The Bible and Music

Last class we had a guest speaker from the Christian Theological Seminary, Dr. Saler. Dr. Saler spoke about the most played living composer in the world, Arvo Part. He has been the most played composer for the past 6 years. Dr. Saler said that Part’s music is very slow and very long. One of Part’s pieces is 1 hour and 10 minutes. Arvo Part uses a technique that utilizes 2 notes played at the same time. The 2 note symbolize sin and forgiveness. Many non Christians enjoy Part’s music because it is very relate able. Dr. Saler brought up a question, when people say ‘thank God’ after something good happens, are we saying that God is responsible for the bad in life as well? I disagree with this statement because of the fact that God has given us the gift of free will. Bad things happen to us everyday because humans are not perfect. If humans were perfect, then we would be on the same level as God.