The Ohio Independent Baptist, April 1968

a tan's ymp ony • on us1on • by James Efaw Mu ic can be a powel"ful in trumenit for God. Today, however, much of the world's mu ic has completely lost I its meaning and pur,pose beca,u e, be– l~ ing debased, it has become a product k of the fles3. Music is one of Satan's most powerful tools for the working of !li evil intents and programs. Satan Joves to take something like music - in itself harmless and innocent and twist it pure purpose for hi own means. The fact that music today i so de- generate and fleshly is in perfect n: harmony with what the Scripture teaches about Satan's character and ti power. Ezekiel 28: 13 says concern- ing Satan, ' '. . . the workmanship of x thy tabrets and of thy pipes was pre– ~ pared in thee ,the day t?lou wast cre- ated." This verse teaches thait Satan : himself was made as an instrument of praise and adoration to God! '. Satan was, before the f·all, in truth a O musical instrumen,t himsel,f for the . praising of God. However, due to his ; ambitious pride, Satan fell from hi heavenly abode and wiith h,i,m frell that lofty purpose for which his ' 'tabret and pipe' ' 3ad been prepared in him. Now the purpose of Satan's music was changed from the praise of God CLEVE'LAND HEBREW MISSION INC. Founded 1904 Witnessing to Jews in Cleveland, Ohio; Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The largest staff in the history of the Mi11ion augmented by a radio ministry et home . and abroad, and a mailing ministry in the United St1te1 and abroad. Presenting Christ to our lord's brethren by visitation, Bible classes, correspond· ence courses and literature. Staff members are happy to visit churches in the spirit of Acts 15:4 to present the work of the Mission through inspirational reports and by colored slides. "Brethren, my (our) heart's desire ind prayer to God for Israel is, th1t they might be saved." Write for your free copy of ''The Trumpeter for Israel' ' our quarterly m•g· azin devoted to the work of Jewish evaingelism. Gerald V ~melser, Supt. Cfevel.1nd Hebrew Mission P. O. Box 18056 Cleveland, Ohio 44118 fHE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST to th·e promotion of in . We all know that atan wa ~ a beautiful creature and that he m·akes in a attractive o n the surface a po ible. Perhap thi j the rea on why people ar·e taken in o quickly by worldly mu ic or a fie hl y pre enta– tion of mu ic with the re uJ.t being a curse in tead of a hies ing. ~he fact that Satan, once a heav·en·ly mu ician, i now u ing hi creative talenits for t~e cau e of evil i centain)y not to be taken lightly. Another rea on for the twisted mu ic of today i revealed in one of Satan's title . E phesian 2:2 call Satan ' '... the Prince of the powe: of the air." Theologian are not cer– tain exactly what this mean but they do agree that in ome ens·e Satan controls the power of t he air and the air waves. Bearing this in mind, dear reader, what medium 1:oday et the mu ic tandard for our society more than any other? Yes, the broadca t– ing medium namely, radio and tele– vision. Just flip the dial, listen for five minutes and one can quickly see how Satan promotes his program of fleshly music. He uses the area over which he has control the AIR - through which muSJt travel the im– port·an.t radio and television w·ave . An in,terest in_g idelight on thi suib– j,ect i t~e problem that have con– fronted the formation and licen ing of Ohri tian radio staitions as well a Favorite Recipe Glorifie'd Gi11gerbread 2 cups flour 1 cup ugar 1h cup hor,tening 1/ ~ t p. ginger 11 t p. ci nnamon Mix the e five itllgredienit.~ a for pie oru t . Remove 1 h cup of crumb mixture. To the remainin g mixtt1re adcl the fol lowi ng: t egg 1 t p. oda 1 cup our milk 2 tbsp. n1ola es alt to ta te Pour n1ixture into grea ed oblong pan . prinklc the crt1111bc.. ov r top. Bake , t 350° i or 30 m1nt1tc <;. - Mrs Fred Howard Arcanurn . l1c tlt)c, nclt ltl\ hi s se lf- tlnfJ'llf \.\l1(l is Cll 11f l'tl ll ctf 1.,\ l1 rist. "' the constant difficulty with equip- 111ent breakdown and interference t,hat have plagued ,these stations after their es tabli shment. Satan is doing hi utmo t to keep any go pel music or message out of ,his domain, the A IR . In recent years multiplied in– cident cou]d be cited to illustrate atan' opposi,tion in this area of broadcasting the go pel - a fact that ca n only be attributed to Satan as the "Prince of the pow·er of the air." Finally, one of Satan's other titles point ,to hi power in the area of mu ic control. In John 12:3 and 14 : 30 Satan i called the "Prince of thi World " referring to Satan's po– si,tion a head of ,thi world system which h·e rule with hi s numerous demons and unbelievers. It only fol– lows logicall y that as head of the world y tern Satan would naturally dictate the kind of mu ic that would promote the theme of his sy tern - one of lawle ness and self-gratifica– tion. Chri tians don't t:irow up your hand in de pair crying "What's the u e?" God till sit on the throne and a,tan ca n o nly work wi,thin God' great framework. Satan is ,nighty but God is a/111igl1ty. Mu ic can still be u ed a a powerful .in trument for God a wa tated in the opening ta temen.t of th is article. Let' change that opening tatement to read: "Mu ic, when submitted to the po1,ver of the Holy Spirit, can be a power– ful instrument for God." How im– perative it is, therefore, that every Christ ian w!'io attempt to ing or play for the Lord do it in a pirit of complete yielded ne and dependence upon the Holy pirit. The Difference! "The difference betw en a hri - tian College and oth r i n t 1,·!1etl1er but 111/1a t. Not a que tion of indoc– trination, ince all do it, b11t what kind of indoctri n,ation. Both are too enan,ored of acaden1ic b th have in- grown facul,ti bo·th ar in lined t w r hip Ph.D: ... If the ft1ndam n– tali t hri tian col lege tran gre e by brain\va, hing, the n n vange1icat tran grc , by cre.ating d ubt about cvcryt hi11g anti thlt ~ le,1ve the tt1d– cnt ad rift in a ~ ea of t1nce1 tainty knowi11g n t \\ 1 h nee he c,tn1e. \\'h ' he i here or ,vhere he 1 goi11g. T11 di stinoti, e of the hnistian c llcgl 111,ty be 1t rigi(iit}', bt1t the\\' ak11 ss of tl1e othl; r 1 its flttiliif)', ,,a ttity antl , aci l lat tt)n." - Dr. I· re,! Br<><'k, Pres. I l' ,·ster11 ll,11,11\·t '<> If<,~<' APR ll , 1968 PAGE 15