Abstract:
The objectives of this research are 1) to study the doctrine of love in Christianity in relation to the mind state and behavior of Christians 2) to study the impact of healing with Christian music. The research methodology consists of a combination of documentary research from the Bible, thesis documents, literature, books, media, publications and training research. The research instrument included questionnaire and observation of audiences, selected from a cross section of subjects living in Bangkok and the perimeter, of Contemporary Thai pop song selections composed with love of Christianity as a basis. The result shows that the doctrine of love in Christianity in relation to the mind state and behavior of Christians means 1) to have faith in God's love for all of mankind. It is an unconditional love that has no boundaries and no limits. God's love transcends all of humanity's differences, which is a testament of the fact that God created mankind in his own image. His love proves equality in humanity, irrespective to gender or status. Agape is explained as love which is expressed in correspondence with the basic needs of humanity, and when humans are able to sense God's love, they learn to share and pass this love on to one another 2) when the Christian doctrine of love is propagated through music (in this instance, contemporary Thai songs), it is found to have a healing effect on minds and the society at large. This type of music is therefore perceived and treasured by Christians as a sacred and healing medium, a powerful tool to help convey the core of God's teachings, which in turn uplifts the human spirit and promotes the feeling of unity as well as love for oneself and fellow humans. These are the researcher's suggestions 1) Policy makers should study the impact music has as a tool for healing at the community level as well as at the macro level. There should be projects that help train song writers as well as performers to apply the doctrine of love into song writing and performance. This can be done by fostering cooperation between local councils and church organizations. 2) Researchers should expand the study of love in Christianity to a wider group of subjects, for example, more variety in terms of age group, as well as in terms of religious beliefs.