VSC upholds that holiness is an essential factor in worshipping God scripturally, whether such worship manifests itself in direct musical praise or in the testimony of one’s daily conduct or in the intrinsic nature of one’s culture as it affects men and appears unto God (I Cor. 10:31; Heb. 12:14; Psalm 29:2; Lev. 11:44; 1 Pet. 1:15, 16). Whether direct or indirect, public or private, worship is perhaps the most important and profound function of the soul saved by Jesus Christ. True worship can only occur when the state of the worshipper and the act worship are sanctified by the Holy Spirit and attuned to the Word of God. Worship must reflect God’s nature and values. Encouraging a desire for Christ-like holiness, cultivating an understanding of it and preparing the application of it to ministry and performance are paramount objectives of VSC. VSC upholds that an essential factor for achieving beauty, upon the foundation of holiness, is the zealous application of the God-called musical artist to sustained development of musical skill in an environment conducive to artistic growth under the meticulous, systematic and nurturing instruction of highly proficient Christian teachers (2 Chron. 34:12; Psalm 33:3; 1 Chron. 22:15; John 5:30).