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I would broadly define Christian music as music on a Christian label.
I would not-so-broadly define Christian music as music that directly speaks about God and Christian life, not just good living.

Evanesance are wiccans? wow. Taking Over Me just died.

I say Christian music should first and foremost be defined by who is in the band.  The band members should all be Christians and be interested in serving God with their music.  Almost anything goes beyond that, excepting anything that would not be honoring to God.  Maybe they'll write worship songs that are explicitly about God; maybe they'll write rock songs that have more cryptic lyrics which are recognizable as Christian to any other Christian but maybe not to unsaved people; maybe they'll just write about silly stuff; or maybe they won't have any lyrics at all.  If they're serving God, the specifics of their music shouldn't matter much.

If I were in a band, I would probably go with either cryptic lyrics or no lyrics at all, but that's just a personal preference.

I googled Evenesance and wiccans and got no significant results (and we all know Google is God).

And we all know Reliant K is secretly Googlist.
Double checking on the Amy Lee/Wicca thing, it turns out that I'm wrong (if Yahoo! answers is to be trusted).  I heard that word of mouth, so no idea on it's accuracy

A christian band should really live and examplify a christian life & lifestyle. A band that brings Glory to God through their music. Not just label it a christian band because they say their christian. There is a difference when it comes to baring fruit and saying you have fruit.

If they bare fruit, and know enough of The Word, to speak enough of The Word, getting their money right (tithing & offering), and worshipping God through their music... would really bring Him Glory.

If they're just saying their christians and not living a godly lifestyle and not obeying the Bible... they're just pretending. If they're not expanding His Kingdom they're expanding their own kingdoms and expanding their own bank accounts through their own vain fame & fortune. That's not right, they'll be held accountable for that. Because if you use what God gave you for your own glory and not His Glory, you're His enemy.

that's extremely difficult for listeners to judge.

there is no such thing as christian music. music cannot be christian. christian is a relationship with god.

Boom goes the dynamite.

"Christian Music" by my understanding is just a broad term encompassing the "clean" music genre as well as "Worship Music." The way I see it; what makes a band fall under the Christian Music category is if they themselves are Christian (which thus, they are generally on a Christian label).

I personally like the more cryptic songs (see A) but there are some bands that are good at worship style (see B and listen to the whole song) there are many bands who call themselves christian. But, they either fail at it/go cryptic lyric wise/ or they are the one in a million that are good at some worship style music.


A: A Plea for Purging-Shiver:
A Plea For Purging "Shiver" Music Video

B: The Devil Wears Prada-Assistant to the Regional manager:
Assistant to the Regional Manager (Video)


lyrics for A:
Cheap steps make for easy regrets, but keep your words of contempt.
You are no friend, my enemy, you tear me down, keep me weak.
I wear no crown of weakness, His is no crown of weakness.
I wear no crown of weakness, hide in your own contempt.
Iron sharpens iron, but your judgment's dulling me.
I answer to no man. You're no gods or masters of this world.
Maybe I'm wrong. Maybe I'm damned. I pray I don't wake up in hell.

If I were God we'd all be dead. If I were God we'd all be dead... We're all dead.

The devils hands have been busy. The devils hands have been busy.

Grace sustains, but I thirst for revenge. The world would be destroyed if I were God.
Demons are fallen angels. Remember that when you think youre a saint.
Demons are fallen angels. Remember that when you think youre a saint.

Fallen angels, Im coming for your wings. Fallen angels, Ill cut off your wings.
If I were God wed all be dead. If I were God wed all be dead.
Lord knows Im a cynic, but I wont give up, wont give in.
Lord knows Im a cynic, but I wont give up without a fight.
The devils hands have been busy, turning liars to masters, demons to gods.
But were no gods, were no masters. Were only fallen angels in this world.

Lyrics B:
THESE WRITINGS ARE TO THOSE WHO HAVE WEEPED.
THESE WRITINGS ARE TO THOSE WHO HAVEN'T LOOKED DEEPLY ENOUGH INTO THE CORRECT RESOLUTION.

WRONG AGAIN BUT STRONGER NOW,
WE CAN FACE THIS.
FIGHT LIFE WITH LIFE.

ALL GLORY TO THE ONE IN EXISTENCE.
BRING UPON YOUR NAME, YOUR GRACE, YOUR EVERYTHING.

HOLD HANDS AND STARE INTO THE CIRCLE.
WHAT ARE WE LOOKING AT?

RUMORS AND RUMORS AND RUMORS.
ASSEMBLY: DISINTEGRATION. PERISH.

TOMBSTONES SERVE AS MIRRORS AND THE GRAVES ARE INFINITE.
TAKE A LOOK THROUGH THE LENS AND THROUGH YOUR EYES.
END THE PARTITIONING.

WRONG AGAIN BUT STRONGER NOW,
WE CAN FACE THIS.
FIGHT LIFE WITH LIFE.

ENEMIES, WE'LL GO FOR YOUR THROAT.
(sorry for all caps but I'm to lazy to rewrite it all since all I did was copy and paste it)


EDIT: also the rare christian band to be honored by the secular world is awesome. i.e. MxPx/The Devil Wears Prada/As I Lay Dying

Yeah may I just say I went to the scream the prayer tour this year (quite possible best concert ever. EVER. Super fun time) and they were amazing live. AMAZING!

I don't think they are. Do I think they're christian? Lyrically, no. As far as members go maybe...

When interviewed, I'm pretty sure they cussed when asked if they were a Christian band.  It takes Christian lyrics to become a Christian song or to be Christian music.  If no Christian lyrics are used, it's just Christians singing secular songs.  I guess you could have Christian songs without lyrics ( like in a Christian movie or Christian play or something ), but you're probably not talking about that. 

Daniel

 

There's a big difference between people who sing non christian music (as in no message clearly visible) doesn't make them a non christian band.

There's a big difference between people who sing non christian music (as in no message clearly visible) doesn't make them a non christian band.

You can be a "Christian Band" and sing secular songs.  That happens a lot as well.

Quote from: Daniel TS RED on August 19, 2010, 03:26:51 PM

Churches have a lot of non-Christians singing their Christian Songs every weekend.

Was this really a necessary comment?

In the end, Christian Music has no definition, and this thread proves it. It is also a great example of why relative truth works for most everything except morality. Everyone has their own defition, and there is no truly right answer, but people just tned to think they are right because they are prideful.

I believe that comment helped to show that non-believers can sing Christian Music.  Not sure what relative truth is, but if you mean truth, then what the Bible says is the truth.

Daniel