Saturday, July 18, 2009

Good Question

iMonk: “If we believe the Gospel, doesn’t it seem a bit contradictory to….”

8. Not really care what’s in the song lyrics you use in worship? Doesn’t it seem odd to sing man-centered songs with almost no mention of the Gospel and not even notice that our affections aren’t being directed toward Christ at all? I like a tune and a fun chorus. I like to see people involved emotionally, but the New Testament has entire hymns explaining the incarnation and none about “the secret place.” I’m just sayin…

Read the other points here.

1 comment:

Jason Kanz said...

I blogged about this I-monk post too. I actually have been thinking about song lyrics lately. I know that when you and Scott get your church off the ground, you will be thoughtful about the songs that you sing. I wish more churches would.