This book begins with my own experience of living the rock & roll lifestyle before I was saved and of how the Lord dealt with me about music in the early months of my Christian life. A major section of the book expounds on four reasons WHY WE ARE OPPOSED TO CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC AND THE CONTEMPORARY PRAISE MUSIC: It is worldly; it is ecumenical; it is Charismatic; and it weakens the fundamentalist stance of churches.
This book begins with my own experience of living the rock & roll lifestyle before I was saved and of how the Lord dealt with me about music in the early months of my Christian life. A major section of the book expounds on four reasons WHY WE ARE OPPOSED TO CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC AND THE CONTEMPORARY PRAISE MUSIC: It is worldly; it is ecumenical; it is Charismatic; and it weakens the fundamentalist stance of churches.
We give examples of how this is occurring in formerly staunchly fundamentalist churches. Another major section of the book answers 27 QUESTIONS THAT ARE COMMONLY ASKED ON THIS SUBJECT. These are as follows: Should Christians only use old music? Isn’t music neutral? Does a b flat note have a moral quality? Isn’t the sincerity of the musicians the important thing? Isn’t some of the contemporary Christian music acceptable? What about the miracles that some CCM artists witness? Why does traditional church music seem dull? Didn’t Luther and the Wesleys use tavern music?
Isn’t the issue of music just a matter of taste? Doesn’t the Bible encourage us to use cymbals and stringed and loud sounding instruments? Why are you opposed to drums? What is wrong with soft rock? If we assume that Christian music is demonic, why would the devil sing about Jesus Christ and the things of God? Didn’t God create all music? Christians are not supposed to judge, are they? Love is more important than doctrine and standards of living, isn’t it? Since God looks on the heart, why are you concerned about appearance? Isn’t Christianity all about grace?
Shouldn’t we use rock music to reach the youth? Making rules and standards about music and clothing and such is pharisaical legalism, isn’t it? Don’t 1 Corinthians 6:12 and 10:23 teach that the Christian has liberty? Didn’t Paul say that he was made all things to all men? David danced before the Lord, so why are you against dancing in the churches? Why do you say that the Pentecostal-Charismatic movement is unscriptural? By preaching against Christian rock aren’t you hurting people and hindering their ministries? What about all of the young people who are being saved through CCM? The final sections contain TIPS FOR KEEPING CONTEMPORARY MUSIC OUT OF THE CHURCHES and SUGGESTED RESOURCES FOR SACRED MUSIC. 177 pages.
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