music

[cerette]

Hello everyone!

As a conservative Lutheran I sometimes listen to contemporary Christian music, which isn't necessarely WELS or ELS. I happen to like the melody, the beat or whatever. I do not always agree with the lyrics, since they often say things like "accepting Jesus/sayng yes to Jesus" and so on...

My question is: Do you think it would be bad/wrong to play this music if I had friends over? I wouldn't want them to leave my house with the idea that they have to choose Jesus.

 

[DaRev]

Hello everyone!

As a conservative Lutheran I sometimes listen to contemporary Christian music, which isn't necessarely WELS or ELS. I happen to like the melody, the beat or whatever. I do not always agree with the lyrics, since they often say things like "accepting Jesus/sayng yes to Jesus" and so on...

My question is: Do you think it would be bad/wrong to play this music if I had friends over? I wouldn't want them to leave my house with the idea that they have to choose Jesus.

I, too, listen to CCM quite regularly. I guess it depends on who and what in particular you listen to. It can be a great way to get people to talk and ask about it. That is when you can explain what the Scriptures truly teach about the faith.

 

[cerette]

Do you always take the chance to explain to them what the Bible teaches? Would you see any danger or harm in not even mentioning it?
I don't know yet how I feel about it. I guess I will just turn it off if I have company!

 

[DaRev]

Do you always take the chance to explain to them what the Bible teaches? Would you see any danger or harm in not even mentioning it?

I don't think you need to mention it unless they ask or comment on the song(s). I guess it depends on how comfortable you are in witnessing to the faith. Some are more comfortable about that than others.

 

[Jim47]

My family is WELS, and we often watch the Gaither show on TV which is almost all praise music. We also discuss the unscriptural doctrine they teach. I don't think there is anything wrong with listening to it, nor is there anything wrong with pointing what is wrong, just do so in a kindly fassion.

 

[cerette]

I agree with both of you. Thanks for your replies.
I guess what I am thinking of is more like this: It bugs me a bit if someone would leave my house thinking they need to say yes to Jesus...just because they heard it in a song at my house!!

 

[Jim47]

Saying yes isn't necessarily a bad thing, but thinking we can actually take credit for coming to faith is not scriptural, and AI know thats what you mean. But this can always be used for a conversation starter. Just show them the pertenant scriptures and explain.

or if necessary as in some cases, Debate

 

[GSJ1967]

Since this topic was started..I have a question:

What groups or artists do you feel are the most theologicaly sound? It seems like Casting Crowns, Third Day, Paul Baloche, etc are..any thoughts?

 

[DaRev]

Lost and Found

www.speedwood.com

 

[cerette]

Since this topic was started..I have a question:

What groups or artists do you feel are the most theologicaly sound? It seems like Casting Crowns, Third Day, Paul Baloche, etc are..any thoughts?

I don't know many groups or artists (Christian ones) but I like many contemporary songs..
I also like some WELS artists such as Michael Scroeder (I think thats his name, im not sure) and Koine.

 

[GSJ1967]

are there any CC artists that are Lutheran?

 

[cerette]

are there any CC artists that are Lutheran?

Yes. If you go to wels.net and click on Streams you can listen to comtemporary wels music.

 

[DaRev]

are there any CC artists that are Lutheran?

Lost and Found

www.speedwood.com

 

[LutheranHawkeye]

Hahahah am I really hearing that some confessional Lutherans are listening to CCM? Okay from a theological standpoint it's all about the "me". So of course most of you would agree with me that it should not be played during the divine service. From a musical standpoint I think it's all absolute crap. I like pop and country music and just about everything but rap and ccm. CCM takes pop music and mutilates it with horrible lyrics. I would say that by listening to CCM your IQ falls while your evangelical factor gains each time you listen to it. If I was an unbeliever and walked into a house and CCM was playing I would vomit and walk out. As a confessional Lutheran if I heard that in a house I would vomit and walk out? See the difference? The only break through that CCM had was making cheesy an actual genre. I'm 19 and the target audience that CCM is trying to aim for. Sad

 

[GSJ1967]

I agree most CC music is squishy, I love Jesus like a boyfriend/girlfriend. But arent there some songs you can hang your theological hat on?

Personally I'm trying to learn the hymns.

 

[LutheranHawkeye]

I agree most CC music is squishy, I love Jesus like a boyfriend/girlfriend. But arent there some songs you can hang your theological hat on?

Personally I'm trying to learn the hymns.

Amen.

 

[DaRev]

While I agree that a majority of CCM and so-called "Praise and Worship" music is theologically unsound, it is still a far cry from the promoting of sex, adultery, materialism, and violence of popular and even country music today. I'd rather deal with bad theology than atheology any day.

 

[BabyLutheran]

Hear hear, Da Rev!

There are some songs that are not all about ME.

Frequently Psalms are set to pop music. Kutless does so on a couple of their songs.

They also have a good song where they actually say "your body's the bread, your blood is the wine."

I looked them up online, I don't believe any of them is Lutheran, so it was unbelievable that they actually sing those lyrics.

 

[KimLCMS]

Hear hear, Da Rev!

There are some songs that are not all about ME.

Frequently Psalms are set to pop music. Kutless does so on a couple of their songs.

They also have a good song where they actually say "your body's the bread, your blood is the wine."

I looked them up online, I don't believe any of them is Lutheran, so it was unbelievable that they actually sing those lyrics.

I like that song too.

 

[DaRev]

I like "Communion" by Third Day.