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Directory of Contemporary Worship Musicians - Way of Life Literature

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Corinthians 10:31), and He certainly is not glorified bycursing and immorality.Young also defended listening to the vulgar rock singerDavid Wilcox: “I don’t see any immorality in songs like ‘BoobJob.’ If anything, he’s looking down on stuff like that. If youlook at the Bible, it’s not a cute little book with sweet littlestories. It’s one <strong>of</strong> the most graphic, dirtiest, gross, powerful,dark, yet enlightening books” (Ibid.). is is amazing. Wewonder what kind <strong>of</strong> Bible Cliff Young has. I’ve been studyingthe Bible for 25 years and have never found it to be graphic orgross or dirty or dark. Whenever the Bible deals withanything touching on immorality, it does so in a sensitive andholy manner so that the reader’s thoughts are not perverted.is is certainly not the way that the rock world deals withimmorality.e anti-fundamentalist attitude <strong>of</strong> Caedmon’s Call isevident:“It’s amazing how we can get caught up in these things. ‘Did hesay that? I can’t believe he said that!’ Especially in the Baptistchurch we’re in, our whole idea <strong>of</strong> Biblical holiness is, ‘Don’tdrink; don’t smoke; don’t cuss.’ True Biblical holiness is a lotmore than that. … the whole CHRISTIAN SUBCULTURE INTHE BIBLE BELT THAT SAYS, ‘DON’T DO THIS. DON’TDO THAT. You can’t talk about that.’ at kind <strong>of</strong> thing is nodifferent from Jesus’ day [the Pharisees]. I’ve been in theirposition. I was a Pharisee for many years” (Cliff Young, Ibid.).is statement is a mockery <strong>of</strong> biblical absolutes. It isimpossible to take the Bible seriously without striving to beholy in every area <strong>of</strong> life, without applying biblical precepts toeverything the Christian does, without guarding the tongue.e New Testament is filled with commandments—with do’sand don’ts—with things the Christian can and cannot do. Ithas many commandments against drunkenness and cussing.e very appearance <strong>of</strong> evil is to be avoided (1 ess. 5:21).e attitude expressed by Cliff Young <strong>of</strong> Caedmon’s Call is asmokescreen for rebellion against biblical holiness. He speaks26

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