How is it possible that a Christian singer can drink alcohol, do women, sing in a rock band and play the devils music, all while causing harm to the kingdom of God, and still call himself a Christian?


This is a question or a series of questions rolled into a run-on that I get hit with on a regular basis:

My name is Bryan W. Bande singer in a rock band.

First, I don´t drink as much as I use to and it is a daily struggle to not be wasted by 10:00am.
Wow, I bet you never heard many Christians claim to have such a complex problem and still claim to be saved. Well being saved doesn´t keep me from chemical dependancy. I am spiritually healed but my body still wants drugs and alcohol. I have managed to quit drugs cold turkey for years at the time, and currently I have been clean in that department for quite some time. Alcohol is a daily struggle, I recently went 8 days with out any and felt relatively normal, but that is the exception and not the rule. First I do everything in my power to not pick it up and put it to my face, Second i freely admit i have a problem, Third I pray for help and guidance multiple times a day. I use to worry that this would kill my potential for ministry, really! It was just recently I figured out this is my ministry.....getting honest with myself and others.
People lie for many reasons, addicts lie even more, but Christian addicts feel compelled to lie even more often than anyone. The Christian addict lies to family to maintain the good name, or family reputation, "not a problem in my case". Then the Christian addict lies to the spiritual establishment, his fellow church members, his pastor, his ministorial followers or the people he influences on a daily basis. He must also lie to the legal establishment, just as any addict would. Often
the addictive behavior jumps into other areas of his or her life, which is quite often made public in the lives of T.V evangelists. I have always been a rock musician even before my conversion to Christianity, my authentic behavior is what gives my music and my message credibility. I can be trusted because I have lived it, and still struggle just like you....and you just like me!

Women: I am constantly surrounded by beautiful women.......I have enjoyed celebrating my hetreosexuality since I can remember, and quite a few people on the religious right have never gave me a problem about it, or at least until it was their daughter, or their girlfriend. I have never felt conviction about my behavior, but I don´t condone sex or drugs or alcohol, due to the possibilities of harmful consequences. I have been praying for clarity and insight concerning things of a sexual nature......and the actual bible verses to back it up. Praying for conviction as it were?!

Let me interject with a comment on the weaker brother principal.........if our behavior will cause our brother to stumble, we should stop going to Vegas, and fast food establishments!

Devil's Music:
After meeting multitudes of industry insiders.............."you got me!" Rock-n.Roll is the devil's music......hahaha
No, seriously Music is a spiritual thing, that is why it makes us feel sad or happy or anything the writer may or may not of wanted us to feel. Studies have been done on the healing effects of music, and the influence of aggressive music before a big game. Is my music Church music? No! Is it religious music? No! Is it spiritual? Yes! My music is made to relate, to question, to challenge, and to bring about change whether internal or external is up to the listener. Art should always be left to the imaginative interpretation of the listener or viewer.

My point: be real! It is a hard thing to do but just keep trying! - B.W.Bande