Please don't misunderstand the things that are writtin. Music is a interpretation of the word of God, just like preaching is an interpretaion of the word of God. But in this interpretation of music, there is a language that speaks to a particular group people that will here what it's saying.
History shows that we went from old negro hyms, to the bules, and then gospel. We've evolved through the times like a bad habit. So then, how pure could that style of music have been if it was the word that brought us our liberty. I beleive peter seen someone casting out demons, and because they were dressed in diffrent it baffiled him, jesus corrected him and said there not against us but for us. How could we judge. (Where the spirit of the lord is, they is liberty). People can be healed
If I handed down an older suit to my son, and he wears it out of appreiciation, sooner or later he will begin to find his own interpretation of how he should wear that suit or even get newer threads. He's still the same person with the same priciples, but with a new suit.
Technically speaking, our first translation of the bible was called the Septuagint, or LXX. 70 scholars were brought to Alexandria, Egypt to create it's Greek translation. This work began around 280 B.C. Then came the Sinaitic Manuscript-A.D. 340 which was written in Greek, and can be located in the British Museum. The Vatican Manuscript-A.D. 350 (Italy), Alexandrian Manuscript-A.D. 450 (British Museum), Ephraem Manuscript-A.D. 450, Latin Vulgate-A.D. 450. John Wycliffe's was the first English version-1382, Miles Coverdale was the fist to print the English version, the Geneva Bible-1560 by william Whittingham was the first to use verse and chapter divisions. Then came the King James version-1611 and many, many, many versions were made after it, like the N.I.V. and the A.M.S. version and others to follow. It doesn't mean we're less pure or out of order, but we have a new interpretaion, and that's not wrong in God's eye's because we don't speak that original language as the Greeks or Hebrews but we have various interpretations of the word.
You know I think we should never forget God's instuctions on worship, because in the end we'll be judged for what's in our hearts and our measure of faith. Truth is, some people aren't sincere about new or old gospel music, but that's for God to judge. But if he can use a mule to talk to someone, then he can use anything to get the message across, and I don't want a donkey to talk to me because I'm not doing what I'm suppose to.
God Bless