Secular Music
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Q - Is listening to secular music really that big of a sin?
I love this question & topic. Music is one the biggest ways we connect with ourselves and what we go through.
As we all know, music can be good for us and music can be band for us.
The passage of Scripture that I immediately thought of when it came to this question was .
1 Corinthians 15:33-24
33 Do not be deceived: “Bad company ruins good morals.” 34 Wake up from your drunken stupor, as is right, and do not go on sinning. For some have no knowledge of God. I say this to your shame.
TRUTH: The influences we allow into our lives ultimately shape who we are.
33 Do not be deceived: “Bad company ruins good morals.” 34 Wake up from your drunken stupor, as is right, and do not go on sinning. For some have no knowledge of God. I say this to your shame.
1 Corinthians 15:33
6 Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven leavens the whole lump?
1 Corinthians 5:6-
Truth: The influences we allow into our lives to stay ultimately shape who we are.
Defining “secular”
Defining “secular”
The apostle Paul was speaking to the Corinthians about being led astray through false teachings about the resurrection. This was a big deal.
The same can be true of us today when it comes to the music we listen to. When it comes to considering topic of secular music, we must WAKE UP & ask a few questions.
I. What does “secular” mean?
I. What does “secular” mean?
Defining “secular”
What does “secular” mean?
What does “secular” mean?
Denoting attitudes, activities, or other things that have no religious or spiritual basis.
Denoting attitudes, activities, or other things that have no religious or spiritual basis.
Therefore, secular music is music that denotes or promotes ungodly things.
Therefore, secular music is music that denotes or promotes ungodly things.
When it comes to considering our questions, “Is listening to secular music that big of a sin?” First, we have to define sin.
On the flip-side of the conversation, music can bring a negative aspect to our lives. When is comes to music — we must be careful what we listen to. Not only that, but we must be careful what we let into our lives. 80% secular music is about things that aren’t good for us. If we listen to music that consistently cusses, we’re probably going to cuss. If we listen to music that consistently talks about putting others down, we’re most likely be thinking about putting others down. If we listen to music about consistently talks about sex, we’re going to be consistently thinking about sex.
!NEWS FLASH! Most of the messages of secular music aren’t correct. What would happen if I stood up there and read of the top 3 songs’ lyrics? Would they be encouraging or discouraging? Would they be seeking the good of others or good of self? It’s not safe to trust your heart, relationships can have happy endings, life isn’t just about money, and women aren’t to be objectified
II. What is sin?
II. What is sin?
The worship of all things other than God.
The worship of all things other than God.
3 “You shall have no other gods before me.
1 And God spoke all these words, saying, 2 “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
Because our Creator God’s desire for us is to worship Him alone, sin is placing that worship on other things. When we worship God only, it’s then and only then when we are supremely happy. What we think is — “My way is better than God’s.” We all know that our way of doing things leads us down the wrong roads.
In our world today, there are so many influences we allow into our lives without any regard to how they might affect us. William Blake, an 18th century artist and poet said it right,
“We become what we behold”
TRUTH: The influences we allow into our lives to stay ultimately shape who we are.
III. Is listening to secular music really that big of a sin?
III. Is listening to secular music really that big of a sin?
33 Do not be deceived: “Bad company ruins good morals.” 34 Wake up from your drunken stupor, as is right, and do not go on sinning. For some have no knowledge of God. I say this to your shame.
Music will influence you. The influence of music will shape who you are. The influence of music shapes the way you see the world. Just like bad company of physical people corrupts bad morals, so does the lyrics we listen to.
J=ust like bad company of physical people corrupts bad morals, so does the lyrics we listen to.
Q - What’s the end goal of our lives?
A - Our sanctification (Our becoming like Jesus). Our becoming nearer and nearer to Jesus.
You might be here tonight and you’re thinking, “Well, I’m just going to be careful and listen to little bit of bad music.”
Do not be deceived! AKA - Don’t fall into the trap of thinking just a little bit was okay for your well-being.
Paul said this about the influence of a small amount of bad,
6 Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven leavens the whole lump?
1 Corinthians 5:6
A little corrupts the whole. You cannot listen to bad, explicit music and your whole life not be affected. If I listen to music about being prideful, I’m most likely going to be prideful. If I listen to music that contains cussing, I’m going to be thinking about cussing. If I listen to music about not trusting anyone in this world, I will most likely not trust anyone. If I listen to music about cheating or doing people wrong, then I’m going to think those things are okay.
Students, this is more than just music. The music we listen to will shape our worldview; shapes the lens in which we interpret the world.
18 But what comes out of the mouth proceeds from the heart, and this defiles a person. 19 For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, slander. 20 These are what defile a person. But to eat with unwashed hands does not defile anyone.”
Listen to what Jesus said about what we allow into our lives,
18 But what comes out of the mouth proceeds from the heart, and this defiles a person. 19 For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, slander.
Matthew 15:
The point Jesus was making was that when comes into our life and stays is ultimately going to come out, because it’s in our heart.
Q - Will this (music) draw me closer to Christ or Will this
(music) draw me away from Christ?
A - If the music draws us away from Christ and leads us to worship other things, then yes it’s a sin.So..the answer is yes. Just like many other influences in our lives.
So..the answer is yes. Yes, just like many other influences in our lives. Students we can’t expect to listen to a little of Lil Peep, Mac Miller, XXXTentaction, Travis Scott, and Ariana’s new song “Next” & our attitudes and actions be different. So all come back to our truth
Just like many other influences in our lives. Students we can’t expect to listen to a little of Lil Peep, Mac Miller, XXXTentaction, Travis Scott, and Ariana’s new song “Next” & our attitudes and actions be different. So all come back to our truth
Students we can’t expect to listen to a little of Lil Peep, Mac Miller, XXXTentaction, Travis Scott, and Ariana’s new song “Next” & our attitudes and actions be different. So all come back to our truth
TRUTH: The influences we allow into our lives to stay ultimately shape who we are.
When it comes to questions like these, the answer always comes down to this statement,
“We become what we behold.”
Let’s translate a little bit.
Does the music I listen to determine how I define “success,” “family,” “relationships,” “friendships,” “sex,” or the “purpose of life?”
We become what we behold
With knowing it or not, the influences we allow into our lives shapes our worldview (the way we interpret the world around us).
God doesn’t want to keep things from you. God wants you to find all things in Him. Our ultimate satisfaction in life will be found in God, not worldly things.
God doesn’t want to keep things from you. God wants you to find all things in Him.
God doesn’t want to keep things from you. God wants you to find all things in Him.
(Look, consider, gaze, focus, etc.)
- artist & poet, William Blake (1757-1827)
“Garbage in, garbage out.”
Scripture teaches that the goal for the Christian is to pursue Christ. When a Christian pursues Christ, he or she becomes more like Him. Many places in the Bible, it tells us to behold Jesus. How do we do that? Seek Jesus through His Word.
1 If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. 2 Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth.
Here’s the deal - At the end of the day, everything is about our sanctification; our becoming more like Jesus. I think a lot of scared of what might actually happen to us if we give Jesus all of us.
The example we need to look to is Jesus. Jesus voluntarily came to our world of sin and identified with us so He could do what we couldn’t - perfectly obey God the Father. He was the light in our darkness and calls His followers to be the light in the world’s darkness.
18 But what comes out of the mouth proceeds from the heart, and this defiles a person. 19 For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, slander.
What we fill our lives with influences what comes out.
We can see it in the people we surround ourselves with. Show me your friends and I’ll tell you what kind of person you’ll be.
Q to Ask - Will this music enable me to obey Christ? Will this music enable me to obey myself?
Q to Ask - Will this music enable me to obey Christ? Will this music enable me to obey myself?
5 We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ,
Scripture teaches that the end goal is for us to obey Christ. How can we obey Christ if we aren’t thinking about Christ?
OUR GREATEST LIFE IS WITH JESUS. Time and time again we fool ourselves into thinking that our greatest life is what we can get for ourselves.
If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. 2 Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth.
21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
22 “The eye is the lamp of the body. So, if your eye is healthy, your whole body will be full of light, 23 but if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!
24 “No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.
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. 9 What you have learned and received and heard and seen in me—practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you.
16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. 17 And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
When it comes to considering our questions, “Is listening to secular music that big of a sin?” First, we have to define sin.
