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The Rebirth of Music: English Version

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The author gives a clear and complete idea about what God though when created music and how odiern christians can use music to bring the Gospel all over the world!

The Rebirth of Music by LaMar Boschman is an excellent book for anyone who is in ministry or planning on going into ministry. I have enjoyed reading it. I used some of the information to do a Music Workshop.

The importance of Excellence in Ministry is a great point that the book brings out. Why? I am so glad you asked. Music plays an important role in the church service. Music is an integral part of each service, divinely appointed by God as a ministry. Music can reach the unsaved without a word being preached. Anointed music has the power to heal in so many ways.

This book also gives a list of 839 reference scriptures about music in the Bible.
I would recommend this book to anyone in Ministry, and not just the Music Ministry.

Encourager Linda Flagg, LM, CS

I searched high and low for this book and was only able to find it here. I am so grateful for Amazon!!!

On the back of this book you will find the words, "A unique view of the real meaning and purpose of music". Well, I'll give it that much. This book certainly does present a unique view of the real meaning and purpose of music, but it's a far cry from being biblical.

I was convinced early on that this book would prove to be another unbiblical rant against rock music. This was proved after reading the book in its entirety. Just the first chapter of `The Rebirth of Music' presents numerous examples of the philosophical nature of the arguments used throughout the book. Many scripture references are given, but readings of all sorts which are just not there are inserted into the texts . As an example I'll quote a section from the very first chapter of `The Rebirth of Music' where Ezekiel 28:13-14, 16 and Isaiah 14:11 are the subjects of such treatment.

Pages 13-14
"Music was given or created to minister to God the Father. Music was born and birthed in Lucifer to bring worship to the Almighty God. Music in the beginning was created to worship God. Any other use of music other than worship to God is a violation of purpose for which God created music. God did not create music for any secular purpose. He did not even create music for evangelism. God created music for worship. Music can be used to reach the unsaved, but if that is all we use music for we are living beneath our privilege and are not reaching a total spiritual fulfillment in music."

Now many things can be said about these statements,

(i) The idea that music was born and birthed in Lucifer is utterly foreign to the scriptures.

(ii) The idea that music was created solely to minister to God is also foreign to the scriptures.

(iii) The scriptures don't give any one exclusive use for music. They do list worship as one of the uses of music, but it nowhere states that using music for other reasons is a violation of the purpose for which God created it. I have consistently seen a lack of biblical support in the promotion of anti-rock music Christianity. `The Rebirth of Music' suffers from this as well, and shows it in its need to employ eisegesis in order to claim scriptural support.

Another idea presented in `The Rebirth of Music' is that Lucifer carried his "ministry of music" down with him and is now using music as a tool to war against God. It's interesting to note that page 16 says, "However, the Bible doesn`t say that when God cast Lucifer out of His presence that He took away his ministry of music," Well, most of the ideas in `The Rebirth of Music', including the idea that Lucifer even HAD a ministry of music, are likewise never declared in scripture, and yet they are emphasized over and over and over again with no support whatsoever.

Of course, rock music is indicated as the genre used by the devil to incite people to perform sinful actions, and the arguments about rock stars being involved in drug abuse, alcoholism, Satanism, and other immoral behavior are employed to show a direct link between them and the supposed harmful effects of rock music. `The Rebirth of Music' and another book entitled `The Truth About Rock Music' by Dr. Hugh Pyle both fail in this regard as neither show how things like drug use and alcoholism are a link to rock music instead of one from the other, or just a general wish to feel intoxicated. Nor is it explained how other immoral behavior exhibited by rock stars couldn't have its roots in the mind destroying activities just previously mentioned.

But even `The Truth About Rock Music' is at least more consistent with its teachings. On page 58 of 'The Rebirth of Music' it is stated, "There may be nothing wrong with a love song about a girl," How can this statement be consistent with the argument that any non-worship music is a violation of God's purpose for creating it? Why shouldn't that kind of music get the same rap that rock music is given? It indicated clearly to me that this book isn't much more than another weak attempt to condemn rock music as some ungodly form of entertainment.

There are more errors I could address, but I think I'll stop here. It's because of such numerous problems that this book failed to convince me that rock music was evil. I've strongly believed that rock music is a powerful genre of music that can improve people's moods and health, and thus their spirituality. I'm happy to say that after reading this book I still stand firm in my convictions.

The Rebirth of Music by LaMar Boschman is excellent and should be required reading for anyone who is in music ministry and thinking about music artistry (performance).

This book changed my life and I am in the process of creating the Workbook and Discussion Guide to accompany the book for The Abundant Life School of Ministry and Music, here in Birmingham, Alabama.

This is a book you can't go wrong with. The listing of 989 scriptures of music in the Bible alone is worth the price of the book. Thank God for this great gem written by LaMar Boschman.

It's a wonderful book. Really the Anointing ofGod was upon the Author while he was writing this book. It explain simply but deeply what music is and the purpouse it was created for and how the enemy corrupted it and is using it to steal souls from God's Kingdom. And, finally, it makes you know how you are supposed to use music to bring praise and worship to the Almighty God.