Our Music
Every aspect of a church's ministry is subject to the command in
Ephesians 5:10 "Proving what is acceptable unto the Lord." Music
is no exception and must be designed to bring glory to God.
The goal of Wilton Baptist Church is Spirit-controlled music which: is
Christ honoring, warm, melodic, theologically correct, and speaks to
the heart. The principles of Spirit-controlled music correspond to
the tripartite nature of man, namely: spirit, mind, and body. The
order is significant. When music is primarily physical, secondarily
mental and lastly spiritual, sensuality emerges as the dominant
force.
Musicians readily concur music consists of three elements: melody,
harmony, and rhythm. The Word of God in Ephesians 5:18 and 19
identifies music as a natural expression of a Spirit-filled life. "And be
not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;
speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs,
singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord." The
elements of good Christian music and man's counterparts are
clearly defined. The spirit responds to melody, the horizontal
movement of the notes; the mind responds to harmony; harmony is
the vertical progression of the chords, and the body responds to the
rhythm, which is the pulse or flow of the composition.
Spirit-controlled music will therefore be that which emphasizes the
melody first, the harmony second and the rhythm last.
Wilton Baptist Church continues to glorify the Lord and edify the
hearers with conservative, Christ-honoring music. Our music is
doctrinally sound, spiritually refreshing, and distinctively Christian.
Ephesians 5:10 "Proving what is acceptable unto the Lord." Music
is no exception and must be designed to bring glory to God.
The goal of Wilton Baptist Church is Spirit-controlled music which: is
Christ honoring, warm, melodic, theologically correct, and speaks to
the heart. The principles of Spirit-controlled music correspond to
the tripartite nature of man, namely: spirit, mind, and body. The
order is significant. When music is primarily physical, secondarily
mental and lastly spiritual, sensuality emerges as the dominant
force.
Musicians readily concur music consists of three elements: melody,
harmony, and rhythm. The Word of God in Ephesians 5:18 and 19
identifies music as a natural expression of a Spirit-filled life. "And be
not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;
speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs,
singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord." The
elements of good Christian music and man's counterparts are
clearly defined. The spirit responds to melody, the horizontal
movement of the notes; the mind responds to harmony; harmony is
the vertical progression of the chords, and the body responds to the
rhythm, which is the pulse or flow of the composition.
Spirit-controlled music will therefore be that which emphasizes the
melody first, the harmony second and the rhythm last.
Wilton Baptist Church continues to glorify the Lord and edify the
hearers with conservative, Christ-honoring music. Our music is
doctrinally sound, spiritually refreshing, and distinctively Christian.
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| Wilton Baptist Church "Building Faith, Family, and a Future Together" 755 Saratoga Road, Wilton, NY 12831 518.583.2736 518.5830717 www.wiltonbaptistchurch.com (c) 2009 |
