A biblical approach to secular music

[McMatt]

I totally agree with your last statement about how God is in secular music than in most Christian music. I have been a Christian most of my life, I grew up with secular music in my home. My mother raised me on the Beatles, Beach Boys, and some other groups. One thing my parents always stressed to me was that I needed to listen not only with my ears but my heart. If I was to listen to something and it didn't make me feel right then I knew it wasn't right. When I got into my early teens I dedicated my life to playing the guitar. In my late teens and early 20's I played in a couple of different metals bands. When I joined my second band I made it clear that I have a standard of living and faith that I would continue and uphold. Sorry to get off subject, my point is that I love secular metal music! Bands like Megadeth, Killswitch Engage, Black Sabbath (including Ozzy's solo career) and other bands have made my faith stronger. I realized that there is evil in the world but it takes faith and the willingness to do the right things to live a blessed life. I have tried to like "Christian" metal, but something seems fake about it. I'm glad that we have Dave Mustaine, Alice Cooper, and Ozzy on our side. Yes I said Ozzy, not many people want to accept the fact that Ozzy is now a Christian. I have seen a documentary were he talks about his faith and it shows him locking himself in his dressing room and praying.

Yeah a lot of christians poop on ozzy. Or better yet you can look at head from korn. He left korn to deal with some of his own issues, then he became a christian and started with a new band called love and death, and now he is recording with korn in the studio while making christian music. Now the christian community is rebuking his christian music because he is also with korn.

 

[PaxThroughX]

Yeah a lot of christians poop on ozzy. Or better yet you can look at head from korn. He left korn to deal with some of his own issues, then he became a christian and started with a new band called love and death, and now he is recording with korn in the studio while making christian music. Now the christian community is rebuking his christian music because he is also with korn.

I know! Sadly, my mom flipped out on me(?) about this. If Fieldy (a growing Christian also) can do it, so can Head.

 

[McMatt]

What do you mean flipped out on you? Most parents I have come across wouldn't know korn or head lol

 

[McMatt]

This may be a little off topic, but thank god head got to the guitar player for love and death. He was gonna go to thousand foot krutch, but now he has the opportunity to make real music with a real musician - unlike trevor mcnevan lol

 

[PaxThroughX]

What do you mean flipped out on you? Most parents I have come across wouldn't know korn or head lol

Well, my parents happened to require me to basically educate them about the heavy type of music lol.

 

[PaxThroughX]

This may be a little off topic, but thank god head got to the guitar player for love and death. He was gonna go to thousand foot krutch, but now he has the opportunity to make real music with a real musician - unlike trevor mcnevan lol

Wheres the article? And hey, i may be working with Trevor this summer, though I perfer Head lol.

Why do you write "g"....od?

 

[McMatt]

Why do you write "g"....od?

Because proper nouns are too mainstream man lol.

It's actually because I don't care about proper nouns when I type on my iphone unless it auto corrects me lol

 

[PaxThroughX]

Ah I see, mainstream can be good, if the content is of course. Not the case usually. However, I think it matters. Personally, I use to write and (attempt) to speak "G-d." Not only was this difficult, but it confused a lot of people. Besides, I wasn't a Jew or a Messinic. Saying "god," though is like saying: " the gods have all killed themsleves because they aren't deathless." Etc ., so your going to hell and you you you you just your wrong. Lol, just my view on it . I hope your not offensive.

 

[McMatt]

I hope your not offensive.

I try not to be offensive, but people keep getting offended by me lol.

I actually do know what you meant, and no I'm not offended

 

[PaxThroughX]

I try not to be offensive, but people keep getting offended by me lol.

I actually do know what you meant, and no I'm not offended

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I could honestly careless these days. But yeah, cool .

 

[xxProdigalxx]

Secular music is awesome. Iron Maiden rocks! And no, it aint evil and no, I'm not going to hell because I listen to secular music!

Christians oftentimes put all secular music in the same bag and that's not cool. Just because it's worldly, doesn't mean it's evil. You gotta judge each song individually.

Is singing a song about your wife evil? No. Is it Christian? Nope.

 

[Jonathan95]

Secular music is awesome. Iron Maiden rocks! And no, it aint evil and no, I'm not going to hell because I listen to secular music!

Christians oftentimes put all secular music in the same bag and that's not cool. Just because it's worldly, doesn't mean it's evil. You gotta judge each song individually.

Is singing a song about your wife evil? No. Is it Christian? Nope.

Iron Maiden is satanic, they have demons on their album covers. They even have a song called "The number of the beast", "Judas be my guide", "Lord of light", "Fear of the dark" - such Fear is not of God. Satan was a rebel. Such genres are often characterized by rebellion.

 

[McMatt]

Iron Maiden is satanic, they have demons on their album covers. They even have a song called "The number of the beast", "Judas be my guide", "Lord of light", "Fear of the dark" - Fear is not of God. Satan was a rebel. Such genres are often characterized by rebellion.

Do you even know what the songs are about???

 

[Jonathan95]

Do you even know what the songs are about???

I've looked at the lyrics, and I can tell that it contains satanic messages.

 

[McMatt]

I've looked at the lyrics, and I can tell that it contains satanic messages.

I can tell you for a fact that there's no satanic messages in the lyrics. However, do you know why bands make reference to satanic stuff in the titles/imagery?

It is because a big part of rock music is based on counter-culture. The culture being countered is the straight clean-cut white christian. None of it is actually taken seriously and no one even follows any sort of satanic beliefs. It is all done ironically.

 

[Jonathan95]

I can tell you for a fact that there's no satanic messages in the lyrics. However, do you know why bands make reference to satanic stuff in the titles/imagery?

It is because a big part of rock music is based on counter-culture. The culture being countered is the straight clean-cut white christian. None of it is actually taken seriously and no one even follows any sort of satanic beliefs. It is all done ironically.

Yes, the songs I mentioned has satanic stuff in their lyrics. There are also demons on the album covers and other occultism.

 

[xxProdigalxx]

Yes, the songs I mentioned has satanic stuff in their lyrics. There are also demons on the album covers and other occultism.

Accult? Lol! Ah how you judge a book by it's cover... Iron Maiden isn't satanic or accultic. But eh... You're young...

 

[McMatt]

Yes, the songs I mentioned has satanic stuff in their lyrics. There are also demons on the album covers and other occultism.

It goes right back to the whole "ironic counter-culture" thing.

 

[Jonathan95]

Accult? Lol! Ah how you judge a book by it's cover... Iron Maiden isn't satanic or accultic. But eh... You're young...

Yes it's satanic. I pray for you people, so you receive discernment and God leads you to the truth. My mum got rid of rock music when she became Christian. She could discern it was demonic.

 

[McMatt]

Kiddo, you just need a few more years of experience before you can begin to lecture on discernment... Especially when your key deciding factor is because your mum said so