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I, like several other posters, have attended many different types of churches. I visited different denominations, different sizes, different styles. I searched for a long, long time, but was never able to find a church that felt true. I have always felt much closer to God in the church that He built. While I have rarely found a preacher who seemed to have a true connection, I can always find God in a tree, or a flower, or a mountain.
That is the only place where I can hear that still, small voice.
Though I am not a Christian, it was always interesting to me that there were/are those who so adamantly opposed the use of instruments in worship music, especially on the "worldly" charge. I could not see how they could stand by that tenet when considering Psalm 150, especially verses 3 - 5.
3 Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet,
praise him with the harp and lyre,
4 praise him with tambourine and dancing,
praise him with the strings and flute,
5 praise him with the clash of cymbals,
praise him with resounding cymbals.
I grew up in the Church of Christ, which opposes the use of musical instruments. Their usual argument was that there was no evidence of the New Testament church using musical instruments, so they would not use them. Whether or not that is true I don't know. After I stopped going to church I found a few verses in the Bible that I conveniently never heard before which seemed to go against what the Church of Christ teaches, so this could be another one. That verse in Psalms didn't fly with them because it's in the Old Testament.
Have you visited a large mega-church with a fancy sound system and rockin-type music? What do you think of that sort of setting? Do you like that more than a traditional, hymn-based music service? If you were to attend a church, would you prefer a quiet, traditional setting? Or a more contemporary, showy atmosphere?
I'm Jewish, and I know of a synagogue in Manhattan that has done something like this. To tell you the truth, I don't like it. If I wanted to go to a rock concert, why then I would've bought tickets. Religious services tricked up in order to fill seats don't appeal to me very much.
As I said earlier, I understand why churches do the Christian rock thing and I don't blame them, but I hate it. I was a huge rock fan to the point where it was almost a "god" to me. Maybe it still is, to a lesser extent. But anyway, I cringe when I hear a rock song with Christian lyrics. To me Rock n roll is not supposed to be about how great God and Jesus are and how devoted the singer is to them. To me, that just sounds corny and emasculates rock music. But that's a personal issue, I guess. It's big business and won't be going away, so I just have to accept the reality.
As I said earlier, I understand why churches do the Christian rock thing and I don't blame them, but I hate it. I was a huge rock fan to the point where it was almost a "god" to me. Maybe it still is, to a lesser extent. But anyway, I cringe when I hear a rock song with Christian lyrics. To me Rock n roll is not supposed to be about how great God and Jesus are and how devoted the singer is to them. To me, that just sounds corny and emasculates rock music. But that's a personal issue, I guess. It's big business and won't be going away, so I just have to accept the reality.
One of my favorite bands is a 'christian rock band' and their lyrics are very interesting. They could be used to mean god, or simply someone you love or admire. They're the ONLY talented christian band I've ever heard, and I was involved with the music industry for many years. They're called Watashi-Wa, if you're interested.
Have you visited a large mega-church with a fancy sound system and rockin-type music? What do you think of that sort of setting? Do you like that more than a traditional, hymn-based music service? If you were to attend a church, would you prefer a quiet, traditional setting? Or a more contemporary, showy atmosphere?
more traditional, no noise in the way of a band.
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