The author of this Article at m.christianity.com thinks that many Christians tend to grant music a sacramental power which Scripture never bestows upon it.
The problem with the flyer and with many church ads is that these kinds of promises reveal a significant theological error. Music is viewed as a means to facilitate an encounter with God; it will move us closer to God. In this schema, music becomes a means of mediation between God and man. But this idea is closer to ecstatic pagan practices than to Christian worship.
I admit that I have always considered musical Christian Worship as almost essential to the whole worship experience and have thought about how it can "usher in the Spirit of God". Might be time to take a serious look at that mentality...
The problem with the flyer and with many church ads is that these kinds of promises reveal a significant theological error. Music is viewed as a means to facilitate an encounter with God; it will move us closer to God. In this schema, music becomes a means of mediation between God and man. But this idea is closer to ecstatic pagan practices than to Christian worship.
I admit that I have always considered musical Christian Worship as almost essential to the whole worship experience and have thought about how it can "usher in the Spirit of God". Might be time to take a serious look at that mentality...
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