I've been listening to John MacArthur's message The Case Against the R-Rated Church today. (An interesting message on many fronts only one of which I'm going to mention here.)
Toward the end of this message, John talks about the reasons many people choose to go to a particular church. He mentions things like "the pastor's a cool guy" and "I like the music" and things like that. He rightly points out how shallow these reasons are, then he asks a rather pointed question: "If all the music stopped, where would you go to church?"
How would you answer that question? What would you look for in a church? It would be, I hope, a church that is faithful to God's Word and calls you to holiness. Any church that exists that is not focused on the Bible or which downplays God's standards is not a church...not really.
So enjoy the music at your church. It is a gift from God to you. But don't worship it. Don't put all your eggs in the "I like the musical style" basket. Put the bulk of your "eggs" in the biblical faithfulness carton.
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