Considering answers to those faith-questions we all ask…
Category: MUSIC
The question of whether abstract art has a place in the Christian world came up in a discussion I had recently. Art is near to my heart (and rhymes with it) so I decided to gather a few initial thoughts here. This is not intended to be a detailed or refined article - it's a precis: an abstraction of my thoughts in no particular order, and a little disorganized.
When I first imagined the following scene, I saw my favorite vocalist Jon Anderson, co-founding member of the band "Yes", being eternally lost and ashamed at the judgment seat of Christ. I saw his life's work being as being of no positive consequence because of his apparently universalist view of God, and because of his rejection of Jesus Christ as lord and savior. However, as I thought more about his heart, his life, and the testimony of much of his amazing music, and when I considered the mercy of God, I realized that he is not yet lost: the God who is Love has not given up on him. The following dialogue is how I prefer, hope and pray for his appearance at the throne to transpire.
If my title has taken your interest, it's probably because the song, now famous for five decades, somehow spoke to your own experience. Perhaps that's one of the trademarks of a great and enduring song. To this day upon hearing just one line of the song, or the guitar intro, or one of those outstanding solo licks, I get shivers down my spine...
I've always been a music lover, but I've decided the world is now polluted with music. Perhaps I should use a different term or phrase: It seems to me that the world is polluted with noises and sounds purporting to be music. There's no escape from it.
The arts may not be the most important aspect of human life to be corrected by the coming of Christ, but during the past week I couldn't help musing over the appearance of world culture in the coming age...
