"And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord." (Colossians 3:15-16; also refer to Ephesians 5:19)
Emphasis "...psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts..." Does this approve or license Christian Rock? Definitely not.
1 Corinthians 7:1 "Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: [It is] good for a man not to touch a woman."
There is positively no way to escape this verse on the issue of body surfing!
2 Corinthians 6:14 "Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?"
Romans 12:1 - 2 "I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, [which is] your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what [is] that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God."
These verses demonstrate we are NOT to conform to the world, exactly opposite of what C(hristian)-rock is teaching.
1 Peter 3:15 "But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and [be] ready always to [give] an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:"
Matthew 28:19-20 "Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, [even] unto the end of the world. Amen."
These verses testify against c-rockers lack of a gospel message even saying they are NOT at the concerts to preach. Not to mention where in Bible does it say to use music as the way to preach? It doesn't, it's in the Bible to build each other up!
2 Timothy 4:2 "Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine."
This is what folks like myself are doing are best to do, doctrine is a foreign idea in c-rock because they are adapting to the world's way of thinking.
2 Timothy 2:15 -16 "Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. But shun profane [and] vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness."
Matthew 7:16 - 20 "Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither [can] a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them."
Galatians 5:21 - 24 "Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told [you] in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts."
And where are the spiritual fruits of the C-rock?! They are not evident in the concerts they claim are explicitly "Christian." This of itself should be enough to scare away a teen trying to walk honestly according to scriptures.
The utterances of c-rock are vain babblings at best and are often blasphemous or heretical.
Christian rockers are clearly "cozying-up" to the world and its ways, opposite of Romans 12:1-2 and other verses quoted. They often sing the world's songs, mimmic the world's dress style, have lyrics which often make no sense like their secular counterparts, and behave like the unsaved rockers! The fast growth of Christian rock should sound the alarm bells for parents, pastors and peachers who are seeking to follow scriptures and protect their children! We need to beware of the arguments presented by the likes of c-rockers as they attempt (maybe unintentionally) to undermine parental authority introducing the seductive heresy of "Christian Rock."