The devil was a worship-angel (read verse below). He therefore knows exactly how strong influence music has and can therefore affect people’s music. He wants to soil the music – it was meant to worship God with it and so. He wants to use it for his evil plans. We understand that pride / haughtiness is probably the devil’s greatest attribute? Since it was pride that caused him to fall and get thrown out. Most secular music is marked by pride. Some artists/groups may even want to be worshipped in one way or another. One thing’s for sure, that the devil gets worshipped in a way – by pride and people seeking fame and fortune by people. It is an abomination unto God, why would we go to such concerts, which is like an idolatry fest. There are many people who have artists and / or groups as Idols and posters etc of them. We as Christians should not have posters of groups and artists. We are not to have any idol either. God hates idolatry, so we should not have such posters etc. Idolatry goes against the First and Second Commandment.
Satan was thrown out from heaven. (Eze. 28:17, Isa. 14:12, Rev. 12). The Bible also says that he has wiles (Eph. 6:11) – He perverts and mimics much of God’s pure works, even the music, which is to be a tool for God’s glory to praise and worship Him. For example - Pharaoh’s magicians could turn their staffs into snakes, just as Aaron could (Exodus 7:11-13).
In 1 Samuel 10, Samuel said to Saul that he would meet with a group of prophets coming down from the high place with stringed instrument, a tambourine, a flute, and a harp before them, while they prophesy. “Then the Spirit of the Lord will come upon you, and you will prophesy with them and be turned into another man.“ (1 Samuel 10:6 NKJV).
When Saul was among those people/prophets who worshipped God and had God’s Spirit upon them, then there was a presence of God, and Saul was affected by that. He began to prophesy with them, and was transformed into ANOTHER person.
If worship has such a strong impact, how strong NEGATIVE impact doesn’t secular music have? Where the Spirit of God is not working with unbelievers – people of the world? Especially when the music is worship to Satan either indirectly or directly.
Thus, the person who plays music / sings affect people negatively through their music because it is carnal music, because those who are unbelievers and/or children of disobedience got the spirit of the world. Music has spiritual influence – as we can see above when Saul was affected so strongly through it. I will also give another example below. Carnal music appeals to the flesh and if we are born again and follow Jesus, we don’t have the spirit of the world, but the Spirit of God, and our spirit is born again, right. Therefore, we wouldn’t feel good when listening to such music, since the spirit of the world is active there. Although we might not feel any bad influence, it still affects us badly.
Just as the Holy Spirit worked through this music that David played, so can Satan work through music. Most famous artists etc are even dabbling in the occult in one way or another and thus they are tools used by Satan, whether they like/know it or not.
Marilyn Manson for example. He says “Music is the strongest form of magic.” Marilyn Manson also encourages suicide in a song. I've heard of someone who was called from across the country to help counsel a 13 year-old-girl who suddenly had veered into lesbianism and suicide attempts after becoming obsessed with Manson’s music. He said he would soon find that this was taking place in several households, as his (Manson's) poison was worked into the fabric of many families.[1]
It proves that music has a strong influence. People will not commit suicide just because someone is telling them to do it? Thus there are evil spirits that work through music and people. A lot of music encourages sex, drugs, partying and other immorality. Which has made people become drug addicts etc. We should not listen to such music as Christians.
If we are to be the LIGHT of the world like Jesus said, then we aren’t to have fellowship with darkness like that? “Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?” (2 Corinthians 6:14).
Thus, we should not associate with people in their evil deeds and evil contexts like concerts with worldly. If we are Christians we are / are to be the light of the world (Matthew 5:14). Many concerts are idolatry fests, which I talked about in the beginning. Christians have nothing to do there, except for evangelistic purposes.
God tells us to be holy, to live holy. It also means to be set apart for him, separated from the world etc. (1 Peter 1:15 NKJV) but as He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, 16 because it is written,“Be holy, for I am holy.”
So how does one find out what is acceptable to the Lord (v. 10)? Well obviously one simple method at least is by the fruit of it (see v. 9). Would you say that music where they exalt themselves and seek honor and fame is acceptable to the Lord? Or maybe where they sing about sex, drugs and money? No, that’s unfruitful works of darkness!
We should not have anything to do with such secular music about Partying, Sex, Immorality, violence and other things, and other sinful lifestyles. Music that can give rise to works of the flesh like Lust etc and to satisfy the carnal side of our nature. We are to live after the Spirit, seek to “feed” our “spiritual man.” As Romans 8 speaks of, that we are to live after the Spirit.
Here in verse 30 above it says that we should not grieve the Holy Spirit of God. The context (verses 29 and 31), indicates that there are deeds that grieve him. Verse 29 talks about not letting corrupt words proceed out of our mouths. Well, most secular music has corrupt lyrics, and so it doesn’t impart grace to the hearers (v. 29), then what does it impart? Obviously curses. But it’s another thing if we are in a shop or something, and they have music playing. But if we deliberately feed us with that kind of music, then it can open up a door for Satan and so.
We grieve The Holy Spirit by deeds. IF we grieve the Holy Spirit we can open us up for Satan. Music with lyrics about Partying, Profanity, Sex and other wickedness etc. We aren’t to listen to such music. If we have the Spirit of God in us we are to stay away from secular music, so we do not grieve the Spirit of God or wake up the flesh. If you are not sure something is right, don’t do it AT ALL “…for whatsoever is not of faith is sin.” (Romans 14:23).
Music has strong spiritual influence, whether we notice it or not. “…Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.” (Romans 12:9).
If that’s the things we are to think on, then obviously we aren’t to invite things into our minds that are contrary to these – profanity etc.
“Casting down imaginations” - Λογισμους· Reasonings or opinions. There’s a lot of these in music. Secular music has a lot of lyrics exalting itself against the knowledge of God, opposed to Christ. When one listens to secular music it can become strongholds, in several ways. For example, if one listens to a song in a shop, that melody can get stuck in one’s mind and become a stronghold. It can appeal to the weak flesh.
“Adulterers and adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.“ (James 4:4 NKJV) “Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.“ (James 4:8 NKJV).
Greed is called Idolatry in Col. 3:5. Greedy desire for more of the world. We aren’t to seek that which is on earth – pleasures and so on. It is enmity against God, to be carnally minded is DEATH and Enmity with God (Rom. 8:6-7). We can’t halt between God and the World, it’s to be double-minded. Our hearts must be clean before God – we must seek him and not things that are of the world.
[1] -- SOURCE for the story about the teenager: http://www.goodfight.org/a_m_manson_marilyn.html (If everything on that site is correct, I don't know).
Satan was thrown out from heaven. (Eze. 28:17, Isa. 14:12, Rev. 12). The Bible also says that he has wiles (Eph. 6:11) – He perverts and mimics much of God’s pure works, even the music, which is to be a tool for God’s glory to praise and worship Him. For example - Pharaoh’s magicians could turn their staffs into snakes, just as Aaron could (Exodus 7:11-13).
In 1 Samuel 10, Samuel said to Saul that he would meet with a group of prophets coming down from the high place with stringed instrument, a tambourine, a flute, and a harp before them, while they prophesy. “Then the Spirit of the Lord will come upon you, and you will prophesy with them and be turned into another man.“ (1 Samuel 10:6 NKJV).
When Saul was among those people/prophets who worshipped God and had God’s Spirit upon them, then there was a presence of God, and Saul was affected by that. He began to prophesy with them, and was transformed into ANOTHER person.
If worship has such a strong impact, how strong NEGATIVE impact doesn’t secular music have? Where the Spirit of God is not working with unbelievers – people of the world? Especially when the music is worship to Satan either indirectly or directly.
Thus, the person who plays music / sings affect people negatively through their music because it is carnal music, because those who are unbelievers and/or children of disobedience got the spirit of the world. Music has spiritual influence – as we can see above when Saul was affected so strongly through it. I will also give another example below. Carnal music appeals to the flesh and if we are born again and follow Jesus, we don’t have the spirit of the world, but the Spirit of God, and our spirit is born again, right. Therefore, we wouldn’t feel good when listening to such music, since the spirit of the world is active there. Although we might not feel any bad influence, it still affects us badly.
Just as the Holy Spirit worked through this music that David played, so can Satan work through music. Most famous artists etc are even dabbling in the occult in one way or another and thus they are tools used by Satan, whether they like/know it or not.
Marilyn Manson for example. He says “Music is the strongest form of magic.” Marilyn Manson also encourages suicide in a song. I've heard of someone who was called from across the country to help counsel a 13 year-old-girl who suddenly had veered into lesbianism and suicide attempts after becoming obsessed with Manson’s music. He said he would soon find that this was taking place in several households, as his (Manson's) poison was worked into the fabric of many families.[1]
It proves that music has a strong influence. People will not commit suicide just because someone is telling them to do it? Thus there are evil spirits that work through music and people. A lot of music encourages sex, drugs, partying and other immorality. Which has made people become drug addicts etc. We should not listen to such music as Christians.
If we are to be the LIGHT of the world like Jesus said, then we aren’t to have fellowship with darkness like that? “Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?” (2 Corinthians 6:14).
Thus, we should not associate with people in their evil deeds and evil contexts like concerts with worldly. If we are Christians we are / are to be the light of the world (Matthew 5:14). Many concerts are idolatry fests, which I talked about in the beginning. Christians have nothing to do there, except for evangelistic purposes.
God tells us to be holy, to live holy. It also means to be set apart for him, separated from the world etc. (1 Peter 1:15 NKJV) but as He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, 16 because it is written,“Be holy, for I am holy.”
So how does one find out what is acceptable to the Lord (v. 10)? Well obviously one simple method at least is by the fruit of it (see v. 9). Would you say that music where they exalt themselves and seek honor and fame is acceptable to the Lord? Or maybe where they sing about sex, drugs and money? No, that’s unfruitful works of darkness!
We should not have anything to do with such secular music about Partying, Sex, Immorality, violence and other things, and other sinful lifestyles. Music that can give rise to works of the flesh like Lust etc and to satisfy the carnal side of our nature. We are to live after the Spirit, seek to “feed” our “spiritual man.” As Romans 8 speaks of, that we are to live after the Spirit.
Here in verse 30 above it says that we should not grieve the Holy Spirit of God. The context (verses 29 and 31), indicates that there are deeds that grieve him. Verse 29 talks about not letting corrupt words proceed out of our mouths. Well, most secular music has corrupt lyrics, and so it doesn’t impart grace to the hearers (v. 29), then what does it impart? Obviously curses. But it’s another thing if we are in a shop or something, and they have music playing. But if we deliberately feed us with that kind of music, then it can open up a door for Satan and so.
We grieve The Holy Spirit by deeds. IF we grieve the Holy Spirit we can open us up for Satan. Music with lyrics about Partying, Profanity, Sex and other wickedness etc. We aren’t to listen to such music. If we have the Spirit of God in us we are to stay away from secular music, so we do not grieve the Spirit of God or wake up the flesh. If you are not sure something is right, don’t do it AT ALL “…for whatsoever is not of faith is sin.” (Romans 14:23).
Music has strong spiritual influence, whether we notice it or not. “…Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.” (Romans 12:9).
If that’s the things we are to think on, then obviously we aren’t to invite things into our minds that are contrary to these – profanity etc.
“Casting down imaginations” - Λογισμους· Reasonings or opinions. There’s a lot of these in music. Secular music has a lot of lyrics exalting itself against the knowledge of God, opposed to Christ. When one listens to secular music it can become strongholds, in several ways. For example, if one listens to a song in a shop, that melody can get stuck in one’s mind and become a stronghold. It can appeal to the weak flesh.
“Adulterers and adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.“ (James 4:4 NKJV) “Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.“ (James 4:8 NKJV).
Greed is called Idolatry in Col. 3:5. Greedy desire for more of the world. We aren’t to seek that which is on earth – pleasures and so on. It is enmity against God, to be carnally minded is DEATH and Enmity with God (Rom. 8:6-7). We can’t halt between God and the World, it’s to be double-minded. Our hearts must be clean before God – we must seek him and not things that are of the world.
[1] -- SOURCE for the story about the teenager: http://www.goodfight.org/a_m_manson_marilyn.html (If everything on that site is correct, I don't know).
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