Scenic Bay Baptist Church

Music, with or without words, has power for good or evil. As we look at how David ministered to King Saul, we see that his harp music, with no apparent singing, accomplished three things that were good (I Sam. 16:23). Clearly, the music written for other purposes would have the opposite effect.

Therefore, no music will be used in any program or service that could be classified as CCM (Contemporary Christian Music). While there are a number of godly musicians who are contemporary artists (They live and serve in this era.), contemporary music is that which uses the art forms of ungodly music of the world. Godly music should incorporate the principles of:

1. The new song (Psalm 40:1-3) - The music of the believer should be totally different from the music of the world. When we are saved, God places a new song in our mouths.
2. The difference between the holy and the profane (Ezekiel 22:26) - As God expected the priests of the Old Testament to make a difference between the holy and profane, between the unclean and the clean, so He expects us, as believers to recognize these differences as well. Mixing the music of the world with the words of the church is inconsistent with this principle.
3. The pollution of the holy when mixed with the unclean (Haggai 2:13) - When godly words are placed with unclean, or worldly music, then the godly words become unholy and unusable in the church.
4. The priority of a dominant melody unto the Lord (Ephesians 5:19) - When the believer is filled with the Spiirit, or under His control, then the melody of his song will be dominant. When other parts of the music is dominant, it indicates another source.
5. Grace to the Lord in the musician’s heart (Colossians 3:16) - Godly music will be rich in the words of Christ and will be empowered by the workings of His grace. The church does not need the power of a strong beat to make a song interesting or a blessing to His people.
6. Refusal to conform to the world (Romans 12:2) - God expects His children to resist the pull of the world, not allow their music to draw them back into it.