Merry Christmas !

I'd like to thank everyone who left comments about my last blog. I will post something new and controversial soon. Have a Merry Christmas and A happy New Year!

That's not Christian music!

My wife is upset with me becuase she thinks I listen to to much secular music. I grew up with rock n roll, my dad was in many bands. It is part of who I am. I do not listen to music that has lyrics about drugs and sex and killing people or anything that is blasphamous of God; having said that I am not here to justify my opinion, only to expond on it. Many rock bands are into drugs and adultry as well as many other sins I'm sure, but in the genre of Christian music this has also been seen. Christian bands have broke up due to embezling, extra-marital affairs and even drug use. Some sing praise only for the money. Is it better to listen to a hypocrite than to a sinner how is being truthful? And if as Christains we should only listen to Christian music, should we not also only watch Christian movies, and Christian TV? why is it everybody worries about what you listen to, but not what you see? Do not visual images leave a longer lasting impression? In this case all of us will have to throw out 99.9% of our movie collections. It doesn't matter if it is rated "G" it's not Christian! I have found that most quote "Christian" movies are not Biblicaly accurate. So again should we settle for half-hearted Christiandom? I am not bashing my wife. I am very appreciative of her concern, but I feel that music is like movies, one has to be careful what you allow yourself to be exposed to, but just because it is or is not Quote "Christian" is not a bases of judgement. Christian artists do secular songs. Does this automatically make that a Christian song now? If you hear it on the radio how do you know if the band is Christian or not? A lot of quote "non-Christian artist do record hyms, Christmas songs and alike. Does this fact nullify the premiss of the song? Let's take a moment and reflect. I am not making lite of this. there are many songs and movies that purposely demean and insult God. I do not want to see these things nor do I want my children exposed to it, but to say it is not Christian therefore it is bad is an unfair judgement. Not all things Christian are good. For Christ said "Why do you call me good? There is only one who is good My father in Heaven." Christians are only people who believe in Jesus Christ. We are not perfect nor are we to judge others for we will be judged. We are however to make judgements based on Biblical not Quote "Christian" standards. Biblical sandards are handed down by God and the Propets through His Word. Personal opinion is irrelavant!, but in cases where the Bible does not say specifically what to or not to do we must pray and rely on the Holy spirit to guide us. If something is inherently evil the spirit will guide us away from it. I could go on and on. The point being we must trust God in all decisions we make wether it be music, video or life and our spouses need to recognize that even if they don't agree with us they must respect the fact that decisions are being made by faith and respect those decsions. If you are in fact a Christian God has final authority on all things! I have given up many things in my life because I was lead by the spirit to do so. It is my wife's responsibility to keep me accountable for my actions and I love her and appreciate her concern, but unless Iam listening to vulgar or blaspamous songs I ask her to trust my judgement.

I don't know what I'm doing; my wife talked me into this. At some point in time I will Blog something that makes sense. Rock on!