Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!usc!apple!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: userPUB1@mts.ucs.UAlberta.CA (Scott Advani) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: Some thoughts on "Christian Music" Message-ID: Date: 9 Feb 90 07:23:47 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: University of Alberta (MTS) Lines: 30 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu In article , nick@lfcs.edinburgh.ac > > So, does this mean I'm not interested in Christian >music, or does it mean my Christian music is going to be a little >unconventional? In being more abstract (all this stuff about human >strife and so on) does it somehow cease to be Christian? > Well, let me answer your question in part with another question. When you pray, is it always in the same way? Do you always get on your knees to pray, or do you always lift your hands to God? Probably not. Depending on your mood, situation, and need, your posture of prayer is likely to take different forms. Similarly, when you listen to music that offers praise and/or prayer to God, or music that purposely relates Christian ethics, needs, or behavior, the style you choose to listen to depends on your musical preference, needs, mood, and other factors. As long as the goal of the song is to somehow edify the body of Christ, then I would definately classify it as Christian music. If the goal is not along that vein, but it is of simply a religious nature, talking about religious ideals, then it would definately fall under the classification of religious, but whether it was CHRISTIAN would depend. In Christ, -= Scott Advani =- ----------------- "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." - John 1:1