In his post, Nick examines how many professing Christians in the church often rely on a certain style or quality of music to have a worshipful experience and concludes that such reliance leads to a sinful mindset which spawns idolatry, not genuine worship to God. He further explains the importance of worshiping God in any setting regardless of the quality or style of music:
"But the question we are dealing with isn't, "What is my ideal corporate
worship setting and style?" The question is, "Can I worship Christ in
ANY setting with ANY style?" After all, shouldn't Christ and his glory
and work stir greater emotions in us than any musical style ever could?"
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~ AJ ~
I understand and agree with the fact that , if our hearts are right, we should be able to enter into worship anywhere because our hearts and minds are focused on Christ and how worthy He is of our praise at all times and in all situations. You can not deny that there are certain kinds of God honoring music and settings that lead certain people more easily into a very worshipful experience.
There are often very legitimate reasons people get 'distracted' by the "style" music or corporate worship in any given church. I do not think it is wrong to go to a church because you feel more comfortable with the 'style' of worship, if , of course it is a Biblically sound church. For example, there are some older believers that just can't 'get into ' modern choruses or drums or 'loud' music.
I think many people find they are more easily led into an attitude of praise based on certain kinds of music and a certain setting. I do not think, if these are God honoring songs and settings, that this is sinful. I think God uses music to help our hearts get right when we come to church not really ready to listen to the message or engage in corporate worship/singing.
It bothers me that it almost sounds like, in his article, that it is a bad thing to enjoy a God given gift. It is not. Unless it takes the place of God instead of helping to transfer us even more so into His Presence.
I agree with the above commentator, although the last qualifier you mentioned... it could be a fine line.
But I get what you're saying. For me, I have a hard time getting worshipful at a Catholic mass. Of course, there are some serious theological issues there as well...