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activity outside of marriage is sin and since legitimatemarriage is only between a man and a woman, there isabsolutely no possibility that God would bless homosexualrelationships.Stevens claims to have been saved in 1969 when she was ateenager. is is how her salvation is described at her website:“In 1969, Marsha Stevens was a troubled adolescent when shehad her first conscious encounter with Christ whileparticipating in a Bible study group. In the vision thisencounter evoked, she saw herself walking with Jesus near adeep blue river and this experience both changed and savedher life. Following it, she composed the folk hymn, ‘For oseTears I Died (or Come To the Water).’ e song has nowbecome a standard of Christian hymnals and it launched hercareer as a Christian singer/songwriter.”is is not a biblical salvation testimony, and it is nowonder that she has become apostate. To see oneself walkingwith Jesus near a deep blue river is not the same as confessingand repenting of one’s sin and trusting the cross-work ofChrist for forgiveness.e same weak “gospel” is contained in Steven’s hitecumenical song “For ose Tears I Died.”You said You’d come and share all my sorrows,You said You’d be there for all my tomorrows;I came so close to sending You away,But just like You promised You came there to stay;I just had to pray!Jesus, I give You my heart and my soul,I know that without God I’d never be whole;Savior, You opened all the right doors,And I thank You and praise You from earth’s humble shores;Take me I’m Yours.And Jesus said, “Come to the water, stand by My side,I know you are thirsty, you won’t be denied;326