Directory of Contemporary Worship Musicians - Way of Life Literature
Directory of Contemporary Worship Musicians - Way of Life Literature Directory of Contemporary Worship Musicians - Way of Life Literature
ock and roll: “It gets me high, up to the sky/ And when Ithink about Your goodness/ It makes me wanna stomp.”One of the performers for “Stomp” was rapper Cheryl “Salt”James of Salt ‘N’ Pepa. She blasphemously stated in interviewsthat she believes in “Jesus and recreational sex.” Franklinwould doubtless claim that he is walking in Jesus’ footsteps bybefriending the world, but Jesus lived a holy life, calledsinners to repentance, warned them to sin no more, andwarned them of eternal Hell, which would put a wet blanketon any worldly rock party! We don’t see Kirk Franklin and hiscrowd doing this. eir “christ” is the non-judgmental falsechrist of e Shack.Franklin claims that music is neutral and that any musiccan glorify God. “is album [1998] represents every style ofmusic in our culture—jazz, gospel, blues, hip-hop, rock,ballads, classical, you name it. ey say music is universal,but the message is specific. If this MUSIC IS UNIVERSAL,it’s all ours; it’s the message within it that makes thedifference. ... e gospel is the message, and as long as themusic is dedicated to Jesus, He makes it pure” (Franklin,Church Boy, pp. 225, 226).We would ask Franklin two questions. First, where does theBible say that the Lord Jesus purifies whatever is dedicated toHim, regardless of the character of the thing being dedicated?Paul warned the Corinthians that to take things from idolatryand to intermingle them into their Christian lives is anabomination to God (1 Cor. 10:18-23). Christ does notsanctify evil things; He calls us to avoid such things (2 Cor.6:14-18; Eph. 5:11). Franklin and other CCM musiciansrefuse to believe that rock music is evil, but tens of thousandsof men and women of God are convinced that it is and thatthose who are promoting it are doing great damage to thecause of Christ. If rock music is evil as many believe, it isunacceptable to God and is not sanctified simply because it isdedicated to Christ. Where does the Bible say that only thesincerity and devotion of the minister is important? Was114
Moses not sincere when he struck the rock instead ofspeaking to it? Yet God judged him and refused to allow himto go into the Promised Land (Num. 20:7-14). Was Uzzah notsincere when he steadied the cart holding the ark? Yet Godstruck him dead (1 Sam. 6:6-7). We would also ask KirkFranklin and his CCM buddies why the devil, the god of thisworld, is not in the music business if, as they allege, all musicbelongs to the Christian. Contrariwise, in light of the fact thatthe devil is the “god of this world” and the “prince that nowworketh in the children of disobedience” (2 Cor. 4:4; Eph.6:2) and in light of the fact that music is one of the greatestinfluences in modern society, it is certain that Satan is in themusic business in a big way.Franklin is ecumenical and tolerant about Bible doctrine.He believes in Pentecostal tongues and prophecies (Franklin,Church Boy, p. 214), and at one point he was music ministerat a Seventh-day Adventist church. In his biography he saysnothing to warn his readers about doctrinal heresies (ChurchBoy, p. 122). (e Way of Life Encyclopedia of the Bible &Christianity exposes the danger of SDA doctrine.)Franklin’s unscriptural philosophy of Christian ministry isevident from the following statement:“We’re just trying to create an atmosphere, because we knowthat society has been turned off by organized religion. Weknow that the people aren’t trying to hear about Christianity.Nobody’s really trying to hear about that. We present it in away that it’s not corny, it’s not boring, IT’S NOT FOR YOURGRANDMA” (Kirk Franklin, Sept. 11, 1997, http://www.mtv.com/mtv/news/gallery/g/gods970911.html).Franklin, like many Contemporary Christian musicians,considers traditional Bible Christianity as it has beenpracticed in the past and traditional sacred music as boringand corny. He believes the gospel of Jesus Christ has to bemade cool and palatable to the world. is is contrary to whatthe Lord’s apostles practiced and taught. ey didn’t presentthe gospel in a worldly package to make it more acceptable to115
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Moses not sincere when he struck the rock instead <strong>of</strong>speaking to it? Yet God judged him and refused to allow himto go into the Promised Land (Num. 20:7-14). Was Uzzah notsincere when he steadied the cart holding the ark? Yet Godstruck him dead (1 Sam. 6:6-7). We would also ask KirkFranklin and his CCM buddies why the devil, the god <strong>of</strong> thisworld, is not in the music business if, as they allege, all musicbelongs to the Christian. Contrariwise, in light <strong>of</strong> the fact thatthe devil is the “god <strong>of</strong> this world” and the “prince that nowworketh in the children <strong>of</strong> disobedience” (2 Cor. 4:4; Eph.6:2) and in light <strong>of</strong> the fact that music is one <strong>of</strong> the greatestinfluences in modern society, it is certain that Satan is in themusic business in a big way.Franklin is ecumenical and tolerant about Bible doctrine.He believes in Pentecostal tongues and prophecies (Franklin,Church Boy, p. 214), and at one point he was music ministerat a Seventh-day Adventist church. In his biography he saysnothing to warn his readers about doctrinal heresies (ChurchBoy, p. 122). (e <strong>Way</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Life</strong> Encyclopedia <strong>of</strong> the Bible &Christianity exposes the danger <strong>of</strong> SDA doctrine.)Franklin’s unscriptural philosophy <strong>of</strong> Christian ministry isevident from the following statement:“We’re just trying to create an atmosphere, because we knowthat society has been turned <strong>of</strong>f by organized religion. Weknow that the people aren’t trying to hear about Christianity.Nobody’s really trying to hear about that. We present it in away that it’s not corny, it’s not boring, IT’S NOT FOR YOURGRANDMA” (Kirk Franklin, Sept. 11, 1997, http://www.mtv.com/mtv/news/gallery/g/gods970911.html).Franklin, like many <strong>Contemporary</strong> Christian musicians,considers traditional Bible Christianity as it has beenpracticed in the past and traditional sacred music as boringand corny. He believes the gospel <strong>of</strong> Jesus Christ has to bemade cool and palatable to the world. is is contrary to whatthe Lord’s apostles practiced and taught. ey didn’t presentthe gospel in a worldly package to make it more acceptable to115
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