Here is today’s lesson, which I have uploaded to this blog as a PDF:

The Modern Practice of Tithing Is Not Biblical

Revelation 22:10: “And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand.”

This may seem to be a strange thing to say, but remember that the letters at the beginning of the book covered the entire Church Age, starting with John’s day. So the book did begin to happen as soon as it was written – and it is still unfolding today. Its time really was at hand.

How He Became King: Anointed by the prophet Ahijah
When He Began Reigning: Uncertain
Reign Length: 22 years
Ruled Over: Israel
Type of King: Evil
Prophet: Ahijah
Death: Struck dead by God
Burial: Unknown

When Solomon sinned against the Lord and began serving other gods, the Lord sent the prophet Ahijah to anoint Jeroboam as ruler over 10 of the tribes of Israel:

I Kings 11:29: “And it came to pass at that time when Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem, that the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite found him in the way; and he had clad himself with a new garment; and they two were alone in the field:
30 And Ahijah caught the new garment that was on him, and rent it in twelve pieces:
31 And he said to Jeroboam, Take thee ten pieces: for thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel, Behold, I will rend the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon, and will give ten tribes to thee:
32 (But he shall have one tribe for my servant David’s sake, and for Jerusalem’s sake, the city which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel:)
33 Because that they have forsaken me, and have worshipped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, Chemosh the god of the Moabites, and Milcom the god of the children of Ammon, and have not walked in my ways, to do that which is right in mine eyes, and to keep my statutes and my judgments, as did David his father.”

God told Jeroboam that if he followed then Lord then He would build him a sure house. (However, as we will see, Jeroboam did not follow the Lord, and his royal line was very short-lived.)

When Solomon found out about this, he tried to kill Jeroboam. However, Jeroboam escaped by fleeing to Egypt and staying there until the king died:

1 Kings 11:40: “Solomon sought therefore to kill Jeroboam. And Jeroboam arose, and fled into Egypt, unto Shishak king of Egypt, and was in Egypt until the death of Solomon.”

Keep in mind that God had told Solomon in advance that He was going to take these tribes away from Solomon’s children, and that this entire event was of God (1 Kings 11:11). However, Solomon did not care. At this point in his life he no longer cared about God’s laws or decrees. Solomon was determined to kill Jeroboam, even though God had chosen him – but Solomon failed.

After Solomon died, Jeroboam returned and asked Rehoboam to lighten the heavy load that Solomon had placed on the people:

1 Kings 12:2: “And it came to pass, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who was yet in Egypt, heard of it, (for he was fled from the presence of king Solomon, and Jeroboam dwelt in Egypt;)
3 That they sent and called him. And Jeroboam and all the congregation of Israel came, and spake unto Rehoboam, saying,
4 Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore make thou the grievous service of thy father, and his heavy yoke which he put upon us, lighter, and we will serve thee.”

However, Rehoboam refused the request and said that he would make things even worse. When he did this Israel rebelled and made Jeroboam their king:

1 Kings 12:20: “And it came to pass, when all Israel heard that Jeroboam was come again, that they sent and called him unto the congregation, and made him king over all Israel: there was none that followed the house of David, but the tribe of Judah only.”

Once Jeroboam became king over Israel, he realized that people were going to continue to go to Jerusalem in order to worship God at the Temple. Since Jerusalem was under the control of Rehoboam, the king worried that the people would begin to like Rehoboam again and would stage a revolt. In order to stop people from going to Jerusalem, Jeroboam built two golden calves and commanded people to worship them:

I Kings 12:26: “And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now shall the kingdom return to the house of David:
27 If this people go up to do sacrifice in the house of the Lord at Jerusalem, then shall the heart of this people turn again unto their lord, even unto Rehoboam king of Judah, and they shall kill me, and go again to Rehoboam king of Judah.
28 Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold, and said unto them, It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem: behold thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.
29 And he set the one in Bethel, and the other put he in Dan.
30 And this thing became a sin: for the people went to worship before the one, even unto Dan.”

Jeroboam also cast the Levites out of the land (2 Chronicles 13:9).

The Lord was very displeased with what Jeroboam had done. He sent a man of God to tell Jeroboam that one day a king named Josiah would take the king’s false priests and burn their bones on his false altar:

1 Kings 13:1: “And, behold, there came a man of God out of Judah by the word of the Lord unto Bethel: and Jeroboam stood by the altar to burn incense.
2 And he cried against the altar in the word of the Lord, and said, O altar, altar, thus saith the Lord; Behold, a child shall be born unto the house of David, Josiah by name; and upon thee shall he offer the priests of the high places that burn incense upon thee, and men’s bones shall be burnt upon thee.”

Despite this warning, Jeroboam still refused to repent:

1 Kings 13:33: “After this thing Jeroboam returned not from his evil way, but made again of the lowest of the people priests of the high places: whosoever would, he consecrated him, and he became one of the priests of the high places.
34 And this thing became sin unto the house of Jeroboam, even to cut it off, and to destroy it from off the face of the earth.”

During Jeroboam’s reign there was war between him and Rehoboam, and between him and Abijah (Rehoboam’s son). However, when Jeroboam attacked Judah, Abijah cried out to God and the Lord defeated Jeroboam’s armies:

2 Chronicles 13:17: “And Abijah and his people slew them with a great slaughter: so there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men.
18 Thus the children of Israel were brought under at that time, and the children of Judah prevailed, because they relied upon the Lord God of their fathers.
19 And Abijah pursued after Jeroboam, and took cities from him, Bethel with the towns thereof, and Jeshanah with the towns thereof, and Ephraim with the towns thereof.”

This was a crushing blow to Jeroboam’s military might; he was never able to recover from this defeat (2 Chronicles 13:20).

When Jeroboam’s son became ill, he sent his wife in disguise to talk to the prophet Ahijah to see if his child would recover. Ahijah told her that the child would die and that God would utterly destroy Jeroboam’s house because of his sin:

I Kings 14:7: “Go, tell Jeroboam, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Forasmuch as I exalted thee from among the people, and made thee prince over my people Israel,
8 And rent the kingdom away from the house of David, and gave it thee: and yet thou hast not been as my servant David, who kept my commandments, and who followed me with all his heart, to do that only which was right in mine eyes;
9 But hast done evil above all that were before thee: for thou hast gone and made thee other gods, and molten images, to provoke me to anger, and hast cast me behind thy back:
10 Therefore, behold, I will bring evil upon the house of Jeroboam, and will cut off from Jeroboam him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel, and will take away the remnant of the house of Jeroboam, as a man taketh away dung, till it be all gone.
11 Him that dieth of Jeroboam in the city shall the dogs eat; and him that dieth in the field shall the fowls of the air eat: for the Lord hath spoken it.
12 Arise thou therefore, get thee to thine own house: and when thy feet enter into the city, the child shall die.”

God said that His wrath against Jeroboam was so great that the dead child would be the only one of his children that would be buried:

1 Kings 14:13: “And all Israel shall mourn for him, and bury him: for he only of Jeroboam shall come to the grave, because in him there is found some good thing toward the Lord God of Israel in the house of Jeroboam.”

Jeroboam reigned for 22 years. The Lord then struck him and he died:

2 Chronicles 13:20: “Neither did Jeroboam recover strength again in the days of Abijah: and the Lord struck him, and he died.”

After he died, his son Nadab reigned in his stead.

Revelation 22:8: “And I John saw these things, and heard them. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which shewed me these things.
9 Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not: for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God.”

There we have it: do not worship angels. Angels are our fellow servants. Both men and angels are to serve God, and only God is worthy of worship. This angel must have been glorious for John to be tempted to worship him, but the angel put a quick stop to it. Worship is reserved for God alone.

Here is today’s lesson, which I have uploaded to this blog as a PDF:

God Does Not Require Christians To Keep The Sabbath

Revelation 22:6: “And he said unto me, These sayings are faithful and true: and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to shew unto his servants the things which must shortly be done.
7 Behold, I come quickly: blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book.”

I think when verse 6 says these things “must shortly be done” (which is an echo of language found in the Old Testament), it is referring to the speed at which things will happen once they start happening. When the Lord does come He will come quickly; it will not be a long, drawn-out affair. (After all, that is what He says in verse 7).

Notice also that once again we are told there is a blessing for those that “keep the sayings of the prophecy of this book”. A lot of people ignore it entirely, but there is a blessing for reading it and paying attention to what it says. Prophecy is not something that should be ignored; it should be studied and taught.

How He Became King: Appointed by King Nebuchadnezzar
When He Began Reigning: 21 years old
Reign Length: 11 years
Ruled Over: Judah
Type of King: Evil
Prophet: Jeremiah
Death: Nebuchadnezzar conquered Jerusalem, took him to Babylon, and burned him alive
Burial: Unknown

Zedekiah was the last king of Judah. He was appointed king by Nebuchadnezzar after the Babylonians conquered conquered Jerusalem. Zedekiah began reigning when he was 21 years old, and he reigned over Judah for 11 years. He was a wicked king:

2 Kings 24:17: “And the king of Babylon made Mattaniah his father’s brother king in his stead, and changed his name to Zedekiah.
18 Zedekiah was twenty and one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.
19 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.”

The king was not alone in his wickedness. During his days the people and the priests did very wickedly. God sent prophets to warn them to repent, but they refused to listen:

2 Chronicles 36:14: “Moreover all the chief of the priests, and the people, transgressed very much after all the abominations of the heathen; and polluted the house of the Lord which he had hallowed in Jerusalem.
15 And the Lord God of their fathers sent to them by his messengers, rising up betimes, and sending; because he had compassion on his people, and on his dwelling place:
16 But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and misused his prophets, until the wrath of the Lord arose against his people, till there was no remedy.”

During Zedekiah’s reign the king rebelled against Nebuchadnezzar. Jeremiah warned him that God was going to fight against Israel, and told the king that if he did not repent then God would destroy the Temple. However, Zedekiah refused to listen. When the Babylonians came against Jerusalem, Zedekiah had Jeremiah put in prison:

Jeremiah 32:2: “For then the king of Babylon’s army besieged Jerusalem: and Jeremiah the prophet was shut up in the court of the prison, which was in the king of Judah’s house.
3 For Zedekiah king of Judah had shut him up, saying, Wherefore dost thou prophesy, and say, Thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall take it;”

Just as Jeremiah had foretold, Nebuchadnezzar came against Jerusalem and conquered it:

2 Kings 25:1: “And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came, he, and all his host, against Jerusalem, and pitched against it; and they built forts against it round about.
2 And the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king Zedekiah.
3 And on the ninth day of the fourth month the famine prevailed in the city, and there was no bread for the people of the land.
4 And the city was broken up, and all the men of war fled by night by the way of the gate between two walls, which is by the king’s garden: (now the Chaldees were against the city round about:) and the king went the way toward the plain.
5 And the army of the Chaldees pursued after the king, and overtook him in the plains of Jericho: and all his army were scattered from him.”

Nebuchadnezzar did exactly what Jeremiah had prophesied. He looted the Temple, burned it, and destroyed the walls of Jerusalem:

2 Chronicles 36:18: “And all the vessels of the house of God, great and small, and the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of the king, and of his princes; all these he brought to Babylon.
19 And they burnt the house of God, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem, and burnt all the palaces thereof with fire, and destroyed all the goodly vessels thereof.
20 And them that had escaped from the sword carried he away to Babylon; where they were servants to him and his sons until the reign of the kingdom of Persia:
21 To fulfil the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah, until the land had enjoyed her sabbaths: for as long as she lay desolate she kept sabbath, to fulfil threescore and ten years.”

Zedekiah did not fare any better. Nebuchadnezzar killed Zedekiah’s son, put out the king’s eyes, and carried him away to Babylon:

2 Kings 25:6: “So they took the king, and brought him up to the king of Babylon to Riblah; and they gave judgment upon him.
7 And they slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and put out the eyes of Zedekiah, and bound him with fetters of brass, and carried him to Babylon.”

The book of Jeremiah tells us that Nebuchadnezzar burned Zedekiah alive:

Zedekiah 29:22: “And of them shall be taken up a curse by all the captivity of Judah which are in Babylon, saying, The Lord make thee like Zedekiah and like Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire;”

Judah was carried out of the land and went into exile. The days of the kings of Judah had come to an end.

Revelation 22:5: “And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.”

In the New Jerusalem, as we saw before, there will be no night. That does not mean that the New Earth has no sun, or that the other nations don’t experience night; it just means that that city does not need the sunlight or any other light source, because the light in the city comes from God Himself. His glory lights the entire city.

Here we have another sneak peek at what we’ll be doing for all the ages of time: “and they shall reign for ever and ever”. The privilege of reigning with Christ is not something that only happens during the Millennial Kingdom and then ends; it will extend on forever.

Here is today’s lesson, which I have uploaded to this blog as a PDF:

You Really Can Earn Heavenly Treasure

Revelation 22:4: “And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads.”

This is an interesting twist on the Mark of the Beast. With the Mark you were identified as belonging to Satan, and those who had it were lost forever. Here we have a very different kind of mark – one that identifies you as belonging to God. Those who have that are saved forever.

I normally write about pretty serious theological issues, so I thought this might be a good change of pace. This particular cartoon gets a great deal of hate and grief, and it really doesn’t deserve it. It’s time someone stood up for it.

Since this includes pictures, I decided the easiest thing to do was to upload my article about the show as a PDF file. You can download it right here:

In Defense Of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic

How He Became King: After his father Jehoiakim was defeated by Nebuchadnezzar
When He Began Reigning: 8 years old
Reign Length: 3 months
Ruled Over: Judah
Type of King: Evil
Prophet: Jeremiah
Death: Nebuchadnezzar conquered Jerusalem and took him to Babylon
Burial: Unknown

After Jehoiakim died, his son Jehoiachin became ruler over Judah. If you examine the Scriptures you will see that the Bible gives two very different ages for the start of his rule:

2 Chronicles 36:9: “Jehoiachin was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months and ten days in Jerusalem: and he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord.”

2 Kings 24:8: “Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. And his mother’s name was Nehushta, the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem.”

So what’s going on here? Well, the book of Jeremiah gives us a hint. It tells us that at this point in history Israel had a king and a queen:

Jeremiah 13:18: “Say unto the king and to the queen, Humble yourselves, sit down: for your principalities shall come down, even the crown of your glory.”

Legally, Jehoiachin became king when he was 8 years old. However, his mother ruled in his stead until the king turned 18. That is why for a period of time the land had a king and a queen, and that is why the Bible gives two different ages.

Jehoiachin’s reign was short. He was a wicked ruler and only reigned for three months. During his reign Nebuchadnezzar came against Jerusalem and conquered it:

2 Kings 24:10: “At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against Jerusalem, and the city was besieged.
11 And Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came against the city, and his servants did besiege it.
12 And Jehoiachin the king of Judah went out to the king of Babylon, he, and his mother, and his servants, and his princes, and his officers: and the king of Babylon took him in the eighth year of his reign.”

Nebuchadnezzar achieved a decisive victory. He carried away all the treasures of the Temple and of the palace. He also carried away Jerusalem’s people, princes, and craftsmen, leaving behind only the very poorest people. Finally, Nebuchadnezzar carried away Jehoiachin, his mother, and his wives to Babylon:

2 Kings 24:13: “And he carried out thence all the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of the king’s house, and cut in pieces all the vessels of gold which Solomon king of Israel had made in the temple of the Lord, as the Lord had said.
14 And he carried away all Jerusalem, and all the princes, and all the mighty men of valour, even ten thousand captives, and all the craftsmen and smiths: none remained, save the poorest sort of the people of the land.
15 And he carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon, and the king’s mother, and the king’s wives, and his officers, and the mighty of the land, those carried he into captivity from Jerusalem to Babylon.
16 And all the men of might, even seven thousand, and craftsmen and smiths a thousand, all that were strong and apt for war, even them the king of Babylon brought captive to Babylon.”

Nebuchadnezzar then made Zedekiah (Jehoiachin’s father’s brother) king over Judah.

Revelation 22:3: “And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him:”

In the beginning, after the Fall, God cursed the ground because of Adam’s sin. Here we see that the curse is gone. Things have finally been put back the way they used to be.

Also, what will we be doing for all the endless ages of eternity? It says in verse 3 that “his servants shall serve him”. This means that we will spend all of the ages of eternity serving God. We won’t be sitting there with nothing to do, wishing we had brought a magazine to read. Instead we will be serving the Lord – just as we do here, only I suspect it will be in very different ways. I don’t know what things will need to be done, but we will serve the Lord all the same.

Here is today’s lesson, which I have uploaded to this blog as a PDF:

God Is Not Giving You New Revelation

Over the years I have become very concerned about Contemporary Christian Music (or CCM, as it is also known). At first I thought it was uplifting and encouraging, but I’ve now come to believe that it is a genuine danger to the Church. It is not nearly as harmless as it seems to be.

Now, let me start off by saying that my objections are not tied to the music itself. There are some people who hate CCM because it has a rock beat, and they teach that drums and rock beats are evil and sinful. That sort of thinking is utterly preposterous. It is impossible for a beat to be sinful. There are no verses anywhere in the Bible that say “Using drums in music is sinful”, or “If your musical beat matches these characteristics, it is evil.” That whole line of thinking has no Biblical support whatsoever. The problem is not the beat.

There are other people who criticize CCM because its songs tend to be short and repetitive. While I admit that I prefer the classic hymns which had far more spiritual depth, I think it is an error to say that something that is short and repetitive is sinful. You see, the Bible actually has examples of both! For example, Psalm 136 is one of the most repetitive psalms in the Bible. Every single one of its 26 verses ends with the phrase “for his mercy endureth forever”:

Psalm 136:1: “O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
2 O give thanks unto the God of gods: for his mercy endureth for ever.
3 O give thanks to the Lord of lords: for his mercy endureth for ever. . .”

But that’s not the only example. In the book of Revelation the apostle John told us that this scene is continually happening in the throne room of Heaven:

Revelation 4:8: “And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come.”

These beings repeat that same short statement day and night forever. You really can’t get any more repetitive than that!

Now, I’m not saying that music should be repetitive. There are plenty of Psalms that aren’t the least bit repetitive, and there are plenty that aren’t short either. The point is that it’s not a sin for a song to be short, and it’s not evil for a song to be repetitive. The Bible has both.

What bothers me about CCM is not the tune, or the beat, or the instruments, or the repetitiveness, or the brevity of the songs. I’m not even bothered by the words. Sure, some of the songs are very light on theology, and others are just plain bad, but there are a few that are very uplifting and Biblically sound. No, what really bothers me is the artists.

You see, the songs themselves may be fine, but the artists are not. The people who write and sing the songs are not Biblially sound at all. Instead they use their position and fame to spread heresies, damage the Church, and lure people away from the truth and into error. They are the real danger, and they are causing a great deal of harm.

A great recent example of this is Dan Haseltine, of the band Jars of Clay. He has come out in support of gay marriage, and has urged his fans to do the same. Now, gay marriage is an abomination in the sight of God. The Bible teaches that homosexuality is a very serious sin, and those who are caught up in it need to repent. But that’s not what CCM artists teach! They are using their positions to promote gay marriage – and young people are listening. When they see these famous artists stand up and say “It’s fine for a Christian to support homosexuality”, they think “Well, it must be all right then.” People are listening to what these artists have to say.

It doesn’t take a lot of research to discover that many CCM artists are not Biblically sound. For example:

• Matt Maher, who wrote “Lord, I Need You” is a big supporter of the Catholic Church. Not only is he raising his son in it, but he sees it as his family and wants to bring Protestants back to it. The “Lord” in his songs is not the God of the Bible, but the false God of Rome. He spreads the message that Catholicism’s works-based religion is perfectly fine and that Protestants need to return to the Pope.
• James Cleveland, who won multiple Grammy Awards for gospel singing (1974, 1977, 1980, 1990), was a homosexual. He died of AIDS, which he contracted from his homosexual partners.
• Marsha Stephens, who wrote the famous “For Those Tears I Died”, divorced her husband, left her children, and married another woman. She then started a lesbian praise music ministry.
• Ray Boltz, who wrote the famous song “Thank You (for giving to the Lord)”, announced his homosexuality in 2008. He then divorced his wife to live with another man, and today tours the country to spread his gay-Christian message.
• Geron Davis, Joel Hemphill, Mark Carouthers, Phillips, Craig and Dean, and Lanny Wolfe all deny the Trinity.
• Stuart Townend denies that God is vengeful, which is a rejection of the God of the Bible.
• Michael W. Smith endorsed The Shack, which was a shockingly heretical book that rejects the God of the Bible and replaces Him with a false god.

These are not isolated examples; I could go on for pages. Homosexuality is common among CCM artists. Support for homosexuality is also common. CCM artists don’t speak out against gay marriage; instead they speak out in support of it. The books and works that they promote are heretical. CCM artists are also tied to the emergent church, which has largely abandoned the gospel altogether. They also happen to be very ecumenical. Instead of standing up for what the Word of God says, they seek to unite all believers everywhere into one church – specifically, the Church of Rome. They don’t stand up for the truth; instead they water it down. I am not saying that every single one of them are bad, but I am saying that as a group they are doctrinally unsound – and that matters.

In the modern era of Twitter, Facebook, and social media, it is very easy for fans to connect with these artists and hear what they have to say – and the artists are taking full advantage of that. The message that they are spreading is very dangerous, and they are winning a lot of converts. It ought to alarm us that CCM artists are promoting homosexual marriage. That ought to be a huge warning sign that something is very, very wrong with that entire industry.

I have come to believe that it is a very bad idea to use CCM in churches as worship music. When CCM is used in churches, people become interested in the artists. They grow to respect them (because the church has endorsed them by using their music in church services!) and they want to find out more about them. So they begin following the artists on Twitter, listening to interviews, and hearing what they have to say. These artists are then able to lead people away from the truth. I believe CCM is dangerous because it leads people right to the artists, who in turn lead people into error. CCM builds bridges to a world of heresy and sin. It is a serious problem because it leads to a dangerous place.

The Bible is very clear that Christians ought to separate themselves from Christians who are living in unrepentant sin or who are preaching dangerous heresies:

1 Corinthians 5:11: “But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolator, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat.”

II John 1:9: “Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son.
10 If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed:
11 For he that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds.”

What do you think the apostles would say about people who were using their positions to promote immorality? Do you think John would have been fine with using the music of unrepentant homosexual “Christians” in worship services? Do you really think he would have put his stamp of approval on that? If we are not even supposed to eat with them or receive them into our homes then do you really think we should receive them into our churches, promote their music, and give them a stage?

That is why I think that we should reevaluate our use of CCM. It is not harmless and it is not fine. I think it has the potential to do a tremendous amount of damage.