Music as a Symptom
As I read an unrelated book, I was just pondering something said during the music wordshops recently about why good people with great ministries like James Dobson, Max Lucado and certain others do not disassociate themselves with CCM. While its not an endorsement of the CCM movement in its entirity nor a justification, I do believe it might actually be the possibility that they unconciously believe that the choice of music is only a symptom, the effect and not the cause, and that these people have their concentration in other areas and believe that changing a persons musical taste does not preceed a change in that person’s heart. Illustrated by a question like “Why be concerned about that Switchfoot/Nine Inch Nails albumn in the iPod when this teenager has a family/drug/attitude/mental problem”. I do realise however, that this opens up some arguments the other way round. Its just a thought though. It also doesn’t seem to apply to the christian who has his life in order. But then again its abit cyclic to say that once the body is healthy the symtom can be tolerated and is okay. Okay, this is quite convoluted, shall stop and read some more.