Ive heard many ppl use this line for an excuse so......
*to everyone*
Why would God want to use a piece of secular music to help draw people to Him?
Let's remember a few things:
- God is the creator of all things. The enemy cannot create anything he can only suggest too us a perversion in which we inact with our God-given power to create thereby our intent inacts the perversion via the suggestion of the enemy.
- God created music, Lucifer was only a vessel. Lucifers fall did not overtake what God created.
- Satan (Lucifer once fallen) set out to detur/deceive man in the power of God man was created in/with/authorized to use in the earth. The power to conceive/create/birth/father/shepherd/steward through our thoughts and words.
- The renewing of our minds and consistant search for truth, knowledge and wisdom through application under wise council and due diligence in all our endeavours (music in this conversation) would cause use to
create freely rather than "mimic" as the devil does.
If we submited to being stewards rather than talented folk, students and teachers, masters and apprentice/disciples, craftmens we would not be having this discussion. We simply don't demonstrate the power because we don't exercise/practice/walk in the power given us. Mostly because we don't listen to instruction (wise council), we don't actually practice (which is our preporation time to get the download from the Holy Spirit whose job is to teach us all things and bring all things to remembrence). We don't write the vision and make it plane so that others can run with it (write/read music let alone Gospel music... how can you play in truth when you cannot speak/write the language thereof - and you confess that you don't want to, it doesn't take all that and/or you are scare to actually learn.).
Secular music has more practicing masters walking boldly and powerfully in the gifts/power that God entrusted them with being good and just stewards and giving without measure than the sacred/Gospel word does. This is a sad truth. WE THE CHURCH MUSICIANS choose to pray that the Ho;y Spirit would come upon us (when he should be dwelling in us) rather than be responsible stewards off what we are inevitably responsible for (all our deeds will be answered for on judgement day including musical slothfulness - review the parable of the talents). When the enemy catches us walking in less than full purpose/power he rips us a new one check out the Seven Sons of Skiva faking being empowered to cast out demons as Paul had demonstrated.
If our playing doesn't affect/effect our atmosphere toward joy and peace and power to cast out demons then we need to check ourselves. If when we play a new song/phrase is not birthed or at least seeded then we need to check ourselves. We should be in a constant cycle of growth and harvest. We are empowered to do so.
Some music meant for the church was turned away because of "church folk" being stoney ground causing chosen folk to turn-away running like Jonah. Then when they come out of the "whale of the world" in obedience we still condemn them not allowing them the platform to speak/do what God called them to do.