I do not feel fear or aggression when I hear death metal, and our God is many things.
You may not feel aggression when you listen to Death Metal, but others surely have.
Have you never seen punching in a mosh pit before?
Also, the seeds of aggression may not be noticable right away by you but they can sprout up later for you.
It is the basic law of reaping and sowing.
You said:
You say that God is nothing but roses and kittens now and all that smiting of his enemies in the old testament is done for.
I am saying God using His people to smite evil people is done for. I never said that God smiting His enemies is done for. But we are talking about God here and not man. So they are not the same thing.
You said:
Haven't you read revelations?
Actually it is Revelation (singular) and not Revelations (plural).
Oh, and yes, I have made an extensive chronology on the End Times including many verses from the book of Revelation (singular).
Pre-Trib Only - A Chronology of the End Times
So I am very familiar with the concept of God executing justice. But we are not God, though. There are things that God does that we are not allowed to do (or cannot do).
You said:
Do you look around? The Lord STILL smites his enemies, he is still a mighty protector of his world, he commands the lightning! He destroys the wicked! He let's his enemies set themselves up to fail! WE are to love and forgive because WE are not God, but we can love GOD'S judgement and we can pray for him to make fools his enemies, and to show the world he is NOT TO BE TRIFLED WITH.
Nowhere are we told to imitate God's anger and to glorify that anger in our worship. Scripture says we are to put away anger and wrath. It is why you forgive others. For you cannot forgive others to well if you are also angry at them, too.
You said:
And all of those qualities are right there in the death metal sound, it sounds like his awe inspiring mind crushing power is coming down full force on the evil he so hates. When I hear it I feel an inner strength rising up like a tornado, it makes me feel like I could take on anything!
Like you... can do anything. No. That is not right. Music should not make you feel like you can do all things. It is only with God all things are possible. We can do all things through Christ which strengthens us. It is not by some kind of music that we glorify above God that gives us power.
You said:
I agree that all music has a real vibrational emotional quality that stirs the soul into something, but you have labeled an entire genre of music as if it is useless and to be thrown out.
Yes, because it promotes anger and aggression within it's beat and tone (without the lyrics). Scripture says we are to put away anger and wrath. Listening to music that promotes these things is contrary to that.
You said:
NOTHING is useless or to be thrown out when made for the Lord, God takes all things back for himself, and redeems the unredeemable. Cradle of Filth is one thing, I need a bath after I hear their music hahaha for real you don't even have to know what they're saying it just reeks of the demonic. But this song? This song is AWESOME!
I am glad that you admit that certain music sounds demonic. Many here will not want to admit that.
As for your music video. I put it on for like 2 seconds and shut it off. I cannot imagine what you consider as being demonic. That surely sounded demonic to me what you just showed me. Screaming non-sense like a monster? That is not right. You need to get away from this kind of music. It is wrong, my friend; And it does effect you in ways that you do not realize.
You said:
What I feel when I hear it... is like these kids are pulling out the MOST passion they can muster, and GROANING to God from their depths. And these kid's musicianship is AMAZING. Oh and it makes me wanna punch babies, can't forget it makes me wanna punch babies!
HAHAHAHA No, it does not make me want to punch babies, it makes me wanna just, shake my head back and forth with a big goofy grin and be like "AWWWWWW YEAAAAAAH" And that's all I have to say about that! Peace out! *drops the mic*
You want to shake your head back and forth and imitate the world in what it does? Why would you want to do that?
Romans 12:2 says we are not to imitate the world.
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