept and invite Jesus to live within themself.
People. In a spiritual war, physical weapons can do nothing.
In a war with secular music to evangelize to a non-believer's heart, physical technicalities can do nothing.
Christian music is 90% spirit filled, 5% technicality and 5% emotion.
If a Christian band fails to recognize the above, they have failed completely.
- written by Andrew (c) 5/4/2006
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