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Directory of Contemporary Worship Musicians - Way of Life Literature

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they will think merely that some sort <strong>of</strong> God (Grant neverdefines him) will work everything out for them somehow inthe end. is is not true, though. e only way God is goingto work things out for individual sinners and the only way Hereaches out to them is through the gospel <strong>of</strong> Jesus Christ. InChrist and in Christ alone are the answers, and one must beborn again to find them. Any “hope” outside <strong>of</strong> this is a falsehope. Anyone can find comfort in Amy Grant’s music: theNew Ager, the Hindu, the Mormon, the baptismalregenerationist, the lover <strong>of</strong> e Shack god/goddess, anyone.Her music is that vague.Note the following unscriptural message in the song “Turnthe World Around” from the Behind the Eyes album:“We’re all the same it seems/ Behind the eyes/ Broken promisesand dreams/ In good disguise/ All we’re really looking for issomewhere/ Safe and warm/ e shelter <strong>of</strong> each other in thestorm. Chorus: Maybe one day/ We can turn and face ourfears/ Maybe one day/ We can reach out through our tears/Aer all it’s really not that far/ To where hope can be found.”It is unconscionable for a Christian to sing to the unsavedabout “hope,” about searching for a shelter from the storms <strong>of</strong>life, without giving them a clear presentation <strong>of</strong> the gospel.e unsaved have absolutely no hope apart from salvation inthe Lord Jesus Christ. e destiny <strong>of</strong> every person apart fromJesus Christ is eternal Hell. Instead <strong>of</strong> presenting the gospel,Amy Grant gives a hazy message about reaching out for somemystical hope in a place that is not far away. What place?How does a person reach it? Not only is Amy’s gospel hazy--itis false. Is hope gained by turning and facing our fears? Sheleaves her listeners with this unscriptural impression.By communicating a vague gospel Amy Grant is actuallycommunicating a false gospel.Some <strong>of</strong> the songs on Behind the Eyes focus onhumanitarian themes, but not from a biblical perspective. esong “Turn is World Around” is about the plight <strong>of</strong> thehomeless in America, but it does not explain to the hearers148

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