Friday, February 16, 2007

The method has changed, not the message.

A really good friend of mine wrote this, and I thought it is very true....

A few months ago, Christina and I were sitting at Chili's just admiring the general splendor when we overheard a conversation from the people at the table next to us. One of the men said, "There can be no such thing as Christian rock music." Christina and I looked at each other and I almost got up to tell them otherwise. I strongly disagree with what that man said because "the method changes, not the message." If all churches today were the same holy-rolling pentecostal with bee hives for hair and skirts only for women otherwise God will look down upon you, very few people would attend. As time changes, so does the church. The church has become more contemporary and while the method changes, the message stays the same.
If there were not different types of Christian music, if the only Christian music that existed was the bluegrass 'Jesus Saved My Soul' version, generations would be lost. If there was no such thing as Christian rock, which I listen to, the other types of music would not appeal to some people so they would go back to listening to their other music, thus not receiving the Message that is within that Method of performing music. Music is music. Satan didn't create rock music or rap music. He created the message that those secular types of music convey. So remember.... it's in the message, not the method.

1 comment:

hallga77 said...

Logan,

Well said.

Tim