tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21365935.post2692724153159743556..comments2024-03-15T04:45:39.805-05:00Comments on Take Your Vitamin Z: Sniffing Glue - A childhood in Christian PopVitamin Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12327369978082172135noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21365935.post-995155226189339522012-05-29T11:24:46.813-05:002012-05-29T11:24:46.813-05:00I read this article last year and re-read after yo...I read this article last year and re-read after your post here. And I still have the same problem with it.<br /><br />Maybe I missed it, but when did christian music = the gospel? It doesn't. It was never meant to. And yet, throughout her article, it seemed that christian culture (in America) and the gospel of Christ Jesus are one and the same. They are not.<br /><br />And a point that was also brought up by one of the commentors there; I did not read a single reference to her spending any time reading the Bible. If a christian fails to read the God's word to them, where will they ground themselves? If it is in the contemporary christian music scene, they are going to come up woefully short. CCM is not the Gospel of Christ.MStephanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09422065195998549184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21365935.post-30681516268966370912012-05-26T14:50:18.640-05:002012-05-26T14:50:18.640-05:00I agree with the main point of the post that the C...I agree with the main point of the post that the Church's tendencies to consumerism, etc., need to end. <br /><br />However, shouldn't we allow different standards for what music can be sung in a corporate worship setting vs. what music can be listened to individually by the unchurched masses? Or should we require frequent Gospel-message insertions within music for it to be considered effective evangelism?Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11251123501809720083noreply@blogger.com