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I don't think the Bible makes any mention of musical style. What it does say is to "Make a joyful noise unto the lord" (KJV), Psalm 100. Modern music of course is usually accompanied by words, and the Bible of course does have much to say about words. "Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouth" Ephesians 4:29, which could apply any popular music.

Given the premise that "All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness" ([2 Tim 3:16][1]), and recognizing that the scripture to which Paul refers is the Hebrew scripture (since the NT had not yet be formulated), it is be reasonable to examine what pleased God in worship in the Old Testament. ...

I'm familiar with a couple different schools of thought on this. Doubtless there are others as well. The first comes from Greek Orthodox tradition. I can't really speak to it directly, but a quick google search turned up a result indicating that it might have more to do with history and wanting to separate themselves from pagan worship. But there's ...

This website gives a general idea about what some of the Churches of Christ teach about music in worship. As a result of the distinctive plea of the church - a return to New Testament Faith and practice - acappella singing is the only music used in the worship. This singing, unaccompanied by mechanical instruments of music, conforms to the music ...

After reading several of the comments, it appears that many are taking the original question, "Is rock music sinful / immoral" and rewriting it in their heads as "If I listen to rock music, does that make me a rank sinner?" As Paul put it... I Corinthians 6:11-13 And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified ...

I contacted the Valdensian Seminary in Rome and got this reply, from Lothar Vogel, professor of Church History: Dear Mr. Gunther, I thank you very much for your kind request and for your interest in Waldensian history. I can tell you that there are no sources concerning medieval Waldensian hymns or liturgies linked to Eucharistiv ...

During the St. Gregory I papacy (590–604) this form of music was collected and codified, and was (and still is) strictly linked to the liturgy. In this sense, this is not just a style of music, but it goes together with the Mass and the prayer of "The canonical hours", consisting of eight prayer services: Matins, Lauds, Prime, Terce, Sext, None, Vespers, ...

Music is a critical part of a praise service, but it is not always appropriate for other services, such as vigils. The role of music in the bible is widespread, and there's no right or wrong way to use it. Whether you listen to the music, sing along, or ignore it. A very common use of music is to take the worshipper on a journey. At the beginning of the ...

Much like the definition on this site, the definition of a "Christian" artist tends to be "any group that claims itself as such." Much of the rise of Western Music can be attributed to the harmonization of the mass and other sacred music - Bach would sign his work "S.D.G," sola Dei gloria - for God's glory alone - but he is rarely considered a "Christian ...

There are a number of times that the Psalms have a call and response to them (there is one which has "for his love endures forever" as the second half of every verse). The liturgy which is shown in the book of Revelation has a clear chorus which is separate from the congregation (elders who bow down are separate from the great multitude). If it is possible ...

Though not exactly related, there is a biblical tradition of incorporating music into corporate worship: Exodus 15:1 1 Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the LORD: “I will sing to the LORD, for he is highly exalted. Both horse and driver he has hurled into the sea. If we read the context, we see that this is the Song of ...

Let's take the common standard that A = 440. You might ask "440 what?" The answer is 440 hz. Each note we play corresponds to a specific number of hertz, which is the number of full-period cycles that the sound wave makes in one second. Why is this bit of mathematics relevant to a historical/theological SE site? Well, to ask whether music existed before the ...

I am not sure how you are deriving the idea that music is prior to matter as this is physically impossible, as music is created by vibrations of matter. Matter must come first, then when it vibrates music is derived. I suspect that the reference to the angels (called morning stars) singing in praise while beholding God as he drew up the design, measured ...

Perhaps some early Christians sang choruses at the beginning of worship, but this was not a standard part of the order of worship. New Testament From the beginning, worship was centered around the Eucharist. The New Testament does not contain an order of worship, but Paul mentions worship practices in a few of his letters. He talks about worship songs in ...

This varies by denomination. Some don't have any music at all. Some have a whole lot of music. As a Latter-day Saint, we sing at the beginning and end of each meeting, and usually once somewhere in the middle. As Peter Turner said in his comment, they still do this in the Catholic church. When each separate church was founded, they would tend to make this ...

I guess I view the universe in a much more mundane manner than you do. I take the "foundations of the Earth" in Job 38:4 to be a reference to the bedrock under the Earth's surface or something of that sort. The point of Job 38 is that God is rhetorically asking Job if he was present when God created the Earth, if he knows how the Earth was physically built, ...

For me the last paragraph in Farseeker's answer is key. The Bible tells us that our worship should be accessible to others, and use language that any new visitor to the gathering can readily understand (1 Corinthians 14:6-17) and that we should worship "in Spirit and in truth" (John 4:21-24). To me, that means we shouldn't use language or musical styles that ...