Directory of Contemporary Worship Musicians - Way of Life Literature

eal, When Angels & Serpents Dance. ... Twistedly slipping,Radiance soaring./ Winding maliciously, creeping, flowing./Righteous, moral, and just. Deceitful the creature is crawling./e guardians flying, the dance is breathing,/ Who'sleading?” (P.O.D., “When Angels and Serpents Dance,”2008).I challenge anyone to find the gospel of Jesus Christ inthose lyrics, and they are representative of all of their songs.e main message in “Can You Feel It” is that you can keepon rocking no matter what. e song presumptuously claimsthat the thrice holy God Himself loves “funky” rock music.e message to “Breathe Babylon” is so obscure that it ismeaningless.e same is true of “When Angels and Serpents Dance.” Ifanything, the message to this song is the heresy that good andevil can co-exist together. e refrain “Life’s real, when angelsand serpents dance” is repeated 10 times in this short song,reminding us that one of the major elements of contemporarymusic is its mindless repetition that helps create the mysticalatmosphere that modern “worshipers” are seeking.It is obvious that it is the hard rock music itself that reallymatters to P.O.D. and their followers.e powerful body-jerking, emotion-wrenching music andthe obscure message of CCM is building the one-worldchurch more effectively than any other factor. ere is roomfor any christ, any gospel, and any spirit within the lyrics ofthis music (2 Corinthians 11:3-4).P.O.D.’s platinum-selling album e Fundamental Elementsof Southtown didn’t mention the name of Jesus Christ, letalone give a clear presentation of the gospel.Furthermore, the lyrics of P.O.D.’s music are difficult toimpossible to discern because of the loud thumping music.In a 2001 interview with eresa McKeon of Shoutwebtitled “P.O.D. e Fundamental Elements of God Rock,”members of P.O.D. (Sonny, Traa, and Marcos) cussed andotherwise demonstrated their worldliness even while252