Post by Dnice1219 on May 12, 2008 2:59:32 GMT -5
this is my first post on here but i've been a frequent visitor and reader of onolympus...
Now my question about what music is "appropriate" was sparked when I had a conversation with a fellow believer and he explained thats its wrong for me to listen to certain gospel artists because they had once worked with some questionable secular artists who according to him were sinners and he tried to explain using Eph. 5:11 that we should not fellowship with these people so how could I support this artist when they fellowship (in this case work) with these kinds of people. Also 2 Cor 6: 14-18 was another strong point of his argument. He went even as far as comparing this gospel artists to Jesus and the secular artist to the devil and that Jesus would never work with the devil. I know that this individual was in fact wrong but it really surprised me how someone could be so "extra" to use the scripture out of context.
Myself I listen to mostly gospel and Christian rap. So I pose to the onolympus community, what type of music is "appropriate" because I've had many discussions with believers about music and it seems like people use more opinion than scripture, or if they in fact refer to scripture will not use it in context.
Now my question about what music is "appropriate" was sparked when I had a conversation with a fellow believer and he explained thats its wrong for me to listen to certain gospel artists because they had once worked with some questionable secular artists who according to him were sinners and he tried to explain using Eph. 5:11 that we should not fellowship with these people so how could I support this artist when they fellowship (in this case work) with these kinds of people. Also 2 Cor 6: 14-18 was another strong point of his argument. He went even as far as comparing this gospel artists to Jesus and the secular artist to the devil and that Jesus would never work with the devil. I know that this individual was in fact wrong but it really surprised me how someone could be so "extra" to use the scripture out of context.
Myself I listen to mostly gospel and Christian rap. So I pose to the onolympus community, what type of music is "appropriate" because I've had many discussions with believers about music and it seems like people use more opinion than scripture, or if they in fact refer to scripture will not use it in context.
now Johnathan Butler some of his stuff is awesome oh i forgot i mean Jay you are awesome no who ever started this post is awesome 
). That's a little "off" in my opinion and your friend seems WAY off. I can agree with water's take on Manson and some other artists (dont know about EW&F though). As for being previously aligned with a secular artist....using your friend's very own analogy...does he also believe that "new" Christians arent really Christians? That whole "they used to sing R&B" doesnt really make sense.....so what? We all "used" to be something. It's what/who they align themselves with NOW and whether God is the center of their life NOW. Perhaps they were tinkling on people with R'uah a few years back....but what if that's not them NOW and they've changed....what's the issue?