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Delirious?'s music, "You don't have to believe to belong." "I think one of the things we're discovering in America is that thin gs are put in a box," says lead singer Martin Smith. "If you're in country music, you go in that box. If you do worship music, y ou're put in that box. It's not exactly like that in England. … "What we are trying to do is stay out of the box. We don't want to be predictable. We don't want to be labeled. We want to be free to be who we are." The latest Delirious album, World Service, is basically a lyrically positive, generic pop/rock album of “God songs” which mentions Jesus’ name just 1 time in 12 songs while failing to preach the gospel. In conclusion, based upon this analysis, at best it seems Delirious? is a doubleminded, idolatrous band of professing Christians apparently attempting the impossible dream of simultaneously serving God and money while being both a friend of the world and a friend of God. Their music is written and performed to capitalize on both the secular and contemporary Christian music marketplaces. Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God. Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy? 6But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble. Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded. Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness. Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up. (James 4:4-10) Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of th e Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever. (1 John 2:15-17) Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness wit h unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. Wherefore come ou t from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty. Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God. (2 Corinthians 6:1 4-7:1) I have given them thy word; and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil. They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth. As thou hast sent me into the worl d, even so have I also sent them into the world. And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth. (John 17:14-19) Additional references used in reviewing Delirious? include the following listed below:
Touching Lives with Music that Matters, by Andy Argyrakis, Michael Herman, and Russ Breimeier posted 01/27/03 Christianity today.com/music/interviews/2003/delirious-0103.html. http://www.renownmagazine.com/INTDel1.html-2001.Review: Pride (In The Name Of Love) Source: Delirious.org.uk Author: Dave Wood Date: 27 Jan 2004. Review: World Service Source: stocki.ni.org (Rhythms of Redemption) Author: Steve Stockman Date: 24 Nov 2003. Review: World Service Source: ccmplanet.com Author: Brandon Klassen Date: 11 Nov 2003. Christianity Today International/Campus Life magazine. January/February 1999, Vol. 57, No. 6, Pg.22. The bands evaluated in the paragraphs to follow are scheduled to perform at POWEROFONE. Their Christian music ministry is evaluated according to the commands and principles of scripture in obedience to the command in 1 Thessalonians 5:21-22: Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. Abstain from all appearance of evil. And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. (1 Thessalonians 5:21-22) KUTLESS Kutless was the best selling new Christian hard rock artist of 2002; a feat accomplished in just six months due to a mid-year record release. Three number one R&R Rock singles. One top 5 CHR single that unexpectedly became the longest charting song in the history of the R&R CHR chart. Kutless played 220 shows their first year to almost 200,000 people. What is Kutless selling in the name of Christian music? The 2002 release Kutless consists of 13 hard rock songs with just 1 song mentioning Jesus by name. This hard rock band maintains a public display of evangelical Christianity having bible study/prayer and maintaining a friendship with Dr. James Dobson’s son, Ryan. On the other hand, Kutless members employ spray on pentagram tatoos in their stage dress. Lead vocalist Jon Micah Sumrall replicates the gripping hard rock vocal style of Creed’s Steve Stapp. On stage they have been described as acting like crazy rock ‘n’ rollers employing grandiose behavior such as cross-stage guitar tossing. (Sources: danklassen.com/album.php?id=47; christianmusicplanet.com/magazine/viewarticle.asp?id=171)
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THE PURPOSE DRIVEN MUSIC PARADIGM D
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FOREWARD The purpose of this book i
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for the crucifixion of self” “
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INTRODUCTION Does the Bible teach t
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1990’s I bought the records of ma
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the church pursue the 5 purposes of
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As Rick Muchow, Warren’s pastor o
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The Greek word translated church in
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tense and subjunctive mode. Tenses
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or we are not as many, which corrup
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(2 Corinthians 11:2-15; Matthew 13:
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may suffice us to have wrought the
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whom the way of truth shall be evil
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CHAPTER 3 Idolatry and the church B
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An idol is primarily a visible phan
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sacrificed to the idol of secular m
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The truths in this chapter will be
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www.all-psalms-music.com/Supplement
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corresponds to the Arabian word duf
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1 Thessalonians 5:21-22 exhort the
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arouse repressed feelings of anger,
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CHAPTER 5 What is music and are it
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copyright 1970: ”I’m very aware
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An Israeli researcher says drivers
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Jonathan Goldman: This formula is a
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spoken language, which explains tha
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CHAPTER 6 Can demons be associated
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United Nations, was God. (Rolling S
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In an article by Blair Jackson in O
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Hospital in London, is quoted as sa
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drummer Rocki’s voodoo roots had
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and evocative blend of darkwave, el
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contributing to the popularity of c
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can compel him. This Spirit can tea
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accumulation of sexual and intellec
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experience can merge. Composers and
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same clock. That kind of free float
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(enoweb.co.uk/) Cybernetics were de
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Eno has worked closely with Robert
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ecome more of what it is intended t
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CHAPTER 7 Demonic Conspiracy To Use
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Book of the Law from his demon Aiwa
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have inspired in order to destroy f
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The Pentagram is a standard symbol
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Concert fans will flash the Satanic
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Gnosticism grew out of Kabalism as
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Luciferic initiation. The concept o
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(http://www.ordoantichristianusillu
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Thelemic pioneers, Black Sabbath wa
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On 25 November, 1995, he finally ad
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adherents to the “Gnostic Christ
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And you do it like this It's going
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Tattoo was inspired by 1 of LP's sy
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Will I ever get to see the ending t
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members from incubus online.com. In
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Darkness“ as found on the Tool we
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allegiance to a strange god (Genesi
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And the LORD said unto Moses, Thus
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ock and gangs. (pg. 23) In N.Y, a
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"With all the Jesus rock albums aro
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pride of life, is not of the Father
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said. McIntyre said the erroneous a
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world." "But what kind of friendshi
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the whole counsel of the Word of Go
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foundational truth essential to sav
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influence will one day be forever e
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we have all committed not to partic
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CHAPTER 12 Professing Christians De
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“Much of traditional Christian po
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