Gospel music is good, not because it is Gospel but because it is music. Music is uplifting in its inherent nature. The art, the rhythm, and the patterns influence, not the Holy Spirit. To be fair enough, such influence is sweet because it is motivating, and we all need motivation in our lives. Zilizopendwa, rhumba, bongo, pop, RnB, country music, and so on all have an uplifting nature, not because they are Gospel or secular but simply because they are songs with rhythm, patterns, and beats.
Similarly, some biblical words infiltrate the soul, not because they are God’s words, but because of their motivating nature. Some have more motivating characteristics than others. There are bible verses that are not touching at all. The church keeps repeating a few verses while barely touching on the irrelevant fillers. 1chronicles is a good example of how chapter 1, throughout chapter 10, contains unnecessary information. For instance, how does the whole chapter 1 of 1 Chronicles help us if the following is an excerpt from it:
38 The sons of Seir: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer and Dishan. 39 The sons of Lotan: Hori and Homam. Timna was Lotan’s sister. 40 The sons of Shobal: Alvan,[l] Manahath, Ebal, Shepho and Onam. The sons of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah. 41 The son of Anah: Dishon.
Rather than reading such, people should best study their own families, most of which would not be traced back to Adam. In other words, researching your genealogy will help you understand that you are not related to Noah, Abraham, Abel, or Adam. However, people would not do so because their intent is not to understand but to motivate themselves, whether such motivation is based on reality or not. Had the intent been to understand, they would start from the most obvious point, which is researching themselves, their parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, clans, tribes, and so on. Why not work from the point of clarity toward the unclear past?
Preachers usually clip and explain parts of the chapters out of context to make them more palatable and relevant to their congregation. If this were not the case, people would have finished reading the book, and the most effective approach to enhance understanding would have been starting from the first chapter to the end. But such is never the case because the intention is not to understand but to self-motivate by picking out palatable sections from the least palatable. The focus is seeking motivation in life, not understanding what the Bible says or the context. Had the context been necessary, it would not have made sense to pick a verse while leaving the rest of the chapter untouched.
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