Christian Metal. Is it Legitimately what it says it is?

[SupporterOfCristo]

Is Christian Metal really Legit and truly mean what the title says. Is Christian Metal a Genre of Music?

Is Christian Metal music unoffensive to God, or does it welcome the dubbonic?

Are Christians at Risk for listening to this kind of music?

I personally believe that the Metal Voice is a method of speech and not dubbonic.

Some may find it offensive and obnoxious and annoying and irritating but I believe metal speech and metal music doesn't have to be of the devil.

Have a good night - Ignacio

 

[Tenchi]

To each their own genre as if it brings those to the Lord I would think God is in favor of it. End of story will not drag it out. Psalms 150 sounds pretty loud to me, just saying.

Nope. See above.

Loud is one thing; deafening and angry is another.

 

[for_his_glory]

The Regulative principle of worship in Christian theology teaches that the public worship of God should include those and only those elements that are instituted, commanded, or appointed by command or example in the Bible. In other words, it is the belief that God institutes in Scripture whatever he requires for worship in the Church, and everything else should be avoided.

The regulative principle of worship states that the corporate worship of God is to be founded upon specific directions of Scripture. On the surface, it is difficult to see why anyone who values the authority of Scripture would find such a principle objectionable. Is not the whole of life itself to be lived according to the rule of Scripture? This is a principle dear to the hearts of all who call themselves biblical Christians. To suggest otherwise is to open the door to antinomianism and license.

In other words, when God established the Tabernacle, He instituted the form of worship He desires. He is God so why wouldn't He know in which way He wants to be worshiped? Well, He did. A biblical church is one in which they obey God's commands on how He wants to be worshiped.

The "regulative principle" is often contrasted with the normative principle of worship, which teaches that whatever is not prohibited in Scripture is permitted in worship, so long as it is agreeable to the peace and unity of the Church. In other words, there must be agreement with the general practice of the Church and no prohibition in Scripture for whatever is done in worship.

Personally, it is better to obey than sacrifice (1 Sam. 15:22-23.) Do you understand this?

Anything not prescribed in Scripture towards the worship of God would be "strange fire." A deeper study into this should be followed up.

2Sa 6:14 And David danced before the LORD with all his might; and David was girded with a linen ephod.
2Sa 6:15 So David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the LORD with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet.

Psa 150:1 Praise ye the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power.
Psa 150:2 Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him according to his excellent greatness.
Psa 150:3 Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and harp.
Psa 150:4 Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs.
Psa 150:5 Praise him upon the loud cymbals: praise him upon the high sounding cymbals.
Psa 150:6 Let every thing that hath breath praise the LORD. Praise ye the LORD.

 

[Hopeful 2]

Is Christian Metal really Legit and truly mean what the title says. Is Christian Metal a Genre of Music?

Is Christian Metal music unoffensive to God, or does it welcome the dubbonic?

Are Christians at Risk for listening to this kind of music?

I personally believe that the Metal Voice is a method of speech and not dubbonic.

Some may find it offensive and obnoxious and annoying and irritating but I believe metal speech and metal music doesn't have to be of the devil.

Have a good night - Ignacio

Music is music.
The lyrics divide the unholy from the holy.

 

[for_his_glory]

Nope. See above.

Loud is one thing; deafening and angry is another.

show us the anger in Christian heavy metal as attending a few of these concerts I have never seen any anger. That doesn't even make sense.

 

[Tenchi]

show us the anger in Christian heavy metal as attending a few of these concerts I have never seen any anger. That doesn't even make sense.

Ah. I see the motive for your defending metal music. Never mind. You can lead a horse to water... See my earlier posts.

 

[daninthelionsden]

Well, is the peaceful, gentle, gracious, humble Christ evident in music that is commonly associated with violence, anger, fear, and danger? How do screaming guitars, pounding drums, growling and shrieking voices communicate the peace, joy, rest, and love of Christ?

Why don't we watch a funny movie, or one that is romantic, or poignant, to the sounds of heavy/death metal-style music, or to screamo-style sounds? Why is gentle humor, or a kissing scene, or a moment of happy reunion, in a movie never accompanied by thrashing guitars, deafening drums and screaming vocals?

Like calls to like. The man who listens to provoking, aggressive, threatening music is reflecting his inner state in doing so. The dark, fierce, agitated kind of music he listens to is calling to the same within him.

Having grown up in massive abuse and turning to drugs and Hard Rock/Heavy Metal out of rebellion/anger.....I quite agree with you.

 

[daninthelionsden]

I personally like the sound of metal. I can see how it can be too aggressive and some people cannot handle it. Considering the state of our world, I believe it is not appropriate for aggressive and angry music everywhere. For we all need peace, comfort, and warmth. I believe that all that is needed to survive is Comfort and Protection. So I will listen to soft rock and christian soft rock until heaven. For maybe in heaven there is an even more powerful genre of music. But for now I believe it is best to promote Peace and peaceful music. Have blessed day - Ignacio

When I feel overwhelmed with rebellious anger from the massive oppression my family experiences, I still listen to Hard Rock/ Heavy Metal to let off steam.

 

[jeremiah1five]

2Sa 6:14 And David danced before the LORD with all his might; and David was girded with a linen ephod.
2Sa 6:15 So David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the LORD with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet.

Psa 150:1 Praise ye the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power.
Psa 150:2 Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him according to his excellent greatness.
Psa 150:3 Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and harp.
Psa 150:4 Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs.
Psa 150:5 Praise him upon the loud cymbals: praise him upon the high sounding cymbals.
Psa 150:6 Let every thing that hath breath praise the LORD. Praise ye the LORD.

OK. So, what is your comment?

 

[for_his_glory]

OK. So, what is your comment?

Didn't feel these scriptures needed a comment as they speak for themselves about what some call loud obnoxious angry Christian death heavy metal compared to what these scriptures are stating.

 

[jeremiah1five]

Didn't feel these scriptures needed a comment as they speak for themselves about what some call loud obnoxious angry Christian death heavy metal compared to what these scriptures are stating.

The key word in Leviticus is "holiness." In Leviticus God describes the worship He will accept. Anything falling short of that is sin ("missing the mark.")

What King David was doing was celebrating the Ark of the Covenant being brought back into the City of David and this was not worship. A few verses down he worshiped:

17 And they brought in the ark of the LORD, and set it in his place, in the midst of the tabernacle that David had pitched for it: and David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.
2 Sam. 6:16–17.

And I'm sure this "Beloved" of the Lord did it in accordance with the Word of God as described in Leviticus.

 

[Tenchi]

Having grown up in massive abuse and turning to drugs and Hard Rock/Heavy Metal out of rebellion/anger.....I quite agree with you.

My nephew also admitted to listening to this sort of music because he had a great deal of pent-up rage. The aggressive, deafening, provocative sounds of heavy/death metal called to the rage in him.

 

[Tenchi]

2Sa 6:14 And David danced before the LORD with all his might; and David was girded with a linen ephod.
2Sa 6:15 So David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the LORD with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet.

A description is not a prescription.

Psa 150:1 Praise ye the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power.
Psa 150:2 Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him according to his excellent greatness.
Psa 150:3 Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and harp.
Psa 150:4 Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs.
Psa 150:5 Praise him upon the loud cymbals: praise him upon the high sounding cymbals.
Psa 150:6 Let every thing that hath breath praise the LORD. Praise ye the LORD.

No drums here, you'll notice, the common, key instrument of pagan worship (and heavy metal music). And, again, loud does not mean aggressive, threatening and angry. The Psalmist would never have had in mind anything like heavy/death metal when he penned the words above. Surely, you must know this; nonetheless, you still misapply his words, overextending his meaning in order to make room for music he knew nothing of and would likely have abhorred.

It is a rare man who is so dedicated to the pursuit of truth that he will follow it even when the truth condemns him.

John 3:20
20 For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his works should be exposed.

2 Corinthians 6:14
14 ...what fellowship has light with darkness?

Galatians 5:22-23
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.

 

[WIP]

Let's focus on answering the OP's questions.

 

[Testing]

Is Christian Metal really Legit and truly mean what the title says. Is Christian Metal a Genre of Music?

Is Christian Metal music unoffensive to God, or does it welcome the dubbonic?

Are Christians at Risk for listening to this kind of music?

I personally believe that the Metal Voice is a method of speech and not dubbonic.

Some may find it offensive and obnoxious and annoying and irritating but I believe metal speech and metal music doesn't have to be of the devil.

Have a good night - Ignacio

Lol. I'm a classic hard rock/metal fan and I've tried over many years to listen to Christian alternative. But alas, I've never found it the same.

So I still continue to listen to secular. It's not about image or identity. It's just about the music that I enjoy. My all time favourite band since high school has been Black Sabbath. Other faves are Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Ozzy solo, Uriah Heep, Rainbow, Whitesnake, AC/DC, Scorpions, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest etc etc. Basically the period from the 70's to the early 80's until that horrible grunge came in.

To me, the Christian alternatives are nowhere near comparable in terms of creativity, musicality, originality, musicianship etc.