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A Genuine Concern // Braylan Stringfellow

    I love music, as I'm sure most of you do. I would much rather play on my guitar or listen to music than read about the history of music, but I did enjoy reading about how the early church viewed music. I believe that there is something we can learn from the way the early church approached the issue they were having with music. 
    They early church saw that there was a danger to music because they knew that there was power to it. They knew that music had powerful ties to paganism which the early church leaders knew could draw people away from the church and back to paganism. They realized that they needed to be very careful with the type of music they chose because it can distract people from God and not focus on Him. 
    I believe that we need to have this kind of carefulness in our lives about things that we do or things we have. We need to look closely at ourselves and if something is distracting us from God then we need to get rid of it. If something does not distract us from God, then we need to make sure that it does not become a distraction. 

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  1. Jamie PetersJanuary 25, 2021 at 2:23 PM

    I agree that the cautious approach of early Christians is exemplary. Much of the New testament address the common problem of incaution in the early church, especially in places where false prophets had taken up residence in their leadership positions. Since those kinds of situations were discussed over and over again, it is safe to assume that the Christians of the time that the article is talking about had taken it to heart.

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  2. Emmett BryantJanuary 25, 2021 at 4:25 PM

    I would have to say that music was not tied to paganism. Music was used by pagans, just like any other institution. There is a difference between music being rooted in paganism and music being used by groups that held pagan views. Just because pagans used music does not make it something to be weary of as long as it falls in line with the Scriptures.

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