Christians Who Will Complain About Anything
Yesterday, a YouTuber I followed published the 14th Virtual Choir song that he organized. It is “When I Survey the Wondrous Cross” but based on an Irish melody than the usual ROCKINGHAM.
Everyone….well, almost everyone in his group of supporters were excited and thankful to God for what he did with the arrangement. But then, there was this person who posted a feedback….
Although this is one of my favourite hymns, and I’d been looking forward to the project, the totally unfamiliar time to which it is sung was quite unsettling. I still love you, David, but please don’t ruin another great hymn like this.
This person recognize the name of the hymn. Which is good, but he only recognize one melody to be the only one to the level of sacredness. When he didn’t recognize the melody he, basically, was crying “sacrilege!”
He was telling David, “HOW DARE YOU!”
Here are the problems I have with this brother or sister:
They have made something “sacred” when they are not.
Just because it is something they have not heard of, they assume it can only be wrong and have ruined “it”.
They feel entitled that essentially gave the guy and ultimatum: “I don’t like it and you are wrong for offending me. Don’t you dare do that again!” That definitely was a bad judgement.
This was the most serious case of a “Music style division in the church” I’ve ever come across. The usual kinds are ones that are “just” a choice between hymns and contemporary songs. This is the differences between the “correct” hymn tune.
Some may ask, did the Bible say anything about worship style? No, not really. But does that mean it is okay to be judgemental against another just because it’s not the style you prefer?
I mean, at least this person didn’t call the arranger something along the lines of “traitor” or “blasphemer” but just “you’ve ruined everything!”
The Bible, however, has made it very clear against creating division, judging others (specifically, based on their own understanding, refuse to listen to those whom they judge, and to hand out judgement as a conclusion of above), and lack humiliation.
This person thought David “ruined” their favourite hymn because they have never heard of this arrangement before. They assumed it means David butchered that him until it can no longer be recognized.
May this person be able to listen to God’s voice of correction and not have a stubborn heart.
