The Highway Forums General Discussion Theology Discussion Forum Regulative principle

Well, like I said, I'm not entirely convinced either way. But we might consider how music communicates, and what it communicates thereby (leaving aside lyrics, which I think we can generally agree upon). Rap and rock music quite obviously have a different style of communication than does classical, for example, and because of the stylistic differences they communicate different things.

This, by the way, is the piece Ruth recommends to you: http://www.the-highway.com/music1_Seidel.html