Music is a gift of God to us. It can evoke our deepest emotions and reflect or contribute to moods that span the range of human passions.
Music has, from the earliest times, held an important place in the church of Christ and the worship of God.
At its best, proper songs, with lyrics that accurately reflect the teaching of scripture, and music that properly carries and expresses the lyrical content, can be a great buttress to our faith and worship; such songs not only express devotion and thankfulness to God, but teach us the great truths of the faith.
When songs begin to become more man-centered than God/Christ-centered, or when the music becomes a distraction from or even replaces preaching as the focal point of our church services, it can, and often does, become detrimental to faith and worship, and cause “worship” to become little more than Sunday morning concerts.
Music has, from the earliest times, held an important place in the church of Christ and the worship of God.
At its best, proper songs, with lyrics that accurately reflect the teaching of scripture, and music that properly carries and expresses the lyrical content, can be a great buttress to our faith and worship; such songs not only express devotion and thankfulness to God, but teach us the great truths of the faith.
When songs begin to become more man-centered than God/Christ-centered, or when the music becomes a distraction from or even replaces preaching as the focal point of our church services, it can, and often does, become detrimental to faith and worship, and cause “worship” to become little more than Sunday morning concerts.
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