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Old 06-07-2008, 07:11 PM
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Andrew,

I agree. To be clear to all, I wasn't censoring the music of Bob Marley or saying that Christians shouldn't listen to it as a matter or rule. I've just realized that I have a harder time enjoying it as opposed to a couple of years ago. If he left "Jah" out of his songs altogether I wouldn't even notice the problem. But yes, unfortunately, most of the bands that I enjoy in life, from the Grateful Dead to Amorphis, are tainted by sin, and somewhere or another have lyrics that utterly insult their Maker.

It used to bother me until I really grasped the point of Genesis 4 and 1 Corinthians 1. I think that unbelievers often excel in the arts and sciences, at least as compared with believers.

In my own life, as I've "fasted" or "given up" Burzum, Amorphis, etc., I've often made a very loose application of one of the promises of Christ, namely, that if one leaves something in this world, he will be more than compensated in the next. I can't wait to hear some of the music made in the regenerated and restored Earth.



But I still enjoy my Pearl Jam, some Jerry Garcia, and other things.

Take care brother!

P.S. I didn't know that you lived in Jamaica. Do tell.
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