It is very difficult to understand many of the words sung in rock music. (So one must ask where the message is.)
Christian Rock music is highly unbiblical. (John 12:43)
Christian Rock is an oxymoron.
Many, if not most Christian rockers, copy the world and appear in secular rock venues such as MTV, secular magazines, and TBN (Throw-out the Bible Network). One example of many: (Interview with As I Lay Dying)"Jordan: You know, what's weird is that a lot of people don't know that we're a Christian band. We're not necessarily a Christian band, but we're all Christians, and some don't know our beliefs and kind of like how we live. We're kind of a target sometimes for them sometimes." -SOURCE------Charlie Steffens interviews As I Lay Dying's drummer, Jordan Mancino in the band's nicely refrigerated tourbus after his band finished their incredible set on a sweltering Ozzfest - Second Stage shared with Wicked Wisdom, Gizmachi, Trivium, Soilwork, It Dies Today, Bury Your Dead, The Black Dahlia Murder, Arch Enemy, The Haunted, A Dozen Furies, Mastodon, Killswitch Engage, and headliner Rob Zombie.-source
No Gospel message can be seen on the websites, myspace, or CD covers of Christian rock bands. How say ye its a ministry? If I hear your song on the radio and want to find out about you and go to your website or myspace page, I will not understand what it means to be saved.
Christian Rock is ecumenical and Charismatic, many heretical churches invite these bands to play for them. There are no doctrinal boundries.
Christian Rock artists will not contend for the faith and sound doctrine. Perhaps it would destroy some of their fan ba$e?
Rock music apart from lyrics is rebellion, sexually provocative, and induced with pride. ("The throbbing beat of rock provides a vital sexual release for adolescent audiences." -Jan Berry) ("Rock music is sex. The beat matches the body rhythms." (Frank Zappa, superstar of 'Mothers of Invention' fame.) ("The strongest appeal you can make is emotionally. If you can get their emotions going, make them forget their logic, you've got them. AT MTV, WE DON'T SHOOT FOR THE 14-YEAR OLDS, WE OWN THEM." (MTV is Rock Around the Clock, Philadelphia Inquirer, Nov. 3, 1982)
Just because a Christian listens to or conducts this music does not mean they are not saved. (John 3:16, Acts 16:31)
Christian Rock artists get very very upset towards those that challenge their so called ministries.
Christian Rock is often times saturated with Satanism.
Demon Hunter?
12.Christian Rock artists often site secular bands as their inspiration: "I think I would get along very well with someone like Brad (Marilyn Manson)". "I'm sure he is a normal person", "My very first album was inspired by White Zombie," Plumb say's passionately, without any trace of shame. "Concrete' on my first record was inspired by that. And I really love the production styles of Nine Inch Nails and Marilyn Manson. They are just sonically amazing. I think Trent Rezner is a genius, an incredible producer.".-Plumb in HM Magazine July/August 2006 pg 62. "I'm stoked to see a dude wearing a Tool t-shirt, or a Slipknot t-shirt, or a Metallica t-shirt, because I know that they're about those bands".-Brandon Rike Dead Poetic: HM Magazine (Source) FYI: (NIN have made a video showing a monkey crucified to a cross)
13.Christian Rock has produced Christian Goth, Christian Death metal, Christian Punk, and more. -Do you really think the Creator of the Universe is behind these industries that claim to be ministries?
I am not saying that you cant buy a CD but I am saying this music has no place in a Christian Church. Not only does it not have a place in a Christian church but Christians that support this music more times than not do not have a strong fundamental base for their faith. They lack the ability to contend for the faith and to prove all things. It's up to you as a Christian to decide weather this is a stumbling block so pray and watch!
Abstain from all appearance of evil.(1st Thessalonians 5:22)
"And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them." -Ephesians 5:11
Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? (2nd Corinthians 6:14)
