What does the Bible say about worldly music?
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The Bible calls believers to reject music and influences that stir up sin, glorify the world, or draw the heart away from God, while gladly using song to worship and build up His people. First John 2:15 and Romans 12:2 warn against loving and conforming to the world, and Ephesians 5:11 urges no partnership with works of darkness. Yet Scripture does not forbid all music outside formal worship; rather, it directs Christians to exercise discernment over a song's message, effect, and place in their affections. Colossians 3:16 and Ephesians 5:19 commend psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs that teach, encourage, and give thanks to God.
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- 1 John 2:15
Don't love the world, neither the things that are in the world. If anyone loves the world, the Father's love isn't in him.
- Colossians 3:16
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your heart to the Lord.
- Romans 12:2
Don't be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what is the good, well-pleasing, and perfect will of God.
- Ecclesiastes 7:5
It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.
- Ephesians 5:11
Have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather even reprove them.
- Ephesians 5:19
speaking to one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs; singing, and singing praises in your heart to the Lord;
- John 12:43
for they loved men's praise more than God's praise.
- Romans 8:8
Those who are in the flesh can't please God.
- 1 Corinthians 3:16
Don't you know that you are a temple of God, and that God's Spirit lives in you?
- Psalms 150:1-6
[1] Praise Yah! Praise God in his sanctuary! Praise him in his heavens for his acts of power! [2] Praise him for his mighty acts! Praise him according to his excellent greatness! [3] Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet! Praise him with harp and lyre! [4] Praise him with tambourine and dancing! Praise him with stringed instruments and flute! [5] Praise him with loud cymbals! Praise him with resounding cymbals! [6] Let everything that has breath praise Yah! Praise Yah!
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