Music: Why Do You Feel The Way That You Do?

From generation to generation the devil uses the subject of music, as an instrument of confusion. He uses it to drives the wedges of division into the cracks of personal preferences and opinions in order to created a ravine of disharmony in the family of Jehovah. One will never believe that an individual will restrict the worship and the spreading of Jehovah’s message to the use of a particular type or genre of music; which is normally the music of the elders. When the elders of today were youths they fought for the rights to worship Jehovah according to their conscience at the time. Yet today they are instrumental in depriving the youths of the same rights they as young people fought for. The unfortunate thing is they uses the same un-biblical (personal preference and opinion) argument to support their position.

For to long we sat back and hear instruments of the devils: the people who hide their dirty life and evil intent in the clothes of Christianity, as they impose their concept of worship on the whole body of Christ. They ignore their conscience (God voice) and deceptively disguise their personal opinions and preferences as the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the will of Jehovah. All this is done in an effort to banish the youths and to take away their honest expression, their witness, their love and their worship of Yahshua. Yet the young people are forced to worship their creator in a manner which was appointed for them by their elders. As a result the youthful love for Jehovah is lost and their worship is buried in the hypocrisy of the elders: who have long lost their love and appreciation for Jehovah’s wonderful goodness.

These same elders and church leaders are responsible for glorifying Satan more than they do Jehovah, they attributing more credit to him than he deserves and they speak of him more than they speak of Jehovah. Like the pharisees of Matthew 12: 22-33 who attributed Jesus exhibition of Jehovah’s power to the working of Be-el-ez-bub: (the prince of the devils) they accredit to Satan, the power to create music, and because of their own dislike for Godly things, they ignore the Godly messages in the songs and call such song, songs of the devil; they also declare the sincere servants of Jehovah and Jesus as instrument of the devil.

Everyone knows that the devil never had or do not have any creative power. Lucifer like many musician, vocalist or song writer was blessed with the gift of presenting music for the worship of Jehovah, he cannot be credited for creating music. Every beat, cord, rythem etc. was created by Jehovah and placed in the head of Lucifer and such were only exhibited when he was inspired by Jehovah. It is this knowledge that Satan use today, to influence men to taint Jehovah's music with messages of hate, lust, and the disrespect of Jehovah and his holy laws.

Over the years we saw the devil convincing sincere church leaders that soul music, jazz, blues, etc. were music that he created for his and other purpose. He also convinced them that such music should not be used in the church. This resulting in the Church branding the visionaries of Jehovah and Jesus Christ as evil troublemakers (in the same way Martin Luther King was for following his conscience) for listening to their consciences and for trying to serve Jehovah in the best way they knew how.

Some claim that the introduction of such music confuses the young people in the churches, and as such they are lead astray and eventually leave the church for the world. Hypocrisy in others and in the church may generate objective thinking and critical conversation among youths but nothing confuses young people like parental hypocrisy. As a matter of fact no hypocrite preacher can lead to the falling away of a young person or youth who had strong honest parents, who worked together for the harmony of the home and who exhibited such strength and honesty daily.

It is important that we all come to a common understanding that all music was created by Jehovah for his glory, honor and worship as well as for the edification of his creatures. Jehovah’s Holy Book (The Bible) declared that all things were made by him and without him there were nothing made which was made. Does this include music?

The bible was given to us by Jehovah and it provides us with critical information that we need for our spiritual growth and sustenance. He advise us on our diet, as in Leviticus 11: our sexual relationships as in Leviticus 20, our associates and association as in 2 Corinthians 6:14; he saw it fit to outlined those events of the pass that will help us to build the type of character he wants us to develop, and he reveal to us those things that must come to pass in order to cement of our faith in him and his words.

Yet anytime the subject of song and music is mentioned in Jehovah's words; He admonishes us to use the same to praise his name, worship him and to rejoice for all of his marvelous work he did for us. He did not put any restriction on the type of instrument, the volume of the praise but he sure said how such should be done. Psalm 33:4 which clearly states “sing unto the lord a new song; play skillfully with loud noise for the words of the lord is right, and all of the works are done in truth.”

Revelation speaks of Jehovah's angel singing songs of praise and worship to him: “holy, holy, holy, Lord God almighty. In what measure of harmony were they singing? What tempo did they use to proclaimed Jehovah’s character (holy) and position (almighty Lord and God)? Could it have been in blues, jazz, reggae, calypso, rap etc?