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December 28, 2015 by Ken Blue 5 Comments

music and evangelismMUSIC AND EVANGELISM

By Ken Blue

“Music is never used in Scripture as a means of reaching the lost.” (quoted from a “music evangelist” ??)

The argument that music is never use in Scripture to reach the lost is a fallacious argument. Shall we use that same argument concerning musical instruments? Were they used in the early church, according to Scripture?

Evangelistic music has been used for centuries to communicate God’s salvation message. Shall we discontinue the invitation since the early churches did not give them?

All music should bring glory to God, but you don’t know what it is. Will it be liturgical, mass, anthems, motets, sequences, psalmody, antiphons, hymns, contemporary, rap, bluegrass, southern gospel, and black gospel? Or, will it be Christian lyrics set to a waltz, a march, the foxtrot, or the secular tunes as done by Martin Luther and others? All you have is preference. There is music I don’t like or approve; but that does not constitute Scripture or set the standard for you.

God looks on the heart and when the intent is to obey Him, He may cut those a break with whom others can’t find the grace to do so. However, the teaching that music should not be used to reach the lost is silly and cannot be established from Scripture.

I heard the above quote by a “music evangelist” (?) At the close of his message he said,  “let’s sing ‘just as I am'”

Ken Blue

Pastor Ken Blue was born in Boswell, Ark. In 1955 he accepted Christ as his Savior. He and his wife Joyce were married in 1955. They have 5 children. He graduated from Midwestern Baptist Bible College in 1969 and started the Open Door Baptist Church in Lynnwood, Wa. where he pastored for 39 years. Because of health issues (ALS) he was forced to resign as pastor. It is his desire to continue to be used of God to help pastors and believers through this ministry.

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About Ken Blue

Pastor Ken Blue was born in Boswell, Ark. In 1955 he accepted Christ as his Savior. He and his wife Joyce were married in 1955. They have 5 children. He graduated from Midwestern Baptist Bible College in 1969 and started the Open Door Baptist Church in Lynnwood, Wa. where he pastored for 39 years. Because of health issues (ALS) he was forced to resign as pastor. It is his desire to continue to be used of God to help pastors and believers through this ministry.

Comments

  1. Sal and Barb says

    August 26, 2009 at 8:40 pm

    I read this morning in
    Ps40:3 “…he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the LORD.”

  2. Sammy says

    August 27, 2009 at 12:45 am

    “God looks on the heart and when the intent is to obey Him, He may cut those a break with whom others can’t find the grace to do so.”

    I will have to agree with this. Amen, Dr. Blue!

  3. Raydine says

    September 7, 2009 at 8:37 am

    Wish the church my son went to all his childhood had believed this. He loved a different kind of music than was accepted by his church and youth pastor. He wrote and played his kind of music “Christian” to him. He loved the LORD. But was always treated like an out cast and a lost soul. What do you think was the outcome?

  4. chette says

    September 23, 2015 at 8:58 am

    Ken,

    can you send me a link to Martin Luther using secular music. Many say he never did, some say he did but which songs are they?

    Chette

  5. admin says

    September 29, 2015 at 4:49 pm

    chette – I think Pastor Blue is referring to Martin Luther using the tune from a secular song to accompany his own lyrics. This, throughout history, has been a common practice.

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