hlighter

I'm referring to any non-Christian music here...

Being a worship leader in a few places, I tell the teams not to listen to or sing any pop songs, because I believe that anyone who serves in a worship band should only use their talents to praise God. I also recommend any Christians to try not to listen to "wordly" songs. But not a lot of people around me share the same belief... So I want to hear about your thoughts on listening to or singing pop songs!

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Banarenth

I respect that you don't want to listen to secular music. I fully respect your reasons. I do not respect people who go though great troubles to prove that various styles of music are inherently evil, usually based on their own personal tastes.

I love music. I love ALL types of music. I soak it up. I rarely ever know the words to songs, though i do make a point of at least getting the idea the song is trying to push. But I tend to listen to the "music" on the song, and not so much the lyrics.

But I also realize, that not everyone CAN do this. Many are swept into the musical world and allow it to control their thoughts and emotions.

violet

Boanerges

As long as it is clean I see no problem.

BreathOfGod

To me, music is about the lyrics and the instruments. I like a very wide variety of music, and I don't think that it is wrong to listen to secular music provided that music is not anti-God, demonic, sexually explicit, etc. There are a lot of secular songs that are not that way. There are some secular songs out there that have an underlying Christian message and I find to be very moving/ uplifting spiritually.

Growing up, I was not allowed to listen to anything except for Christian music. I still recall back when Amy Grant went secular and there was this big stink about it in Christian circles.

I can understand why many singers out there get their start in the church or in the Christian market and then go secular-- there is more money in the secular market. They can still use their gift, and even make music that is positive and uplifting, but reach a wider audience and make a little more money in the process. Yes, God gave us talents and we should use them for him, but at the same time we all also must use our talents to be able to make a living in the world. The Bible tells us that we are to be in the world , but not of the world.

Banarenth

Christians often form secular bands, and non-Christians often form Christian bands.

violet

smellycat

devils music.

Boanerges

I can always count on you for an interesting viewpoint SC!

smellycat

read the bible then read there lyrics,then also they get cleverer and the words don,t sound like them when they sing.take umberrela song,a..a..a...a..a..a.six a,s to the ear etc etc etc.study then listen.