PART: 2

WHY MUST ALL MUSIC BE BROUGHT

UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE HOLY SPIRIT?

2. MUSIC IS A FORM OF WORSHIP. IT IS

CORRUPTED WHEN MIXED WITH

CARNALITY.

The worship of God must be carried out in

purity. The very name of the Holy Spirit through

Whom we worship the Lord emphasizes this vital

point. The following disciplines illustrate how the

purity of an item can be corrupted by adding even a

small amount of another element.

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Chemistry-H2O+CN=Poison

Language- Truth+Lie =Untruth

Math-Solution+1=Incorrect

Art-Figure+Nudity=Pornography

Music-Rhythm+Imbalance=Acid Rock

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The holiness of God is no trifling matter.

When the nation of Israel lost sight of Who God

was and mixed heathen elements into their worship,

they brought the judgment of God upon themselves.

The following elements of worship are essential:

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True worship gives all glory to God."...My

glory will I non give to another..."

(Isaiah 42:8).

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"I am the Lord: that is my name: and my

glory will I not give to another,neither my praise to

graven images" (Isaiah 42:8)

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Do all to the glory of God-

I Corinthians 10:31.

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"Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or

whatsoever ye do,do all to the glory of God"

(I Cor. 10:31).

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Worship ascribes glory to someone

or something. To whom does this music

give glory?

?Composer

?Musician(s)

?Man's philosophies

?Musical instrument(s)

?God and His Word

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All music must glorify God, just as everything we

do must glorify Him.

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A musician is not capable of glorifying God

unless the Word of God is a living reality in his

daily life.

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"Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in

all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one

another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs,

singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord"

(Colossians 3:16).

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God is light. "...no darkness at all..."

(John 1:5).

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"This then is the message which we have

heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is

light, and in him is no darkness at all" ( I John 1:5).

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A little leaven leavens whole-

I Corinthians 5:6.

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"Your glorying is not good. know ye not

that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump?"

( ICor. 5:6).