To somewhat seriously follow up on some banter I made on Lingamish regarding God’s choice of heavenly music, here is a quote from one of my favorite classical composers, Anton Bruckner (1824-1896):
They want me to write differently. Certainly I could, but I must not. God has chosen me from thousands and given me, of all people, this talent. It is to Him that I must give account. How then would I stand there before Almighty God, if I followed the others and not Him?
How then, indeed?!
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Yes. That’s a terrific quote. I can forgive him for being Catholic but not for drinking beer. Blech!
As a Baptist who drinks beer (not while under covenant with school however), I’m rather conflicted as to how I feel
Seriously though, this is a great quote.
As a non-denominational Protestant who attends a Baptist church and drinks beer (and wine), I am not conflicted at all. And since Jesus drinks and smokes cigars, it can’t be all bad…
Someone once asked Spurgeon, who smoked lots of cigars, when it was “too much.”
His reply was “when I begin to smoke two at a time.”
Occasionally some of my friends and myself will get together for “Spurgeon time.” I may have signed a covenant to not drink while at Southern, but there is nothing about cigars
I ought to clarify something for those who wander into this thread without the context of my comment on Lingamish:
Anton Bruckner was a 19th century composer of orchestral and choral works, as well as a master organist. He lived most of his professional life in Vienna, but originally came from rural Austria and never shook off the image of the country bumpkin. He was devoutly Catholic, but enjoyed the company of a beer (or two or…). His last work, the incomplete Ninth Symphony, is dedicated “to the beloved God” (“dem lieben Gott”).