She Went to the Rock

May 13th, 2008

1982587222.jpgShe sang about doing it. She convinced me to do it. And now that Dottie Rambo has died, her song remains, urging others to do it.

Here is the Larnelle Harris version which convinced me:

The Entrance Requirement to the Kingdom of God

August 5th, 2007

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Shortly after becoming a Christian, I heard a non-Christian claim that one needn’t be a Christian to lead a good life, and to do remarkable things for one’s neighbor. In fact, he said he knew many non-Christians who led better lives than some Christians he knew.

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What Is the Music of the Kingdom of God?

July 2nd, 2007

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Recently God has been asking me to think about music and its role in worshipping Him. I know He has because the subject has been just about everywhere I turn.

The music debate has raged in the church ever since  harmony was labeled the tool of the Enemy.

Two of my favorite Christian website discussion groups have been generating a great deal of heat and light on the subject with comments like:

               Some music (sound not words) is “pornophony” – aural pornography, obscenity in auditory rather than visual form.

               Rock music is inherently neurotic, nihilistic, self-centered, incapable of either inducing or expressing the necessary Christian aspects of worship

               Waltz music, operatic music, and secular classical music do not belong in a worship service.

               Some music is inherently decadent and corrupt and cannot be sanctified.

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