Anberlin, Reliant K, Deas Vail, Switchfoot, and any others: Christian band members, unspoken band. I don't mind it.
I write things on my blog that aren't Christian--things that aren't actively for Christ. They write songs that aren't actively for Christ, either. Neither of those things feels wrong. I live a life that contains other people than God, and I deal with them every day, too. I feel strong emotions that aren't directly related to religion, and I need to process them. I get hurt and I bleed, and I need to examine my wounds to understand them.
But am I doing myself a disservice? Jesus said that no man can serve two masters: choose one. I choose Christ, but I don't act like it sometimes. I'm stupid sometimes, but other times I actually choose to act like he isn't my lighthouse. My question remains: am I doing myself a disservice? Am I actually serving the devil when I slip? Am I moving against God when I choose the other?
I fear so. What am I doing?
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Are these rhetorical questions? (It's not like I can answer them anyway.) Here's some more for you, if you're collecting.
ReplyDeleteDo the questions you ask still apply if instead of the master/servant analogy you compare your relationship with Christ to a marriage? What about a father/son relationship? If in those scenarios the questions remain, do the answers change at all?
If everything Christ did was righteous and filled with purpose, why did He not live the ascetic life of John the Baptist?
If a student or loved one of yours messed up, how would you want him or her to react? How would you counsel someone else who asked you these questions? Are you being tougher on yourself than you would be with that person?
My response for this and the previous post: http://barryorchestra.tumblr.com/post/104604128918/barryorchestra-presents-top-40-of-2014-33-am
ReplyDeleteI suppose my confusion comes from their conscious and purposeful choice to not be a "Christian" band/group/artist. It's as if they're communicating a stigma on labeling yourself, and perhaps that's what I find so unsavory about the thought.
ReplyDeleteThere is a stigma on labeling yourself in any genre. The thing is Christian music doesnt have a loyal audience. Most other genres do. And it's not just about record sales, but about who you're trying to reach. I've seen all these bands mention their faith explicitly in other ways, but they drew people in with songs they didn't have to be a member of a church to connect with. It's not denying Christ as much as it is choosing to represent him in a different way. I could go more in depth but I'll stop there. We need to start a forum lol.
ReplyDeleteI can see both sides. I'm just worried that in God's eyes there is no debate.
ReplyDeleteOf course there's no debate for God; He knows all. But He also "desire[s] mercy, not sacrifice."
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