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Why Christians [Should] Have the Best Music

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I’ll make a confession: I do not listen to “Christian” radio. There, I said it. It’s not that I’m against it in principle. I think it’s nice for middle aged soccer moms to listen to music that is “uplifting”, “family-friendly”, and repetitive. So why do I not listen to it? Well, mainly for the same reasons. Most of the Christian radio stations I’ve listened to have a list of ten songs on repeat that sound the same. Christian radio can be predictable and bland. “If you’ve heard one song, you’ve heard them all”. However, I firmly believe that Christians should have the best music available. Music is not inherently Satanic or wrong or anything Christians should shy away from. There are plenty of reasons why Christians should have great music. The Bible’s Writers Were Music Lovers People write music about what they love. Money. Fame. Sex. Life. The people who wrote the Bible loved God. The Book of Psalms is an entire book of songs dedicated to God. “Praise the Lord! Praise God in his sanct