I don't know if this is funny or sad or blasphemous:
This is my problem with modern hymns and praise songs: it's too easy to get caught up in the emotion of the music and ignore the message of the lyrics! Do you think any of the performers really meant it when they sang: "let every breath, all that I am, never cease to worship you?" Maybe there are genuine believers among the Idol crew, but all of them? Probably not. Anyway...I don't know which bothers me more, this or Oprah.
Hey Sharon-
ReplyDeleteThe thing I love is that when they replaced "my Jesus" with "my shepherd", it becomes a completely non-sectarian song-it could be any monotheists' point of view. Beyond the song being addressed to Christ, it's all about nature, so if you take Christ out, you have the church of Oprah. :)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=pWC9pJ99uxA
ReplyDeletecheck this out....
the lyrics haven't been changed.
looks to me like they broadcast two different versions...the lyrics in this one are different...I hadn't seen the "unedited" one
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chXEraRnE4o
Even before I came to Christ, I got very clearly that you don't just throw this sort of language around if you're not a believer. I pray there are believers on that stage, but for those who aren't -- wow. The price of fame, eh?
ReplyDeleteI didn't click on the Oprah link, but the Eckhert (sp) Tolle stuff is seriously hairy.
How does Philippians 1:15-18 play into all of this?
ReplyDeleteGood thoughts, all...
ReplyDeleteZach, thanks for making me go click on e-sword :-) I think the slim gospel references in this song don't measure up to "preaching Christ."
But I agree with Nora that even the vague references to a "Lord" and "shepherd" shouldn't be taken lightly. I expect only fluffy entertainment from Idol!
I agree with zach...if Christ is being exalted and peoples lifes are affected, isn't that all that matters?
ReplyDeleteOne thought, if there are true believers that are performing on the show, singing Shout to the Lord, do you think that they are able to sing with the right mind, or do you think that they are preoccupied with knowing that there are unbelievers singing it as well?
ReplyDeleteWhat does it mean that "peoples lives are affected?"
ReplyDeleteDo you mean this:
"So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ." Rom. 10:17
So if someone is converted by hearing this song sung on Idol, is their conversion legitimate?
ReplyDeleteSure, God could use the song as part of his sovereign plan, however no one is saved apart from the gospel of Christ, and I don't think that song has enough clear gospel content to be efficacious on it's own.
ReplyDeleteI think I get it now. Sorry if I sounded skeptical.
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