Is Southern Gospel Christian?
This seems like an odd question since it is played in almost every kind of church in the south and rivals secular counterparts in popularity. Still there are those who question it and as with all other subjects we must hold southern gospel music up to the light of the Bible before assuming that it is Christian. If you like southern gospel music don’t read this tract, you will find out things you don’t want to know. The truth is most southern gospel singers have one or two good songs and a lot of bee-bop in their repertories. No doubt some southern gospel recording artists are sincere in what they are doing and take their craft seriously, but they are in effect compromising their testimony with un-Biblical musical arrangements. It’s not just the words that make music Biblical it’s the composition of the music too. If this is the first time you have heard that, and you have a mind to conform to whatever God wants in spite of your tastes then you should read on. Just taking a look at sout