Music

A beautiful song for fathers and Husbands. You really need to pay attention to the words. Remember we will always need the Lord to help us to be the best Fathers and husbands we can be. Two links in case you have a filter that blocks youtube.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGE6Davndh0

www.godtube.com/watch/?v=7YYWW7NX

A beautiful acapella song about God as our rescuer.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsA8qybks1M

TruthSeeker

Stev,

I think today's accepted music is nothing less than a reflection of our fallen culture. I have been a big part of that fallen culture, not so much with the music but with smut, porn, etc. I remember back when I was first tempted, smut and porn were not that easy to find. Then the video stores started popping up and XXX rated movies were just a few bucks and a drive to the rental store away. Smut mags also became much more prevalent. Then, when the Internet came about, talk about a sinner's delight! It is much the same with Music. There was a time as you said when groups had to really work to make a name and sell their music. Back then, to do so, the music had to be socially acceptable or the stores would carry the records and the radio stations wouldn't play the music. Today, with the Internet, Youtube, and I'm sure many other things I am not aware of, any group can peddle anything they want and have a growing audience.

I wish I had answers, but I do not. I was caught up in it with the porn/smut explosion. For me, turning to God has been my only salvation, but I have no idea how to get everyone else to do so.

Steve64,
You keep coming up with good questions - you must be thinking about this stuff regularly.  I am not an expert but I've heard enough discussion and some sermons that I agree that music can have good and bad effects.   Lyrics are more obvious so I'll pass on commenting to much on this other than to say stick to Christian music and more towards the main stream stuff (there is some questionable stuff on the fringes).   However, the rhythm, melody, beat, etc. can and has been studied and proven to influence people for good and bad.  Classic rock beats have a rhythm that does something negatively to our souls.  Traditional Hymns quite the opposite affect - more calming and introspective.    I am of the more modern Christian music persuasion but I have to always make sure the lyrics are biblical, and the music calms me more than gets me worked up (mostly in bad ways).    I listen to a lot of Michael Card and Fernando Ortega type music.  

I really don't like MTV or any equivalent even if it is purportedly Christian.  What Billy Graham has put out recently, like in My Hope America, is as close as I come.   We recovering men need to keep an arms distance from anything that can tempt or corrupt us.  Some day when we meet Jesus I don't think any conversation will come up about the benefits of MTV or any type of music that doesn't praise Him or the Father.  Any amount of what we have watched won't tip the scales in our favor unless it glorifies God.
Hope this helps and they are just my thoughts as I am certainly no music expert.
Blessings,
Nikanor    

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We go to an SBC and they are pretty lax about this issue. They play both contemporary Christian music and traditional hymns.

I know this is a hot button issue amongst Christiandom. I won't listen to anything that makes me feel uncomfortable. I do remember when MTV became popular when I was in Jr.High School. My dad actually took me to Motley Crew Concert after I graduated high school at Alpine Valley in WI. Now, I wouldn't attend one of their concerts b/c of their content and their language.

I was involved with legalistic churches and they preached against the "Devil's Music" a lot. I allow my children more freedom with music. I want them to think for themselves. My husband and my daughter went to a concert in DC and although we didn't agree with some of her songs, we allowed her to go. She just turned 18, and I don't want her just to be a clone of me or my H.

Again, I still say, if the Spirit is convicting you, that's a good sign. I'm sitting here blasting 70 and 80s songs while the kiddos are at church. I love light rock music. Although, I'm a classically trained pianist and I still love classical music.

I am going to try to get back to teaching piano this fall. I really miss it.

I think that's good advice BnB. Just look at the stuff Disney shows on their teen shows. We were watching one and they had teens in bikinis sitting in the hot tub together.

Children are also highly sexualized in public schools. Need I remind anyone what Bill Clinton put this country through in the 90s?? I heard reports that Jr. High school were replicating his actions b/c the most powerful man on earth said it was not "sex."

I love to turn on Pandora in the morning and listen to Anthony Burger, God rest his soul who used to play with the Gaithers. Here is him playing The Halleluia Chorus from The Messiah on the piano. It just gives me the chills.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=jg-VJd3-4EA