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Michael Sweet Please Stand Up,” CCM Magazine, November1995).e unscriptural non-judgmental philosophy of RobertSweet is evident from the following statement at his web site:“To explain myself further, I would like to emphasize a fewthings. I am not a Republican who hates Democrats, nor aconservative who hates liberals. I PREACH NO RELIGION! IAM NOT A FINGER POINTER NOR A BIBLE BASHER. ... Iam not a homophobic. I’m simply a musician who hopes toshow the reality of JESUS in some way to all those whose pathI cross” (“A Letter from Robert,” Robert Sweet web site, http://members.aol.com/RobrtSweet/index.html).Robert Sweet also says:“I don’t believe that believing in hope is a joke. I truly feel ifeveryone on this planet would take to heart the brilliant wordsof JESUS, war would simply be no more. Racism woulddisappear. e needs of the homeless and starving would bemet. Senseless drive-bys and other shootings would cease toexist. Dissension would end. One could always leave theirdoors unlocked, and peace could truly be given a chance, asJohn Lennon once pleaded” (“A Letter from Robert,” RobertSweet web site).is statement demonstrates a gross lack of biblicalunderstanding. It is the sentiment of a man who is notgrounded in the truths of the Bible. Consider some problemswith Sweet’s statement as tested by God’s Word: (1) e Bibleplainly says that people in this present fallen world are notgoing to take the words of Jesus seriously. e Holy Spiritprophesied that evil men will increase (2 Timothy 4:13). (2)Even if men would somehow attempt to live by the words ofJesus, they would still be sinners and there would still be sin,because “all have sinned and come short of the glory ofGod” (Romans 3:23). (3) What people need is not merely tofollow Christ’s teaching but to be born again through faith inHis blood atonement. “For in Christ Jesus neithercircumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision, but a339