Steve
Beautiful song.
As a side question, I have a small pile of gospel CD's from the populists- your Michael W Smith, Donny Mckluckin, and the likes. I also have sermon DVD's mostly of my ex-favourite TD Jakes. I have not listened nor watched them since discovering BT, no desire at all(I have been OUT OF HER in every way i know of) and although i know that with music you can sort of pick and chose songs that go in line with scripture, with babylonian sermons you will almost always find a line or two that just messes up even the grandest sermon. I cant with good conscience give any of these to anyone, so do i throw the whole chunk away? I have no problem with doing that with sermon DVD's(infact i consider them a pile of junk anyway), just wondering with Music- should i pick and chose or is it a case of one rotten potato spoiling the rest?
Thanks,
Matty
I can't decide for you, but I'll tell you what I do...
One principle I go by is that if I don't believe a thing is good for me (it's broken, it's wrong, it's evil, etc), I will not give/sell it to another. Since I have a large barn and pack-rat tendencies, this means that books usually goes into long-term storage. The exception is totally out-of-date or contemporary-garbage books (sometimes). Audio tapes and disks usually go to the curb.
One exception I made once upon a time was for non-Christian music. I stored it for the longest time, and I'm so glad that I did! We are now free to listen to it again, in moderation. That has been a joy!
Finally, as for Christian Music. We have around 50-100 albums of this stuff. What I've found is that most of it is still good. With the notable exception of Carman, the lyrics are rarely overtly anti-Bible-Truths. What sometimes happens is they'll sing one thing, and the songwriter surely thought it means one thing, but it means something totally different to me. For example:
In the Song: "But there's an empty tomb, a love for all who come And give their hearts to You"
What I Think: "Yes, what a Love! Because of that Love, EVERYONE
WILL EVENTUALLY COME AND GIVE THEIR HEARTS TO YOU"
See? I'm good with it.
Please be advised...it's been pointed out on these forums a couple of time, correctly, that I have a lot to learn in the realm of discernment. I may be wrong. Your mileage may vary. Content may settle during shipment. No other warranty expressed or implied. Poster does not carry cash, and do not use while operating a motor vehicle or heavy equipment.
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Steve