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How can we recognize what kind of music honors God? Are there specific Scriptures this can be applied to truly discern music? In an simple-to-read style, Christian music is biblically and historically evalua

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Customer rating is 1 of 5  Sad, very sad   2009-12-18
By Gator Boy (Bayou Lafourge)
Anyone who takes the arguments in this book and calls them solid is so far from reality that it can't be measured. I really don't know what to say beyond this. This whole argument line is so fallacious and unbiblical as to be laughable. The ideas that are being promulgated about African people and their rhythms are not only completely sad and racist, they are based on false assumptions. Fact is, rhythm was not a dominant part of African music until into the 20th century. Folks, be real. This stuff makes Christians look bad. If you want to spend the rest of your life singing and listening to dry, soul-less and lifeless music, have at it. But don't get on your high horse and expect anyone to buy this concept. Man I wish there were a negative five rating...
Customer rating is 5 of 5  Oh, Be Careful Little Ears   2009-12-10
By Robert E. Boruff
This book has given us peace about our disappointment and frustration with our church's move toward contemporary music. My wife and I have left our church service so many times in emotional turmoil. We could not understand how the leaders of our church would use such music. We politely asked at various times to go back to traditional music, but to no avail. The children and youth of our church are being denied the rich heritage and reverent meditative music that is so important to everyone's worship. Kimberly Smith has helped us to understand the contemporary Christian music movement and our own feelings, and thus has given us excellent feedback. It has helped us to accept the fact that our negative response to the contemporary music has been correct. We will now continue to work to reinstate traditional music in our church. We consider this book an answer to prayer and evidence of the Holy Spirit's work in our lives.

Bob and Carol Boruff
Rowlett, Texas
Customer rating is 1 of 5  Can you give it 0 stars?   2008-04-06
By David C. Garza
"Oh, Be Careful Little Ears" is an opinionated manifesto which makes poor attempts at justifying personal preferances with God's holy word.
The basic premise of the text is that popular and ethnic music runs rampant with "unnatural rhythms" and "sensuality, carnality" by way of devices such as "offbeat accents, rhythms that conflict with melody, sliding or scooping (gliss. even), etc." According to the authors, these devices engage listeners in evil responses such as motioning with the hips, head, etc. The book goes on and on and drills the premise add nauseum. The author concludes and advises listeners to take a "musical fast" and only listen to "good music" like toccatas and fugues by Bach, which make heavy use of offbeat accents, rhythms (and melodies) that conflict with melody, and quasi improvisatory episodes (kind of like planned out jazz) that are seemingly disorderly. This, of course, is just fine with the authors since it's Bach and not rock. Egocentrism abounds as the authors delineate what is good and bad with just enough room for their preferences to fit in the good category.
There is a lot of truth in this book, as well as a lot of fiction (Africans are blamed for dissonance, which was more an outcropping of the late classical to romantic periods; Beethoven is implied to be Godless despite his self-proclaimed greatest piece "Missa Solemnis" which was written for God, but let's overlook that too). Scripture is also widely used in a vain attempt to conforms the reader's thinking to that of the authors.
The narrative is highly emotionally charged in rebuking retorts that are emotionally charged for being emotionally charged. One retort is actually described as "a lame excuse for listening to rock."
If you're looking for a book that will edify you, I suggest "Mere Christianity" by C. S. Lewis. If you're looking for emotionally charged opinions, I suggest "Oh, Be Careful Little Ears."
And for the authors, I'd like to leave a bit of scripture for ponderment's sake -

1 Timothy 1
3As I urged you when I went into Macedonia, stay there in Ephesus so that you may command certain men not to teach false doctrines any longer 4nor to devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies. These promote controversies rather than God's work--which is by faith. 5The goal of this command is love, which comes from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith. 6Some have wandered away from these and turned to meaningless talk. 7They want to be teachers of the law, but they do not know what they are talking about or what they so confidently affirm.
1 Timothy 4
1The Spirit clearly says that in later times some will abandon the faith and follow deceiving spirits and things taught by demons. 2Such teachings come through hypocritical liars, whose consciences have been seared as with a hot iron. 3They forbid people to marry and order them to abstain from certain foods, which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and who know the truth. 4For everything God created is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving, 5because it is consecrated by the word of God and prayer.

Remember, music is a gift from God, not a gift from man. Don't let man tell you how it should be used based on their opinions and personal beliefs.
Customer rating is 5 of 5  Good Arguements   2005-10-22
By Proud American Conservative (CO)
Even though this book is not perfect, it is still a must read for any Christian concerned with such issues. Smith clearly illustrates why CCM is not appropriate for worship, because it glorifies the flesh. It is not singing in your heart to the Lord (Ephesians 5:19). Today's popular music is specially designed to bypass the mind and appeal directly to one's senses and emotions, just like the easy distractions of popular culture. Not all pop culture is bad, but an excess of pop culture can erode the skills that a person needs for a robust spiritual life. Attention to the spiritual realm requires something that is different from the everyday distractions of modern pop culture. I highly recommend this book in addition to "Why I Left the Contemporary Christian Music Movement" by Dan Lucarini.
Customer rating is 1 of 5  Misguided   2005-03-10
By charlieheston (Portland, Or United States)
To say that God spends his time worrying about percussion and 21st Century musical styles is like saying there are different brands of tortilla chips that Jesus warned us about, or God would hate it if you read the classifieds before reading the sports section.

Miss Smith has written a book which bends biblical verses to fit her own anti-rock music agenda. Books like this are making Christians all the more reactionary and silly.

The God I believe in doesn't care about meaningless conservative American hang-ups. Get over it! Perhaps if I tapped my foot on the ground in rhythm, miked it, recorded it and played it back it would technically be a "beat". What if I layed down this recorded "beat" to some of Miss Smith's lovely worshipful piano music? I guess that would automatically make her music unhealthy in the eyes of God.

Ughh.


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