Tulisan yg Pak James sampaikan, sudah sering ditampilkan di setiap pembahasan ttg Musik SDA. Tapi menurut saya, itu tak mengena kesasaran, sebab mempunyai pengertian yg banyak atau yg bersifat "fusi" (istilah dlm fisika modren). Artinya, argumen2 yg muncul dalam tulisan itu dapat dipatahkan oleh argumen yg lebih baik lagi. Bahkan, yg lebih menyialkan adalah tidak semua orang SDA yg mau turut dgn tulisan EGWyg bapak tuliskan itu. Itulah makanya saya katakan seperti sebelumnya, bahwa untuk melakukan reformasi sesuai dgn apa yg ada di kepala kita, kata kuncinya adalah Pemimpin disusul kemudian dgn Materi. Belum pernah ada sejarahnya "kacung" melakukan reformasi. Peran seorang Pemimpin dalam melakukan reformasi, dapat kita baca dalam beberapa cerita sejarah yg berhubungan dgn SDA antara lain : 1. Sejarah terbentuknya Gereja Masehi Advent Konfrens yg pertama di Indonesia, tahun 1949. 2. Kiprah Bang Ucok sewaktu menjadi orang nomor satu di PA Wilayah 13. 3. Reformasi Musik Advent oleh Sidang Mt Carmel dan yg lainnya. Ketiga garis besar dari pada cerita sejarah tsb di atas, adalah suatu petunjuk, bahwa Pemimpin dan menjadi Pemimpin merupakan syarat yg relatif mutlak untuk melakukan reformasi. Kalau kita tak menganut metode seperti ini, niscaya pembahasan ini tak ada ujungnya. Kita tengok saja nanti.
Harris Sipahutar (Tukang Kasih Pendapat) ________________________________ From: James Maramis <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, December 29, 2008 1:22:27 PM Subject: Re: [PemudaAdvent] kita butuh reformasi (adventist youth - sharing) hi semua, saya yang dangkal pengertiannya hanya ingin berbagi pendapat. saya coba baca2 lagi di www.adventist. org (http://www.adventis t.org/beliefs/ guidelines/ music_guidelines .html), disitu ada bacaan menarik buat kita. maaf, tidak sempat translate. silahkan gunakan google translate untuk bahasa indonesianya. God has woven music into the very fabric of His creation. When He made all things "the morning stars sang together and the angels shouted for joy."—Job 38:7 The book of Revelation portrays heaven as a place of ceaseless praise, with songs of adoration to God and the Lamb resounding from all.—Rev 4:9-11; 5:9-13; 7:10-12; 12:10-12; 14:1-3; 15:2-4; 19:1-8 But sin has cast blight over the Creation. The divine image has been marred and well-nigh obliterated; in all aspects this world and God's gifts come to us with a mingling of good and evil. Music is not morally and spiritually neutral. Some may move us to the most exalted human experience, some may be used by the prince of evil to debase and degrade us, to stir up lust, passion, despair, anger, and hatred. The Lord's messenger, Ellen G White, continually counsels us to raise our sights in music. She tells us, "Music, when not abused, is a great blessing; but when it is put to a wrong use, it is a terrible curse".[2] "Rightly employed, . . . [music] is a precious gift of God, designed to uplift the thoughts to high and noble themes, to inspire and elevate the souls."[3] [2]Testimonies, vol. 1, p. 497. She also states that in the future, " just before the close of probation," 'there will be shouting, with drums, music, and dancing. The senses of rational beings will become so confused that they cannot be trusted to make right decisions. And this is called the moving of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit never reveals itself in such methods, in such a bedlam of noise. This is an invention of Satan to cover up his ingenious methods for making of none effect the pure, sincere, elevating, ennobling, sanctifying truth for this time" (II SM 36). Trus ada tulisan selanjutnya (di paragraph lain), We believe that the gospel impacts all areas of life. We therefore hold that, given the vast potential of music for good or ill, we cannot be indifferent to it. While realizing that tastes in music vary greatly from individual to individual, we believe that the Scriptures and the writings of Ellen G White suggest principles that can inform our choices. Tapi, ada juga panduan dari mereka, silahkan baca tentang sacred music, religius music, dan secular music. Principles to Guide the Christian The music that Christians enjoy should be regulated by the following principles: 1. All music the Christian listens to, performs or composes, whether sacred or secular, will glorify God: "So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God."—1 Corinthians 10:31 This is the over-riding biblical principle. Anything that cannot meet this high standard will weaken our experience with the Lord. 2. All music the Christian listens to, performs or composes, whether sacred or secular, should be the noblest and the best: "Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is pure, whatever is right, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy— think about such things."—Phil 4:8 As followers of Jesus Christ who hope and expect to join the heavenly choirs, we view life on this earth as a preparation for, and foretaste of, the life to come. On these two foundations—glorifyi ng God in all things and choosing the noblest and the best—depend the other principles listed below for the selection of music by Christians. 3. It is characterized by quality, balance, appropriateness, and authenticity. Music fosters our spiritual, psychological, and social sensitivity, and our intellectual growth. 4. It appeals to both the intellect and the emotions and impacts the body in a positive way. It is wholistic. 5. Music reveals creativity in that it draws from quality melodies. If harmonized,[5] it uses harmonies in an interesting and artistic way, and employs rhythm that complements them. 6. Vocal music employs lyrics that positively stimulate intellectual abilities as well as our emotions and our will power. Good lyrics are creative, rich in content, and of good composition. They focus on the positive and reflect moral values; they educate and uplift; and they correspond with sound biblical theology. 7. Musical and lyrical elements should work together harmoniously to influence thinking and behavior in harmony with biblical values. 8. It maintains a judicious balance of spiritual, intellectual, and emotional elements. 9. We should recognize and acknowledge the contribution of different cultures in worshiping God. Musical forms and instruments vary greatly in the worldwide Seventh-day Adventist family, and music drawn from one culture may sound strange to someone from a different culture. Seventh-day Adventist music-making means to choose the best and above all to draw close to our Creator and Lord and glorify Him. Let us rise to the challenge of a viable alternative musical vision and, as part of our wholistic and prophetic message, make a unique Adventist musical contribution as a witness to the world regarding a people awaiting Christ's soon coming. di footnote halaman tersebut ada penjelasan ini, [5]We acknowledge that in some cultures harmonies are not as important as in other cultures gereja di Indonesia mungkin cenderung pasif ketika seorang pastor berkhotbah, tapi bila di afrika sana jalannya khotbah pasti rame (dalam arti positif) karena ketika isi khotbah tersebut 'kena' kepada seorang anggota jemaat, si anggota jemaat tersebut bisa langsung berdiri dan berkata, YES PASTOR!!, kemudian yang lain menyambut, AMENN PASTOR!!, dlsb. apalagi nyanyian puji2an mereka. ketika saya bergereja di Nepal, saking ngebetnya pengen ke gereja tapi tidak ketemu gereja advent, akhirnya saya bergereja di gereja Baptis. mereka punya organ, gitar, drum (walaupun mungkin yang paling simple), dan ada juga gendang (mirip punya orang sunda), dan kadang2 ada beberapa remaja dengan alat yang mirip punya ibu2 muslim itu (lupa namanya, yang di tepuk2 ituu), dan saya menikmatinya. irama lagu yang sama dengan lagu2 kita walaupun tentu bahasanya beda. tapi saya menikmatinya. saya merasakan ada berkat hari Sabat buat saya disana. (sekedar info, hari sabtu adalah hari libur di nepal,jadi gereja2 berbakti di hari sabtu) jadi menurut saya (maaf,saya pake kata menurut saya karena ini hanya diskusi, bukan statement organisasi), saya setuju dengan bro Sugih. hanya bagaimana kita menempatkan (baca: memilih) sebuah lagu ketika akan dinyanyikan. bangsa Israel ketika mengelilingi tembok yerikho apakah mereka pake lagu2 yang sedih2? lagu itu doa juga bukann? dan tembok itu akhirnya runtuh. apakah semua nyanyian raja Daud itu berjingkrak2? ada kalanya dia bersedih, merobek2 bajunya. tapi ada saat dia melompat dan bersukacita. biarlah kita juga belajar dari pengalaman group nyanyi advent (yang didengar bro Sugih) yang bilang, 'klo gitu, saya juga bisa". ada kutipan "Allah dipermuliakan melalui lagu puji-pujian dari hati yang bersih, dipenuhi dengan kecintaan dan perbaktian kepadaNya" Testimonies for the Church, jilid 1 hal. 509 Tuhan memberkati! salam,
