Gospel Hip-Hop In The Church
Written By Oudin on February 17th, 2010Gospel hip-hop, soca gospel, reggae gospel, etc in the Church? Discuss.
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My view on this is that ‘gospel’ is not a genre of music. ‘Gospel’ defines the content which supposed to be the Word of God.
Calypso, Reggae, Hip-Hop, Classical define genres of music, they describe the type of beat.
As i asked a co-worker recently “what does ‘gospel music’ sound like? Gregorian chants? A Pentecostal Revival or a Catholic hymn?… He couldn’t answer!… What makes the difference in delivering the music is the anointing!
I agree that any catchy beat may lead us into ‘temptation’ but so can a good-looking preacher for the sisters or a pretty choir girl for the brothers. A ‘secular’ singer could sing about God but is it the gospel? In the same way i have heard ‘gospel’ singers sing songs that have only hype and emotion, no message.
We have to be more open-minded, don’t put God in a box and cast everything else to hell but at the same time use wisdom and discretion in everything!
I agree with you completely, I could not have said it better.
Music in church is a topic that we may never come to a resolution on, it’s my belief that we should all let the spirit lead. once we allow Christ to make the decisions in our lives the decision about music would only head in the direction that Christ wants.