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Directory of Contemporary Worship Musicians - Way of Life Literature

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moral filthiness (e.g., rap dancing to the burning bush andshaking your booty to the falling <strong>of</strong> the walls <strong>of</strong> Jericho), butthe way the words are sung are downright blasphemous. Youhave to see the video and hear the voices to understand justhow sick and blasphemous this thing is, but I am not going togive out the link because I don’t want young people,especially, to be influenced by this vile thing.Ingrid Schlueter <strong>of</strong> “Crosstalk Radio Talk Show” on VCYAmerica Radio Network made the following observation:“e sneering, mocking expressions and tones <strong>of</strong> voice in thisvideo have to be witnessed to be understood for what they are.By his speech and manner, the rapper takes the name <strong>of</strong> theHoly Son <strong>of</strong> God in vain, but the video contains somethingmore. ere is hatred here, hatred for who God is according tothe Scriptures. e spirit <strong>of</strong> this video, ironically shown at a socalledworship conference, is anti-Christ. You cannot know theLord <strong>of</strong> glory, the living Word <strong>of</strong> God and speak <strong>of</strong> Him in thismanner. ... e monstrous treatment <strong>of</strong> the name <strong>of</strong> God underthe guise <strong>of</strong> worship is evidence <strong>of</strong> the hearts behind the video.e grimace when the rapper says, ewwww, I feel this divinity...is manifestly evil. e name <strong>of</strong> the Lord, by whose mercy welive and breathe and have our being, is to be revered above allearthly names. Anyone who can listen to the spirit <strong>of</strong> mockeryand ridicule in this video and not feel a holy anger needs toreturn to the Bible and learn who God really is” (“Purpose-Driven Rapper Crosses the Line to Blasphemy”).We agree with that assessment completely.e next time someone tries to convince you that theSouthern Baptist Convention is “conservative,” rememberthat you will find every worldly thing in the SBC, and worldlyChristianity is not “conservative” Christianity.ere is no separation from the world at SaddlebackChurch. Any sorry piece <strong>of</strong> rock or rap music is fine as longas it is accompanied by a thin veneer <strong>of</strong> religiosity.ere has never been anything innocent or pure about rockand roll. From its inception, it has had two grand themes:296

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