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Directory of Contemporary Worship Musicians - Way of Life Literature

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condemn others. ‘at happened to me as a child, and it’s notright. ... We don’t holler at people and we don’t shake Bibles atthem. We just bring the love <strong>of</strong> Jesus to them’” (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Seattle, Washington, Oct. 11, 1984).LeFevre’s Pentecostal doctrine is evident by the followingstatement: “If you come to our concerts, you’ll find peoplegetting born again, people getting baptized in the Holy Spirit,people getting healed <strong>of</strong> physical ailments” (Mylon LeFevre,Ministries Today, January-February 1987, p. 30).In the 1990s, LeFevre came under the influence <strong>of</strong> theheretical Word-Faith movement taught by Kenneth Haginand Kenneth Copeland. He and his wife moved to Texas andput themselves “under the Copeland’s spiritualcovering” (TributetoMylon.com).As noted previously, one <strong>of</strong> LeFevre’s videos was called“Sheep in Wolves’ Clothing.” e Lord Jesus Christ warnedthat false teachers are wolves in sheep’s clothing, butChristian rockers claim to be sheep in wolves’ clothing! Whatincredible confusion.LeFevre promotes the false doctrine that music is neutraland that any music can be used to glorify God as long as theperformer is sincere:“Music is not good or evil because <strong>of</strong> the formation <strong>of</strong> thenotes or the structure <strong>of</strong> the beat. Music is good because theheart <strong>of</strong> the person playing it is innocently and sincerely givingpraise to our God” (Mylon LeFevre, cited by Jeff Godwin,What’s Wrong with Christian Rock?, p. 122).“Rock ‘n’ roll is not evil. Rock ‘n’ roll is rock ‘n’ roll. It’s a form<strong>of</strong> music” (LeFevre, cited by John Styll, CCM Magazine, March1986).Any bar owner knows that music is not neutral. Why doesthe owner <strong>of</strong> a tavern or a night club choose a certain kind <strong>of</strong>music? Because that type <strong>of</strong> music creates the rightatmosphere to promote the fleshly activities <strong>of</strong> thatestablishment. If a tavern owner attempted to play traditional210

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