What style of music is acceptable for a Christian?

I love all kinds of music. Personally I listen to Mercy Me and music like that, but some of the music like Kutless is great but there is a fine line between them and groups like Korn. As my friend once said it is easy to go from hard christian rock to just hard rock. So no I wouldn't call any of the christian music evil, just boarder line over the edge.

Christian music covers almost every style imaginable... is a particular style of music evil, even if it's called Christian?Any thoughts?One or two. ;-) 'Christian' (Acts 11:26; 26:28; 1Pet. 4:16) is a descriptive term given originally to men and women were in a personal relationship with Jesus Christ - as disciple to master. How can anything, other than people, be 'Christian'?I think we are really asking the question 'what kind of music is appropriate?' but to what'? and is some music definitely not 'appropriate'?AgapeLove8Yes, I like all kinds of music too, and the variety on my iPod might well surprise a few folks here on SI. ;-) I think a good question is 'what do I want this music to do?' and why?

No it doesn't surprise me that you a 'bit of a metal head' but what kind of music do you like? :-D

Before I came to Christ in the mid 80's I was a dead head and also listend to some other similar music. I have a classical and jazz training background. I used to listen to Stryper (TO HELL WIHT THE DEVIL) and Vengence a very heavy metal group that I loved. My roomate in college was saved through Stryper music. He is a prison chaplin today, still serving the Lord.This is a touchy subject in some Christian circles. Bill Gothard is very strong against most contemporary Christian music that has a dominate 2/4 beat which is says is evil and from Satan. He would be against most Michael Card and even some Steve Green music because of the 2/4 beat and drums in the music. We had a church split over this music issue, very sad...In Christ,Doug

I think first a person should ask what all is music supposed to do? In my opinion music is supposed to be not only praise and worshipful to the Lord, but also strike an action or emotion. I like a lot of different kinds of music, because each different kind of music brings to a different place emotionally. Some music styles, like rock or metal get me pumped up about the Lord. While as blues may bring a person to brokenness before the Lord, or old Gospel bring a person to reverence for God.To say that style of music is evil is out of line. Some groups motives may be mislead but that does not make the genre of music evil. Many people are moved in different ways. Many people react differently when touched by the Holy Spirit. Some dance, some run, some shout, some cry, some jump,.... the list goes on and on. It is not the action is the meaning. To me music is the same way... if the meaning is behind what is being said then the way it is expressed shouldnt matter. Obviously when saying this I mean Christian music and not secular music which may include profanity and other lingo not appropriate. Just make sure the music has a sprititual meaning for you, that is what is important. If a certain kind of music brings you into secularism then that genre of music might not be appropriate for YOU, but it is based very much on the individual.

First Stryper CD in 15 years!...Thank God the stripes and make-up is gone LOL!:-P If not in the Bible, surely there is something in the Mishna prohibiting men from dressing like players in a rock opera about bumblebees. 8-) [image][img align=left]http://www.new-mercies.org/cornerstone/stryper.gif[/img] Just funnin' ;-)

Where did it come from, How did it happen to be there? What is the source of the music , where is my money going?Because what you reap is what you sow.I also find that music produces an atmosphere it was amazing when I was playing some albums down the youth club to see the change in atmosphere when i was down there I stuck to only praise and worship music! it was amazing to see the kids not even fighting!! I find it is the atmosphere produced by the music that is important!! I we showed jesus are cd collection what do you think he would think would he say that one is good and that one is bad!! do we let jesus be part of are music collection or do we keep him in a hidden corner!! I have played and used my worship cds as a witness to outsiders and I think it should be used as that!! I need jesus!!!What do you thinkDom

Krispy,This is a very touchy subject! I am not going to tell what style I enjoy the best but let me tell you a true story.One day at the Crisies Pregnancy Center, where I worked as a volunteer counselor, I got inspired to ask my single church going clients "Why do you go to church?" They thought, then said "I like the music." "What is there about the musice that you like?" I asked.They said, "It makes me feel good!"Sir, these women were unrepentent fornicators! They knew their lifestyle was sinful but did not feel compelled to change.Years ago when you had great revivalist preaching, they considered music essential in bringing people to the LORD is repentence and sorrow for sin. Contemporary music make people feel comfortable in their sins! Something is dreadfully wrong here. The testimony I shared was echoed by several persons, none differed. Dan Lucarini wrote the thought provoking book on this subject: "Why I left the Contemporary Christian Music Movement."ginnyrose

I believe we all have different tastes in music. Sometimes that makes it difficult for me to warm up to some of the heavy metal christian stuff. Mainly praise and worship here. I guess what I understood about music early on was this. Music is going to feed something, flesh or spirit, it will either bring me closer to Christ or not. And so for me I judge music according to what I see as to the results for me. A little selfish I know, but I don't speak evil of other kinds of christian music either. In this area I pretty much keep my thoughts to myself as to kinds. :-)

music is for Gods ears, the way i see it, if you arent able to worship God, by listening to wholesome lyrics then its not the kind of stuff you want to be filling your head with, classical and instrumentals are different. it's like incense a pleasing aroma to God, music is or was originally intended to be a pleasing melody to Gods ears. P.s. i absolutely adore the heavier metal bands, yes thats uncommon in a girl but bands like demon hunter, chevelle, (pillar dont scream but they challenge even the best of us christians) emery, ohh goodsness the list goes on and they have some awesome rifs, you're looking at bands that rival and succeed secular stuff with the secular people, then you know you have quality. becuase the music is something that has an absolute annointing on it and draws people in. POD are a classic example, so many people i knew were right into them then when word broke out that they were Christian so many of my secular friends were so shocked. but i still adore metallica, traitor i know! haha i'll leave it there... ohh one last question, if anyone knows about it, is 'emo' a really ethical genre for a christian to be listening to?

Hi Krispy,Have you watched/heard these two sermons by Keith Daniel:The Power of Prayer (Video)Finished with the world (Audio)If not, please take time and listen these two messages. This concern also the other readers of this thread.Kire

Too many Christians are choosing churches based on personal musical tastes rather than seeking whether or not God is wanting to connect them to the ministry and seeing if the unadulterated Word of God is being proclaimed there. I am thankful to be connected to a ministry http://www.hopeforhurting.net/ that honors all styles of worship music. We sing contemporary, hymns, gospel, black gospel. The qualifying factor is ...does it exalt and glorify Jesus? This whole debate over styles of music is bringing division to the body of Christ. You even see in on banners outside of churches. Traditional worshop at 8:00, Contemporary worship at 10:00. This my brothers and sisters should not be. Do you think there will be just one type of music in heaven? The God I serve is not that narrow. I can't say that a certain song or class of music is not of God because it does not personally stir my spirit. I recently read this little story in reference to a sermon but I think it can also be applied to music.Presbyterian minister Fred Rogers, creatorand host of television's "Mr. Roger's Neighborhood,"recently gave an address describing the time hewas a student at Pittsburgh TheologicalSeminary and attended a different churcheach Sunday in order to hear a variety of preachers.One Sunday he was treated to "the mostpoorly crafted sermon (he) had ever heard."But when he turned to the friend who hadaccompanied him, he found her in tears."It was exactly what I needed to hear," shetold Rogers."That's when I realized," he told his audience,"that the space between someone doing thebest he or she can and someone in need isholy ground. The Holy Spirit had transformedthat feeble sermon for her--and as it turnedout, for me too." All myHopeinChrist