Excerpt from my doctoral dissertation on the Theology of Music, written at Dallas Theological Seminary 2011. Doctrine of Imago Dei This leads to the fifth element to build a biblical theology of music: to realize that humans are to be creative as God is creative. This is possible because of the doctrine of the Imago Dei—humans are created in God’s image (Gen 1:26-27). The Imago Dei is concerned with the inner nature of the musician, and the creation mandate is concerned with

Theological Importance of Music The third element to build a biblical theology of music is to understand some of the key passages about music in the Bible. This dissertation does not intend to cover all the passages dealing with music but rather to look at some of the key passages, such as Psalm 40, which is one of the key passages on which to build a biblical theology of music. David perceived the world through musical eyes. He understood that music is close to God’s heart.

Excerpt from my doctoral dissertation on the Theology of Music, written at Dallas Theological Seminary 2011. Theological Importance of Art The second element for a biblical theology of music is to recognize what the Bible says about art as a whole. One of the key passages on which to build a theology of music is a passage that does not deal with music at all. Rather, it deals with architectural art. God called and gifted two men to become leading artists in the construction o

Dear Young Artist: Remember your first love—how much you enjoyed creating as a child. If you ever lose that sense of joy, you will need to reflect on why you lost that spark. Of course, the craft of expression takes much “dying to self” and much discipline. A discipline of any form takes perseverance. But when we are going through a period of training, we must remember the reason for our training. Our journey needs to have a specific direction. Our direction need not be towar