But is it? The concept of doing thing everything decently and in order does come to my mind here. I don’t think that it could be said of that type of music that it has done, decorously, with nobility, and good form.
I imagine Flock is getting overwhelmed right now with feedback and questions from people. That doesn’t excuse their lack of response, but again, I would imagine they don’t have the resources to respond the avalanche of questions and requests given to them in this tempest.
In the other thread that I talked about going to the reformed church recently there were four “singers” on the left side of the church platform, and the musicians were on the right side. Of those four singers, one was much more clearly “performative” with their body gestures (including how they...
I think this begins to hit at the core of our discussion. Is the emotions that are affected by music a product of social conditioning to the music, or by the very nature of the sounds produced?
Much to my shame and admitted ignorance, I don’t have a clue about reading notes, chords, or arrangements. My argument is about the inability to discern authorial meaning or intent. I think the passage that biscuit referred to earlier from Corinthians about an “uncertain sound” carries weight...
Chords don’t provide meaning without composition and intent of the composer. When that process happens it enters the realm of morality, as subjective as that may be in making a determination about the nature of the composition.
"I know it when I see it"—Potter Stewart
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As far as “mechanical sounds, tones, and chords”, just like ABCDEFG is amoral, string them into sentences and they suddenly take on a moral tone. Same with music.
“Sufficient for all, efficient for the elect” is a longstanding slogan by Calvinists to describe the issue you are talking about. They might likewise express it as “Christ’s atonement was limited in its intent or purpose, but it was unlimited in its power.” 😊
It really was not ad hominem, but rather a little bit of head-scratching that you would glean support from such questionable sources while chasing your obsession.
I know a godly young man ready to go on the mission field who likes Christian metal. It is an exercise in cognitive dissonance in my estimation, but his testimony is solid. I just can’t fathom how that sound is God honoring.
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