They may like more contemporary Christian’s songs to worship with or even Rock and Roll or Country and Western or… The converse should also apply. If someone loves only the old hymns and detests the new Christian rock, they should not try to impose their beliefs – their personal preference – upon others who like it. I believe the same principle should apply to believers who listen to Christian or secular music. And they will stand, for the Lord is able to make them stand” (Rom 14:1-4). Who are you to judge someone else’s servant? To their own master, servants stand or fall. The one who eats everything must not treat with contempt the one who does not, and the one who does not eat everything must not judge the one who does, for God has accepted them. One person’s faith allows them to eat anything, but another, whose faith is weak, eats only vegetables. He told the church at Rome to “ Accept the one whose faith is weak, without quarreling over disputable matters. Paul was not happy about such judgments of others over what they simply ate. These two groups were often judging one another but with the wrong motives. For some, eating meats that were left over from that sacrificed to idols were okay – for others, it was an offensive thing. Some were judging others for things that were not sin to them. Paul was saying that grace should abound. The context was sexual immorality but also what foods were to be eaten and what was to be abstained from. Paul was saying that “everything was permissible” for him yet not everything was beneficial ( 1 Cor 6:12). Paul was upset with the church at Corinth and said, “ If any of you has a dispute with another, dare he take it before the ungodly for judgment instead of before the saints? Do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if you are to judge the world, are you not competent to judge trivial cases” (I Cor 6:1-2)? Instead of settling these issues with one another, “ one brother goes to law against another-and this in front of unbelievers” (1 Cor 6:6). The witness of Christ was hurt over such wrangling. They were getting into fierce arguments over things which should never have been brought to a judge. Instead of church members settling things between themselves in a Christian manner or bringing the matter before the church, they were suing one another in court. They were too quick to judge others on things where grace should have abounded. Paul had difficulties with the church at Corinth. We need to give others room for personal preference. Am I wrong to listen to such a variety? Is it wrong for a Christian to listen to Rock and Roll? I believe there is room for grace. My favorite Christian bands are Kutless, Skillet, and Casting Crowns but I still love the old Christian hymns like Amazing Grace and What a Friend We Have in Jesus. I have eclectic tastes (eclectic, means a variety of different styles). My favorite song is Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony. #Who sings god gave rock and roll to you fullIf the lyrics or words of a song are full of sinful meanings and sing about (thus glorify) things that are clearly wrong in the Bible then I do not listen to them. Just about anything and everything – up to a point. Let me tell you what I like to listen to. Some of the church members criticized him for his love of Rock and Roll music. He also loved Molley Hatchet – a heavy dose of Rock and Roll. I had a former pastor of a traditional and very conservative Southern Baptist church that loved contemporary Christian rock music to worship with. What does the Bible say about a believer’s choice of Christian music and secular music? Are there some principles and guidelines a believer can follow or are there liberties or grace that allows Christians to listen to what they like? To Each His Own Still others choose more contemporary Christian worship songs, while some choose the near-heavy metal Christian rock. Some like Rock and Roll, others like the traditional church hymns.
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