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By: Brent

Brent — Thu, 03 Nov 2005 21:42:00 +0000

Hank Williams excluded, Kody is exactly right in saying: “To knowingly listen to or purchase “pollution” in whatever format is not God glorifying.”

Ultimately the issue is not one of “Christian” vs. “secular,” but one of God-glorifying and edifying vs. everything else.

By: Kody

Kody — Thu, 03 Nov 2005 21:31:00 +0000

I think the issue is not whether we exclude all secular media in whatever the format, but rather do our activities meet the standard that Scripture has set.

James 1:27 Religion that God our father accepts as pure and faultless is this………to keep oneself from being polluted by the world. Much if not most of popular media, music or otherwise is pollution from which believers are specifically proscribed.
Ultimately 1 Cor 10:31 is the final arbiter or all our activities. To knowingly listen to or purchase “pollution” in whatever format is not God glorifying.
1 Peter 1:15 Just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do.

The only exception to this is of course Hank Williams

By: Brent

Brent — Thu, 03 Nov 2005 02:14:00 +0000

Tim;

Although you were being sarcastic, that is a valid question: should we try to filter out all “secular” influence?

Brent

By: Brent

Brent — Thu, 03 Nov 2005 02:01:00 +0000

Oh, Brother Tim;

You, sarcastic? Are you sure? I believe that I was arguing for a more consistent approach rather than for more “secular” in our diet.

When the level of “Christian” media, literature, music, movies, etc. raises to the level of the “secular,” then I will gladly filter out (as much as possible) all secular. Quite sincerely.

Looking forward to Saturday!

By: Tim Presson

Tim Presson — Thu, 03 Nov 2005 00:05:00 +0000

Brent,

Am I to properly deduce from your supposed logic, therefore, that if I truly want to be more effective as salt and light in culture, what would behoove me the most would be to listen to more secular music, watch more secular television, go to more secular movies, and perhaps frequent more secular haunts?

Just wondering quite sarcastically,

Tim Presson

By: Wade

Wade — Wed, 02 Nov 2005 18:59:00 +0000

Brent,

I am not one to say “no!” to all secular music or media in our culture. How can we be salt and light if we are not aware or engaged to some degree with the secular world around us? Obviously, we must be discerning and must not allow the world to pollute our thinking. I think you hit the nail on the head about “thinking critically.” Many have lost this ability, and even the passion for thinking deeply about Christ. Christ was engaged in the secular culture–it was the “sick” He came to heal.We must find balance, but in balance we do not give up the fact that we have the mind of Christ!

Wade