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
is song encourages the hearers to despise doctrinal studyand research and teaching and statements of faith, which isthe attitude typically found in the ecumenical movement.is is a recipe for building the apostate end-time one worldchurch.It is also not true that the divisions among Christians aremerely about differing methods or that differing methods arenot important. Take baptism, for example. Manydenominations “baptize” infants, while others baptize onlythose who have trusted Jesus Christ as their Saviour. Somesprinkle; others immerse. ese are differing methods, butthey are not insignificant and cannot be ignored.It is also not true that the “enemy” is limited to thingsoutside of the churches. e Bible warns of false teachers,false christs, false spirits, false gospels, deluding spirits,doctrines of devils--all of which will be found withinchurches and among professing Christians (Acts 20:29-30).It is also not true that fundamentalists are praying for fire tofall on those with whom they disagree doctrinally. at is avicious libel upon biblical fundamentalists who wish no harmupon anyone but who care deeply about the truth of God’sWord.e unscriptural and very dangerous message of this songis put across by the effective means of a country-rock rhythmand by repetition.Another ecumenical song sung by the Gaithers is “JESUSBUILT THIS CHURCH ON LOVE” from their Back Home inIndiana album. e lead on the song is performed by Candy“Hemphill” Christmas, who has traveled with the Gaithers.e song is sung at many of the Gaither concerts and is donein the style of a mid-tempo jazzy black spiritual with heavydrum and bass guitar backbeat.“Do you ever just get to wonderin’/ ‘bout the way things aretoday?/ So many on board this gospel ship/ Trying to row in adifferent way/ If we’d all pull together/ Like a family me and126
you/ We’d come a lot closer to doin’/ what the Lord called us todo.Chorus: “Jesus built this church on love/ and that’s what it’s allabout/ Trying to get everybody saved/ not to keep anybodyout...”is song implies that the divisions within Christianity arelargely if not entirely man-made and unnecessary, that ifprofessing Christians would merely “pull together” andexercise love, the divisions would be healed. It is a feel-goodsentiment, a nice fairy tale which has wide appeal, but it isunreasonable and unscriptural. e Lord Jesus Christ and theapostles warned repeatedly that false teachers would leadmany astray, that there would be false christs, false spirits,false gospels, false churches, doctrines of devils (Mat. 7:15-23;24:3-5,11,24; Acts 20:28-30; 2 Cor. 1:1-4; Galatians 1; 1 Tim.4:1; 2 Tim. 3:13; 4:3-4; 2 Pet. 2; 1 John 4:1; Jude; etc.). (See“False Christs and False Gods” in this Directory ofContemporary Worship Musicians.)e book of Revelation predicts a one-world, end-timeharlot Christian religion (Rev. 17). ose who preach anecumenical unity rarely even mention these Bible warningsand never focus on them. ey do not tell us where thesefalse christs, false gospels, false spirits, false teachers, andfalse churches are in Christianity today. ey imply, rather,that the denominational divisions are largely petty and couldbe overcome by a little ecumenical love. ere are manyproblems among Christians that can be healed through love,but it simply is not true that love will heal the major divisionswithin Christianity. e differences between denominationsinvolve serious doctrinal issues that cannot be ignored andthat cannot be solved through sentimental songs.is Gaither song also says the churches are “not to keepanybody out.” at is blatantly contradictory to the Bible’scommand to separate from error and to exercise churchdiscipline (Rom. 16:17; 1 Corinthians 5; 2 Cor. 6:14-18; 1Tim. 6:3-5; 2 Tim. 2:16-21; 3:5; 2 John 8-11; Rev. 18:4).127
- Page 81 and 82: In an interview with CCM Magazine a
- Page 83 and 84: “So hyper fundi, don’t be disma
- Page 85 and 86: Another,” a song with an ecumenic
- Page 87 and 88: Deliriouse rock group Delirious, wh
- Page 89 and 90: is so unclear. It is blind mysticis
- Page 91 and 92: in a different way. You have to get
- Page 93 and 94: playthings. Take it away. Get it ou
- Page 95 and 96: At first, Dorsey’s illicit mixing
- Page 97 and 98: appearing on Ed Sullivan and other
- Page 99 and 100: the Goodmans. He later joined the B
- Page 101 and 102: world loves nothing better than to
- Page 103 and 104: in less than three years. In June t
- Page 105 and 106: equire repentance, does not judge s
- Page 107 and 108: y any one culture ... He doesn’t
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- Page 113 and 114: “I’d love to see the labels fal
- Page 115 and 116: Scriptures do we see anything like
- Page 117 and 118: made the atonement for sin. e love
- Page 119 and 120: “But there I was, in the odd situ
- Page 121 and 122: Moses not sincere when he struck th
- Page 123 and 124: Ephesians 5:11 says, “And have no
- Page 125 and 126: person’s attitude toward correcti
- Page 127 and 128: influence of the “world’s cultu
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- Page 131: there’s so much pain and hurting/
- Page 135 and 136: “Finger pointing is never, I thin
- Page 137 and 138: Gaines, Billy and SarahIn 1997, Bil
- Page 139 and 140: e Getty’s popular songs include
- Page 141 and 142: e Getty’s ecumenical, one-world-c
- Page 143 and 144: ikini-clad teenagers on his lap at
- Page 145 and 146: In October 2012, the Gettys joined
- Page 147 and 148: Christian music. In 1985 she said,
- Page 149 and 150: to marrying another man to whom she
- Page 151 and 152: “And have no fellowship with the
- Page 153 and 154: Behind the Eyes was the first of Am
- Page 155 and 156: that this plight is largely one of
- Page 157 and 158: “I’m a singer, not a preacher.
- Page 159 and 160: “Faithless heart/ At times the wo
- Page 161 and 162: In 2013, Amy gave her first intervi
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- Page 165 and 166: they become drunken and stagger aro
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is song encourages the hearers to despise doctrinal studyand research and teaching and statements <strong>of</strong> faith, which isthe attitude typically found in the ecumenical movement.is is a recipe for building the apostate end-time one worldchurch.It is also not true that the divisions among Christians aremerely about differing methods or that differing methods arenot important. Take baptism, for example. Manydenominations “baptize” infants, while others baptize onlythose who have trusted Jesus Christ as their Saviour. Somesprinkle; others immerse. ese are differing methods, butthey are not insignificant and cannot be ignored.It is also not true that the “enemy” is limited to thingsoutside <strong>of</strong> the churches. e Bible warns <strong>of</strong> false teachers,false christs, false spirits, false gospels, deluding spirits,doctrines <strong>of</strong> devils--all <strong>of</strong> which will be found withinchurches and among pr<strong>of</strong>essing Christians (Acts 20:29-30).It is also not true that fundamentalists are praying for fire t<strong>of</strong>all on those with whom they disagree doctrinally. at is avicious libel upon biblical fundamentalists who wish no harmupon anyone but who care deeply about the truth <strong>of</strong> God’sWord.e unscriptural and very dangerous message <strong>of</strong> this songis put across by the effective means <strong>of</strong> a country-rock rhythmand by repetition.Another ecumenical song sung by the Gaithers is “JESUSBUILT THIS CHURCH ON LOVE” from their Back Home inIndiana album. e lead on the song is performed by Candy“Hemphill” Christmas, who has traveled with the Gaithers.e song is sung at many <strong>of</strong> the Gaither concerts and is donein the style <strong>of</strong> a mid-tempo jazzy black spiritual with heavydrum and bass guitar backbeat.“Do you ever just get to wonderin’/ ‘bout the way things aretoday?/ So many on board this gospel ship/ Trying to row in adifferent way/ If we’d all pull together/ Like a family me and126
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