IS CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC SCRIPTURAL?
Adam B. Cozort Contemporary Christian music is becoming more and more of an issue among members of the church today, and its not just among young people. There are many adults who also listen to this music and see nothing wrong with it. What I would like to do is search for biblical authority to either support or deny the fact that such Christian music is scriptural. First, let us look at the passages most frequently used in matters concerning singing. Ephesians 5:19 and Colossians 3:16 are verses that are the first to come out in almost any discussion on matters of song and singing. When we look at the context of both of these passages we see that it not only applies to a worship setting but outside of that setting as well. As a matter of fact, the text never even specifically uses terms applying to a worship service. Though these are most definitely valid passages to use in reference to singing in the worship service, there is nothing in the passages to bind that to the worship setti
