Christian music even though there is nothing Christian in it?

Unionite · 09-12-2002, 12:13 PM

I just read an article about "OZZFEST" and it included POD in the line up of the concert. now, i believe with all my heart that christians are supposed to live Godly lives and glorify God with all that we do. playing at ozzfest is not necesarily a good way to be a good example. that is one of the biggest problems i have with pod claiming to be a christian band. what is the point in saying that you are keeping your message "positive" so a lost world can hear it, when the message is too vague for anybody to know and understand who Jesus is!?

GLALIG · 09-12-2002, 01:39 PM

you know what i like? to kinda change the subject... those scripture memory tapes. the music and the song styles are incredibly cheezy but they are still awesome.

what they do is say the scripture ref. before the song and then the song is totally scripture, which is totally cool. i still have all these bible songs in my head from years ago. they really helped me too. cheezy as they may be. i think i might try and do that sometime maybe.

rockin4theking · 09-12-2002, 09:26 PM

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Originally posted by Unionite
I just read an article about "OZZFEST" and it included POD in the line up of the concert. now, i believe with all my heart that christians are supposed to live Godly lives and glorify God with all that we do. playing at ozzfest is not necesarily a good way to be a good example. that is one of the biggest problems i have with pod claiming to be a christian band. what is the point in saying that you are keeping your message "positive" so a lost world can hear it, when the message is too vague for anybody to know and understand who Jesus is!?

But I see it this way: when I listen to P.O.D. I clearly here the Christianity of the band, I hear no vagueness whatsoever. And what better place to be a light in the dark than Ozzfest?

Chuck Swindoll once said that in total darkness, any bit of light will be seen, be it a flashlight shone in your eyes that blinds you, or a small, dim candle that can't even begin to compare to the flashlights' intensity.

The point? We as Christians don't need to blatantly be in peoples' faces with our faith. Believe it or not, the unsaved will notice the difference in the way we live our lives, be it the small, everday things, and be just as touched by this, if not more so, than if we drag them to a Billy Graham-style revival meeting.

I refuse to degrade POD's faith by saying that such trivial things as playing in venues that normal Christians won't enter is evidence of their "not being Christian." Christ Himself went to the people where they were in the world, as evidenced by the Samaritan woman at the well, and Zacchius, both under the tree and at his house.

Enough ranting for now.

doraville · 09-27-2002, 11:11 AM

This post is so stupid. I'd like for someone to have a microscope on every facet of your life. It's not "lack of Christian content" it's just lack of depth from the listener. I'm SO GLAD that not every single band says "Jesus' and "God" in their songs. Some new stuff just sounds so stupid. Stuff like "I live for only You" and "You're all i want," that kind of stuff is so stupid. No one wants God completely or they wouldn't have a sin lifestyle. I'm in a band and just because we don't say Jesus doesn't make us non- Christians. Music doesn't have a soul.. it can't be Christian or secular. I don't think you know any of the artists so in the meantime, just shut up until you do.

rockin4theking · 09-27-2002, 09:22 PM

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Originally posted by doraville
This post is so stupid. I'd like for someone to have a microscope on every facet of your life. It's not "lack of Christian content" it's just lack of depth from the listener. I'm SO GLAD that not every single band says "Jesus' and "God" in their songs. Some new stuff just sounds so stupid. Stuff like "I live for only You" and "You're all i want," that kind of stuff is so stupid. No one wants God completely or they wouldn't have a sin lifestyle. I'm in a band and just because we don't say Jesus doesn't make us non- Christians. Music doesn't have a soul.. it can't be Christian or secular. I don't think you know any of the artists so in the meantime, just shut up until you do.

I agree with the point you're making, but try not to slam other people while making that point, okay?

I've seen WAY to many threads turn into bash-fests, so let's all try to be reasonably nice here.

HALO · 09-30-2002, 11:25 PM

Ofcourse everyone has things in their lives that is bad and all but the idea when you are a song writer, whether a christian artist or not you have to remember that people are influenced by what or who you sing about.

Some artists sing about death, Like all those weird bands, metallica and all those other bands like that.

And I love to put jesus in my songs because it is my way of saying that he is number one in my life. And I admitt that sometimes I may put other things before Jesus because I am a sinner. But it is just the thought of what god has done for me that makes me want to chase after him more and more every single day.
But you see the difference between Christian music and Non- christian music is that christian music is about life forever. And a grace far greater than that of a mortal man that a lady sings of. So can you really say there isnt a difference between christian music and non christian music?