Decibels + Doctrine

Normally, on the way home from work in the evenings, I enjoy listening to Wally at WayFM. He played a snippet of an interview from a Christian hard rock band and I was encouraged by what I heard. Normally, when I see pictures or hear the music of Christian hard rock bands, I start to wonder what their motivation is for playing because most pictures you see or music you hear looks just like the world. That is one soapbox I won't get on right now.

This particular Christian hard rock band was stating their purpose for the band and they talked about how it was their purpose to minister to people. I was like, "Wow." I could not believe he said that, but it shouldn't surprise me in the first place because as Christians we are suppose to minister to people. Some bands just want to rock out and be nominal about Christ, but this band was different. Yes, they look like the world and their music sounds like the world, but their doctrine is completely different.

Even today, I heard about another band who is singing about the dumps of life and the addictions that fester and how Christ can redeem a person from that lifestyle. I say "redeem" because people do not need to be rescued, they need to be redeemed from sin. So, all in all, I was impressed and encouraged by this snippet of an interview.

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