Would it be appropriate to have an online radio station with secular music?

[schnauzer]

I'm a fan of 80s/90s music and would like to showcase my favorite songs on an online radio station and post the station link on my Facebook page. It's a hobby I enjoy... I like the radio.
The songs don't have bizarre lyrics or rhythms that could be considered worldly... they're handpicked.
What I'm not sure about is if my motivation is correct... if I want to achieve "fame" or simply make my station available to other music fans...
If it were the latter case... would that be a sinful motivation?
The fact that the music is secular and other Christians find the link on my profile and listen to my station... would that give a bad testimony?
Again, it's handpicked music in terms of lyrics and rhythms.
Thank you.

This text was translated from Spanish using Google Translate. There may be inconsistencies.

 

[com7fy8]

I'm a fan of 80s/90s music and would like to showcase my favorite songs on an online radio station and post the station link on my Facebook page. It's a hobby I enjoy... I like the radio.
The songs don't have bizarre lyrics or rhythms that could be considered worldly... they're handpicked.

This is considerate, that you evaluate what will be sung.

But > even though there is not indecent content and foul language, a secular song can have ways of loving and ideas about relationships, which are not of God.

For example, I have heard songs in which a man would sing to a woman what only should be sung to God. She was being worshiped, possibly, made into a love idol.

What I'm not sure about is if my motivation is correct... if I want to achieve "fame" or simply make my station available to other music fans...
If it were the latter case... would that be a sinful motivation?

God "gives us richly all things to enjoy" > in 1 Timothy 6:17. So, yes we have things which God has for us to enjoy. But we are to test what His things are >

"Test all things; hold fast what is good." (1 Thessalonians 5:21)

I think of this > if you could get famous for playing a few worldly songs . . . that could mean you have some listeners who are vain. And I would be concerned about them.

The fact that the music is secular and other Christians find the link on my profile and listen to my station... would that give a bad testimony?

It could. And in case some things being sung are about loving in a selfish way . . . certain Christians could get a wrong understanding of how God has people loving in a close relationship.

Again, it's handpicked music in terms of lyrics and rhythms.

You made this clear to me. But my testing of a song is not only about if words are vulgar and idolatrous.

But a secular song can present selfish ways of loving which are generally accepted by this evil world. And so they might not be seen as an issue by even certain Christians brought up in the culture of the singer's upbringing.

Thank you.

This text was translated from Spanish using Google Translate. There may be inconsistencies.

Oh, so you know Spanish? Yo estoy aprendiendolo.

 

[schnauzer]

This is considerate, that you evaluate what will be sung.

But > even though there is not indecent content and foul language, a secular song can have ways of loving and ideas about relationships, which are not of God.

For example, I have heard songs in which a man would sing to a woman what only should be sung to God. She was being worshiped, possibly, made into a love idol.

God "gives us richly all things to enjoy" > in 1 Timothy 6:17. So, yes we have things which God has for us to enjoy. But we are to test what His things are >

"Test all things; hold fast what is good." (1 Thessalonians 5:21)

I think of this > if you could get famous for playing a few worldly songs . . . that could mean you have some listeners who are vain. And I would be concerned about them.

It could. And in case some things being sung are about loving in a selfish way . . . certain Christians could get a wrong understanding of how God has people loving in a close relationship.

You made this clear to me. But my testing of a song is not only about if words are vulgar and idolatrous.

But a secular song can present selfish ways of loving which are generally accepted by this evil world. And so they might not be seen as an issue by even certain Christians brought up in the culture of the singer's upbringing.

Oh, so you know Spanish? Yo estoy aprendiendolo.

Yes, I originally speak Spanish. The songs I play are all in English (many wouldn't understand the lyrics).

 

[partinobodycular]

I'm a fan of 80s/90s music and would like to showcase my favorite songs on an online radio station and post the station link on my Facebook page. It's a hobby I enjoy... I like the radio.
The songs don't have bizarre lyrics or rhythms that could be considered worldly... they're handpicked.
What I'm not sure about is if my motivation is correct... if I want to achieve "fame" or simply make my station available to other music fans...
If it were the latter case... would that be a sinful motivation?
The fact that the music is secular and other Christians find the link on my profile and listen to my station... would that give a bad testimony?
Again, it's handpicked music in terms of lyrics and rhythms.
Thank you.

This text was translated from Spanish using Google Translate. There may be inconsistencies.

Good golly, if you're gonna start worrying about every little thing that you do, then you're gonna have problems just leaving the house.

For example, from my perspective both this thread, and @com7fy8's response don't speak well of Christians. But for gosh sakes don't worry about it. You do you, in a spirit that's meant to uplift others and let God and everybody else worry about all the 'evil' things that could possibly happen because of it. Otherwise, the next thing you know Christian women will all be wearing burqas, and it'll be impossible to tell them apart from Muslims.

Some people are meant to preach to the choir. Others are meant to preach to whomever God calls them to preach to, in whatever manner He chooses for them to do so. Faith is about following where He leads, not about worrying about where you're going.

 

[Maori Aussie]

Well I am going to say it. I support a local Christian radio station, and it is a great Ministry,
BUT they won't play "Spirit in the Sky"
Spirit in the Sky - Wikipedia which IMHO is an absolute tragedy....
If this isn’t playing at my funeral I’m not going!

 

[com7fy8]

Yes, I originally speak Spanish. The songs I play are all in English (many wouldn't understand the lyrics).

Oh, so you would be playing English songs to Hispanic listeners?

I like "El Condor Pasa". I don't know if it has lyrics.

Salvation Army used to use music which was popular and put in their own lyrics about Jesus and salvation.

Have you seen "Cantar de los Cantares de Salomon"?

 

[Larniavc]

I'm a fan of 80s/90s music and would like to showcase my favorite songs on an online radio station and post the station link on my Facebook page. It's a hobby I enjoy... I like the radio.
The songs don't have bizarre lyrics or rhythms that could be considered worldly... they're handpicked.
What I'm not sure about is if my motivation is correct... if I want to achieve "fame" or simply make my station available to other music fans...
If it were the latter case... would that be a sinful motivation?
The fact that the music is secular and other Christians find the link on my profile and listen to my station... would that give a bad testimony?
Again, it's handpicked music in terms of lyrics and rhythms.
Thank you.

This text was translated from Spanish using Google Translate. There may be inconsistencies.

You’ve posted in an area where non Christians lurk so I assume you want a non Christian perspective.

Yeah, playing music is fine

 

[schnauzer]

You’ve posted in an area where non Christians lurk so I assume you want a non Christian perspective.

Yeah, playing music is fine

I don't understand. Are you referring to this forum or Facebook? I'm looking for a Christian perspective.

 

[schnauzer]

Oh, so you would be playing English songs to Hispanic listeners?

I like "El Condor Pasa". I don't know if it has lyrics.

Salvation Army used to use music which was popular and put in their own lyrics about Jesus and salvation.

Have you seen "Cantar de los Cantares de Salomon"?

Exactly, I live in a Spanish-speaking country...

 

[Larniavc]

I don't understand. Are you referring to this forum or Facebook? I'm looking for a Christian perspective.

This forum has areas where non-Christians may post (such as this one). I wondered if you posted on this sub fora for discussion with non-Christians.

 

[schnauzer]

¡Caramba!, si empiezas a preocuparte por cada pequeña cosa que haces, entonces tendrás problemas incluso al salir de casa.

Por ejemplo, desde mi punto de vista, tanto este hilo como la respuesta de @com7fy8 no hablan bien de los cristianos. Pero, por favor, no se preocupen. Hagan lo que quieran, con un espíritu que busca inspirar a los demás y dejar que Dios y todos los demás se preocupen por todas las cosas " malvadas " que podrían suceder debido a esto. De lo contrario, de repente, todas las mujeres cristianas usarán burka, y será imposible distinguirlas de las musulmanas.

Algunas personas están destinadas a predicar a los ya convencidos. Otras están destinadas a predicar a quien Dios las llama, de la manera que Él elija. La fe consiste en seguir a donde Él las guía, no en preocuparse por adónde vas.

It's that I want to try to please God...

 

[stevevw]

I'm a fan of 80s/90s music and would like to showcase my favorite songs on an online radio station and post the station link on my Facebook page. It's a hobby I enjoy... I like the radio.
The songs don't have bizarre lyrics or rhythms that could be considered worldly... they're handpicked.
What I'm not sure about is if my motivation is correct... if I want to achieve "fame" or simply make my station available to other music fans...
If it were the latter case... would that be a sinful motivation?
The fact that the music is secular and other Christians find the link on my profile and listen to my station... would that give a bad testimony?
Again, it's handpicked music in terms of lyrics and rhythms.
Thank you.

This text was translated from Spanish using Google Translate. There may be inconsistencies.

Its all about context. Playing secular music in the right context as being exactly that secular music destinguished from Christian or worship music. In that way its more of a teaching or story telling of how secular music is different but also how it tries to express the same meanings and longings that Christian music is does in centuring the meaning around God rather than love or money or whatever worldly desire is the focus of attention.

In fact I think theres a fine line sometimes and a crossover between the different worldviews. Sometimes secular songs are actually Christian songs without the explicit words and sometimes Christian songs can creep into the secular by overstating the secular.

Bob Dylan actually had a couple of gospel albums and some of his contemporary songs have Christian themes. You can hear similar themes in music from U2, Supertramp, Elvis. In fact Elvis sort of brought gospel music to mainstream at one stage. Johnny Cash as well.

I remember a song Supertramp sang in the 80s 'Lord is it mine'. I was not a Christian but it helped lead me to God as I would not have ever listened to Christian music.

So I think within a qualified context and not just played for the sake of playing is ok. Just choose your songs within that context. They may have a positive message or have an implicit Christian theme.

I also think good happy music that lifts spirits is ok. David played the harp and it was beautiful even without words.