re: The "blur" between christian and secular music

I wouldn't go as far as to say "overwhelmingly Christian," but yes, somewhat Christian. A lot of their songs could be interpreted as Christian, but the majority of their lyrics are left for you to decide what they mean. I'm big fan of theirs for the open-endedness of their music.

try these bands see what you think, i went to a disciple concert in Emporia, Kansas 11-8-08 it was so awsome the opening acts were much better though check out We as Human here is their my space link http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=8885913  Ashes Remain was there also this is their myspace link http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=5219334    hope you enjoty these bands as much as i do. you can check out christian bands on my myspace page my music player has them on it and also i have a few bands as my friends.      http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=148086233

i am still tring to get use to rapp it is one of those things that feels wrong but i have tried to understand that it is still away of telling a story but in the begining it was all about shaking your booty. now they rapp , my mother would have a fit but then i say to self that is because she is older and some older folks don't like change. i am new to church not new to going but tring to be a man of god . got a long way to go ,but anyway music is something i love just delated all of my rapp the other day and that was hard i will say that but i needed to do it can not live right if hate and sex is what i am hearing all day. now i on to my R AND B tring to find the stuff without the sex and the stuff that i feel isn't wrong for me to vibe to.it is funny i wanted to fill up my zune with all the songs i loved but the songs i love don't deal with love at all, some of them that is. my reggea is going to be the hardest. they speak of god in alot of the songs i like but is it GOOD music?

Hey, new to the social.

When I was in college I listened to alot of stuff from my Christian (Newsboys, Skillet, etc.) to secular (Korn, Metalica, etc.).  I love my music and would always say that I was enjoying the tones not the lyrics but every time I went to think of a song it was the lyrics that came to mind not just the instrumental.  This made me really look at the thins I allowed into my system with regards to glorifying God.  Were the things I exposed my self overwhelmingly leaning towards reflecting the beauty of God or the desires of man?

It is asy to say that all Christian music glorifies god to some extent but I think we forget that some secular works can still show his glory indirectly.  A beautiful painting shows Gods glory in indirect ways that we as Christians can observe and hold up to him.  A great movie that has an overwhlemingly great message (Glory comes to mind for me) while not Christian can still show us those things which are honerable and worthy of praising God for.  So the same an be said with some secular music.

When a secular artist writes a song about loving someone, and not in a get the sex now way, that is noble and a quality we as Christians should rejoice in.  I love my wife and a song that reminds me of the love I have for her, no matter from who, is a reflection of what God wants in my life.  Even when a secular artist may not intend a song to be specificly for a spouse the idea of that commitment and how the lyrics reflect to me towards God is what matters.

When I looked at my music in college I found very little if anything of value in alot of my secular music.  One of the hardest days I had then was when I took out those albums and busted them in the trash.

Phillipians 4:8
8 Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.

I believe that when you reflect on these things, wether the gospel is directly given or Jesus is specificly mentioned, you give him honor.  Of course don't neglect to mention or reflect on him but there is no harm in delighting in the noble tings of this world because those are directly from God anyways.