This and the previous webpage have described the origins of music. From this description several important conclusions may be drawn. The first of these is that God Himself created music as a powerful force upon men. Music then cannot be taken lightly nor dismissed as irrelevant. Because Christians often adopt a humanistic view of music in that they assume music to be a earthly creation, the prevalent attitude is that any type of music will do and the quality of music performance is not important. If one adopts a Biblical perspective of music, then the type of music to which one listens is extremely important and the performance of music should be to the best of one's ability. Music was created for worshiping God, not just for man's recreation.

The second conclusion drawn from the preceding discussion is that Satan is a master musician. As such, music becomes one of the best tools Satan can use to keep the unsaved from receiving Christ and to corrupt Christians. One of the best examples of this is to look at churches that have changed from using the correct Bible to some corrupt version. This change is almost always preceded or concurrent with a change in the music program. Churches that adopt “contemporary worship” services in order to “reach” a younger crowd combine this change with replacing the authoritative Scriptures with a watered-down version that is “easier” to understand. Satan uses the corruption of one heavenly gift to replace the other one and eventually destroy the evangelistic message of the church.

This same corruption takes place on an individual level. If Satan can get a believer to listen to worldly sounding “Christian” music (e.g. “Christian” rock, “Christian” rap), then the believer is drawn off into a realm of what sounds good and what feels good. At this point the Christian is led by feelings and not the Spirit. The person who has gone down this path then starts to do three things. The first is to rationalize and often push to change the scriptures to a “simpler” version. The second thing the believer does is to justify the need for a “contemporary” Church service that is more “inviting” (i.e. entertaining) for younger people. Finally, the believer ministers only in areas internal to the church. A person that falls into Satan's trap of worldly “Christian” music rarely is involved voluntarily with outreach ministries such as soul winning, bus ministry, or nursing homes. This person focuses instead upon ministries that avoid evangelism such as church cleaning, nursery, and special music to name a few. These ministries are all important very important but can become hiding places for those avoiding soul winning. Satan uses music to draw the believer away from the scriptures and away from evangelistic service, rendering the believer totally ineffective for God.

Music is not a force to be taken lightly. It must be utilized carefully and safeguarded at all costs. It is the most common device Satan uses to get a foothold in churches and in individual Christian lives.