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
“It was not God’s will that we divorced. It wasn’t. at was notHis plan. … Did we allow God to do all He could do?Unquestionably no. No, we did not. ‘Irreconcilabledifferences’ [the basis upon which the divorce was sought] issuch a lame and hollow phrase. at’s what you say whenyou’re afraid to say anything. It’s the legalese that allows you towalk away. From my vantage point, we had one irreconcilabledifference: I wanted her to stay, and she wanted to leave.Everything else, God could have reconciled” (CCM Magazine,January 2000, pp. 36, 37).In typical CCM fashion, Amy Grant lashed out at thosewho would judge her. Note the following statements from herinterview:“Let’s get real. Humanity is humanity. You want to know whatmy real black ugly stuff is? Go look in a mirror and everythingthat’s black and ugly about you, it’s the same about me. … Noone is ever changed because of judgment. … It doesn’t makeone person more holy to point out the sin of anotherperson” (Amy Grant, CCM Magazine, November 1999, p. 38).While it is true that all are sinners, it is not true thatChristians have no right to judge sin. When a member of thechurch at Corinth committed fornication and broughtreproach upon the name of Christ, the congregation followedthe Amy Grant philosophy and refused to exercise judgment.Paul rebuked them for their tolerance and lack of judgmentin the matter.“For I verily, as absent in body, but present in spirit, HAVEJUDGED ALREADY, as though I were present, concerninghim that hath so done this deed, In the name of our Lord JesusChrist, when ye are gathered together, and my spirit, with thepower of our Lord Jesus Christ, To deliver such an one untoSatan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may besaved in the day of the Lord Jesus” (1 Corinthians 5:3-5).Christians ARE responsible to reprove sin in the lives ofothers with the goal of bringing the sinner to repentance.144
“And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness,but rather reprove them” (Ephesians 5:11).“em that sin rebuke before all, that others also may fear” (1Timothy 5:20).“is witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that theymay be sound in the faith” (Titus 1:13).“But exhort one another daily, while it is called Today; lest anyof you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin” (Hebrews3:13).“Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one converthim; Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner fromthe error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hidea multitude of sins” (James 5:19,20).e love of God does not overlook sin. e Lord JesusChrist said, “As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: bezealous therefore, and repent” (Revelation 3:19).Grant has made 15 albums. Her self-titled debut album soldover 50,000 copies in 1977. Amy was only 17 years old. Hermusic has moved increasingly toward heavy rock. Her 1982album, Age to Age, was the first album on a Christian label togo platinum, meaning it sold more than one million copies.$200,000 was spent in its production. Of this album, Amytestified: “I wanted to make a record that musically would fitright between Madonna and Huey Lewis” (Rolling Stone, June6, 1985, p. 10). In 1983, she won her first of six GrammyAwards. She made history by being the first to be named TopFemale Gospel Vocalist three years in a row. Of the top 20 alltimebest-selling Christian albums, eight belong to AmyGrant: Heart in Motion (5,846,000), Home for Christmas(3,624,000), House of Love (2,605,000), Lead Me On(1,671,000), e Collection (1,634,000), A Christmas Album(1,275,000), Unguarded (1,267,000), Age to Age (1,243,000),and Straight Ahead (1,133,000) (CCM Magazine, July 1998,pp. 107-108).145
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“It was not God’s will that we divorced. It wasn’t. at was notHis plan. … Did we allow God to do all He could do?Unquestionably no. No, we did not. ‘Irreconcilabledifferences’ [the basis upon which the divorce was sought] issuch a lame and hollow phrase. at’s what you say whenyou’re afraid to say anything. It’s the legalese that allows you towalk away. From my vantage point, we had one irreconcilabledifference: I wanted her to stay, and she wanted to leave.Everything else, God could have reconciled” (CCM Magazine,January 2000, pp. 36, 37).In typical CCM fashion, Amy Grant lashed out at thosewho would judge her. Note the following statements from herinterview:“Let’s get real. Humanity is humanity. You want to know whatmy real black ugly stuff is? Go look in a mirror and everythingthat’s black and ugly about you, it’s the same about me. … Noone is ever changed because <strong>of</strong> judgment. … It doesn’t makeone person more holy to point out the sin <strong>of</strong> anotherperson” (Amy Grant, CCM Magazine, November 1999, p. 38).While it is true that all are sinners, it is not true thatChristians have no right to judge sin. When a member <strong>of</strong> thechurch at Corinth committed fornication and broughtreproach upon the name <strong>of</strong> Christ, the congregation followedthe Amy Grant philosophy and refused to exercise judgment.Paul rebuked them for their tolerance and lack <strong>of</strong> judgmentin the matter.“For I verily, as absent in body, but present in spirit, HAVEJUDGED ALREADY, as though I were present, concerninghim that hath so done this deed, In the name <strong>of</strong> our Lord JesusChrist, when ye are gathered together, and my spirit, with thepower <strong>of</strong> our Lord Jesus Christ, To deliver such an one untoSatan for the destruction <strong>of</strong> the flesh, that the spirit may besaved in the day <strong>of</strong> the Lord Jesus” (1 Corinthians 5:3-5).Christians ARE responsible to reprove sin in the lives <strong>of</strong>others with the goal <strong>of</strong> bringing the sinner to repentance.144
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