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"Every good free bringeth forth good fruit; but
a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit... Therefore by their fruits shall
ye know them". - Matt. 7:18, 20 Jesus the Rock that Will Not
Roll continued:-
DEATH OF A NATION My advice to all of you who use God's "love and mercy"to put our church
people to sleep is "Repent, or ye shall all likewise perish!"
God's Spirit is calling us to end the stage shows and dramas in His
house of worship. His sword has been drawn, and soon it will be wet with
the blood of the unrighteous hypocrites who have made a mockery of Him
in the name of Christianity.
How can we reach men and women for Christ, when instead of "evangelization",
we see "evangossip". They sing lies such as: THIS WORLD IS NOT MY HOME,
I'M JUST APASSIN' THROUGH, as they get men and women, boys and girls
to compromise with evil. They seem to completely forget Christ said we
were to pray: "Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, IN EARTH as it
is in heaven". No wonder we aren't doing much to hold back evil!
We hear so-called Christians as they sing ONWARD CHRISTIAN SOLDIERS,
MARCHING AS TO WAR, when they don't even know there is a war going
on, and when at the first sign of physical conflict, they retire to their
spiritual foxholes, and spend fruitless hours praying for Christ to Rapture
them out of the mess that was caused by their apathy. You can't fight a
war hiding in a foxhole, and we are engaged in a "no quarter"' war to the
death, against the forces of hell itself, whether you want to admit it
or not. in your present state of apathy, you could well become a casualty!
All of you who want to "rock for Jesus" and "burn for Jesus," better
repent, for God's wrath is about to be poured out on you as you shout your
empty "hallelujahs, praise the Lord, Amens!" (By their fruits, not their
loudness, shall ye know them".)
This is the day, when God's truth MUST be uppermost in the minds
and foremost in our hearts, if we are to be victorious! Stay clear of compromise,
as you would the plague! Take the sword of the Spirit and strike for the'
glory of God for we are at WAR! Take the enemy into the spiritual realm,
where the Sword of the Spirit will hack him into pieces. The enemy recognizes
this danger, that is why he wants us to fight his way, using his methods,
on grounds of his choosing. But to do this is to be annihilated!
I believe God wants us to exalt and worship Him in music. He always
has! We are told to "Speak to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual
songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord", (Eph. 5:19;
Col. 3:16). But we are told in Amos 5:23 - "Take away from me the noise
of your songs . . . but let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness
as a mighty stream". if we do not do things God's way, He has promised
to turn our song into lamentations (Amos 8:10) and just because you claim
to be a New Testament Christian, and this was written under the Old Covenant,
don't think it doesn't apply to you, for it does!
I believe the reason most "true Israelites" have an ingrained love for
good music, is because God wants us to glorify Him by this means. But you
can rest assured, that He does not look with approval on REGGAE, FUNK,
BLUES, ROCK, or even worldly, country music.
Many of you in the church world have been deceived into believing that
dancing around, shouting and clapping and discoing is doing God a service.
You have been deceived! You are being used by your selfish, carnal nature,
not the Spirit of God. For God's Spirit never does anything in an unseemly
manner!
Compose and sing songs which are written according to the leadership
of the Holy Spirit. Compare such mighty songs as "Amazing grace, how sweet
the sound, that saved a wretch like me. I once was lost, but now I'm found;
was blind, but now I see". Compare this grandeur with the little religious
ditties which are now considered songs of praise.
Compare "ye chosen seed of Israel's race, ye ransomed from the fall,
Hail Him who saved you by His grace, and crown Him Lord of all". Compare
this if you dare with your hand clapping, cymbal clashing, drum beating
numbers which some of you call "songs of the Spirit". Which spirit, may
I ask?
The preceding, in part, was taken from an article which appeared in
the No.111 issue of the 1992 Christian newspaper BATTLE CRY. It
may seem harsh and unloving to some of you "marshmallow-type" Christians,
who inhabit many of our modern churches, but as one travels over America,
they can see what is happening in our churches, as many of them have turned
from being "lighthouses" for the Kingdom message in their community, into
sort of glorified religious "Country Clubs", where men and women belong,
because it makes them feel respectable. Many others have turned Into "glorified
religious honky-tonks" replete with psychadelic lights and rock and roll
music. if you put a red light over their door, they would fit into any
whorehouse district in the toughest area.
These so-called Christians are taking a marvelous means of glorifying
our God and turning it Into a "weak and beggarly element" which brings
disgrace to His name.
ROCK AND ROLL CHRISTIANS! The large crowd of teenagers, and young adults, leaped to their feet,
leather jackets and long hair flying in every direction. The air is thick
and hot as they whistle, yell and stomp, shaking the entire building. On
stage, the band members look at each other with the satisfaction which
comes with being idolized.
Suddenly the lead singer turns to the crowd, grabbing the mike, a savage
scowl contorts his face which is plastered with sweat and his long hair.
He leans back and screams: "Are you ready to ROCK?" and hundreds
of fists are thrust upwards, as screams of pleasure from the crowd drown
out all else.
I said: "Are you ready to ROCK?" This is the sound man's cue
to crank up the amplifiers to unbearable sound levels. Then with three
cross taps of the drum-sticks, a furious torrent of electric noise is released
on the crowd, whipping them into an uncontrollable frenzy. For those packed
tightly in front of the stage, all else ceases to exist as they enter a
stage of amplified ecstacy. They breathe it in; they drink it in; they
bathe in the sound as though It was holy water.
Where would you expect this scene to take place? In a seedy night club
in some big city? Sure, but not just there. The scene described above is
now taking place in thousands of churches in America. What makes them different
from the sleazy night clubs. Nothing really, except that the band members
and most of the listening crowd claim to be Christians.
From the beginning of the Christian Rock Movement, they have encountered
much opposition from both within and without the church. Yet while coming
under heavy criticism, they are receiving much support from the progressive,
liberal church leaders. I guess it would be fair to call them the Laodicean
church of Rev. 3.
Using loud mouths, bold and surly attitudes, religious rock has managed
to infiltrate an ever growing segment of the "body of Christ". They claim
their music has a message for all, yet their primary target is teenagers
and young adults, over which they wield an extraordinarily strong influence.
it is time for those who love God to take a deeper look at the "Jesus Rock
Cultists", looking at them through the fiery eye of God's Holy Spirit.
The preceding introduction to JESUS ROCK was taken almost verbatim
from the No.111 issue of BATTLE CRY, 1992.
The information that follows, in part, has been taken from members of
this ministry, who have had years of experience in the field of "religious
rock and roll". Some were former band members, radio disc jockeys and hippies.
Many were involved in the "drug scene". They tasted the pleasures offered
by rock. They tasted the poison of rebellion and self-destruction, but
were conquered by Jesus Christ, and are now trying to warn His people of
the dangers faced by our Christian youth.
I have taken some editorial license, but have been careful not to destroy
their meaning. If you want to read the entire article, write to C.M.T.C.,
P.O. Box 992, Kiamath Fails, OR 97601, and ask for the 1992 issue of BATTLE
CRY, No.111.1 would suggest that you send a donation to help cover
cost of printing and mailing.
ROCK ORIGINS - SOUNDS FROM THE
UNDERGROUND! Before we go deeper into our study of so-called Christian Rock, it might
be well for us to take a deeper look at the secular nature of "rock and
roll" and see where it came from.
One does not need to be a brilliant historian to trace the roots of
rock music back to it's origin. It began to take shape in America in the
1950's, although its immediate roots were in the "blues music of Black
America". in the beginning, for the most part It seemed to be giddy, happy
music, seemingly innocent enough, although crowds of youth would scream
and fall to the floor, when Elvis Presley gyrated and thrust his pelvis
at them. Even then, anyone with a teaspoon of common sense, could see that
America was in for big trouble.
Those who have been addicted to the real thing, know that rock music
stands for rebellion and sin. Everything about It, from the nerve shattering
electric guitars to the hypnotizing drum beats, has sprung directly from
the loins of men and women who have hated Jesus Christ and His church.
This music was specifically designed to condone everything the Word
of God condemns as evil, with more modern strains of "trash metal" and
"death rock" being especially evil; if it is possible to give degrees to
sin.
All forms of sin are glorified in this ear shattering music and the
more violent the better, so that everything from drugs, to witchcraft,
to Satanism, to sodomy and murder, to having sex with the dead, is glorified.
The day of "drinking a few beers with the boys"is gone forever, as far
as our younger generation is concerned.
As long as rock music has been around, the personal lives of those who
play it have faithfully reflected the trashy, cheap, self-destructive principles
the music swears by. Rock stars have always been self-admitted whore mongers,
sodomists, drunks and drug addicts. They glory in this and their devotion
to Satan.
The lifestyle and messages of these Satanic deviates, represent the
genera! attitude and behavior of America and all of Christendom. in no
way, Church approval not withstanding, can it be described as Christian.
Rock music is the music of the "world system" and we know from the Bible
that ". . . the whole world (system) lieth in wickedness", (1 John 5:19).
This music was created by the ungodly. This cannot be denied, and these
ungodly have only one master, and that is Satan, the "god of this world".
In all fairness, we can say that rock and roil, old style or new, was the
creation of fallen mankind, under the direction of the adversary. The question
we need to ask ourselves is this: "Why under God's name, would professing
Christians want to copy this worldly, ungodly form of entertainment?"
THE ORIGIN OF CHRISTIAN ROCK It might be good to bring some facts to light. There was a time when
no music such as rock and roll existed. Then suddenly, it was unleashed
as a plague on the music world, as an attack against the moral foundation
of our youth, by wicked men and women. Their ultimate motive was the destruction
of White Christian civilization.
In the beginning stages of the "rock revolution", Christian America
stood solidly opposed to this new "tribal beat," with its sexual suggestive
stage antics. At this time of course, there was no such thing as "Christian
rock," this came along later, as a more subtle means of destroying Christian
youth.
When this Satanic music first arrived on the music scene, the issue
was "black and white" and the battle lines were drawn. People knew which
side they were on, and almost without fail, the Christian church in America,
in the beginning denounced rock and roll, as at best, having an evil influence
on our youth, while at worst an attack from hell itself.
At this time "Christian rock" was unheard of, and no one would even
dare imagine such a monstrosity.
But times change, as do the attitudes of society, and as Christians
began to let their guard down, they were bombarded through audio and visual
media, with new forms of entertainment. Many factors, including the rise
of television, the growth of Christian liberalism and the sexual/drug revolution
of the 1960's, were responsible for transforming rock and roll from just
another teenaged aberration, into a multi-billion do' liar goldmine and
a national institution, which now yields tremendous influence over a major
segment of America's people. In these days of apostacy, it is not unusual
for the President of the U.S. to invite these deviates to play in the White
House.
What should be obvious, and what needs to be understood by Christian
youth of all denominations, is that "Christian rock" is nothing more than
an attempt by so-called Christian musicians, to copy that which is a Satanic
creation. They say: "It is alright, as long as we use it to glorify Christ."
But the Apostle Paul, in Romans 3:8, clearly tells Christians that we "MUST
NOT do evil that good may come from it!"
While "Christian rock" may seem to be a new music form, it is not! It
is the same old Satanic beat, with Jesus' name attached to it!
It seems strange, that the vast majority of our Christian youth cannot
see through the sham of "Christian rock", and understand that it is the
same evil that was at one time denounced by most Christians.
"Christian rock" has come into existence within the last twenty years.
it started out as "contemporary music", with "poppy tunes and happy beats,"
which are so often found in the music of the charismatic churches.
Since its beginning, it has progressed to the point where every form
of secular rock, from "punk" to "heavy metal", and "country rock and rap",
have been copied by those who call themselves Christian musicians, as a
new form of praise has been presented to the church, as though coming from
God Himself.
Another question needs to be asked: "What makes rock and roll, really
roil?" How does one go about identifying rock music? By the way it sounds,
of course! If you were to separate the lyrics from the music, and read
them by themselves, you might get the idea that you were reading a batch
of bad poetry. You can't recognize rock music from it's lyrics I But you
could listen to the music, without the lyrics, and know immediately that
you were listening to rock. As they say on the rock scene: "The beat goes
on!" The words change, or can even be omitted, but the beat is still "rock".
Rock music is not now, and never has been "neutral". It Is sensual,
sexual, and Infuses the mind of those who, listen to it, with rebellion
against all that is decent. It was planned to do just that.
All music has the power to effect the mind, the will and the emotions
of human kind. Music can calm and soothe, or it can irritate and infuriate.
It can put you to sleep, or make you want to go to war. Ask anyone who
have ever been at a rock concert and has experienced being "grabbed" by
the intense amplified energy of live rock. The listeners are often whipped
into a violent frenzy by hearing "heavy metal". it wasn't the words that
did it, but the violence which the music carries in itself. This is why
we so often see violent riots at rock concerts.
Even if this music is "neutral" and has no effect other than being a
vehicle to carry the gospel, why would Christians use such an openly, Satanic
style of music to glorify their God?
If it is true that only the words are important, as many defenders of
Christian rock aver, then why would Christians want to associate with that
which has been created by ungodly men to deny Christ? Remember, "Christian
rock" was not created by those who love God, but by those who hate Him!
Why do so-called Christian musicians insist on copying the methods of the
worldly bands, even down to their dress, hairdoes, and actions? "By their
fruits shall ye know them!"
CONFESSIONS OF A JESUS ROCKER! The latest release from the new Christian rock band DIE HAPPY!
Is potent stuff. It contains the same kind of music that excites our youth
when they listen to "heavy metal".
The title track DIE HAPPY, keeps things at an intense level,
while the tune rockets along like Megadeth at their very best. The haunting
sound of "real" is as full and compelling as the current metallic ENTER
SANDMAN!
CELEBRATION is the best cut on the album. This melodic blues
"rocker" could fit right into a Jaguar or White snake album. it is a classic
form of "get-go".
In the song SILVER CLOUD, the band sounds like LED ZEPPLIN
LIVE, with a six minute artistic instrumental which sounds like what
was once called "acid rock". The guitarist even uses a violin bow for a
psychedelic solo which give screaming effects.
Overall, the message tries to show people that you can "die happy",
because of the grace and mercy of God. It is the music, not the words which
reeks of Satanism.
The new BLOW THE HOUSE DOWN, video, from the so-called Christian
band ONE BAD PIG, (why would a Christian group even think of using
such a horrible name?) is full-throttle trash (punkie and funk music).
Lots of stunts and antics abound, such as jumping into giant ice cream
sundaes, skate boarders ripping up the stage, and a bunch of head bangers
throwing their long hair around in a song titled CUT YOUR HAIR!
(If Christian youth need this sort of garbage to attract their attention
to Christ and His Kingdom, they are pretty far down the road towards the
complete spiritual apostasy of the Laodicean church of Rev. 3.)
Along with the "piggish glee" is the ministry of ISAIAH 6, which
is a song about having a repentant heart, and RED RIVER, a rocky
tune which attempts to visualize the cleansing blood of Jesus. (ISAIAH
6, by the way, has absolutely nothing to do with that chapter in the
Bible).
Here Is how this band was described by liberal so-called Christians
who love it: "Overall this tape is a great time of music and ministry.
The tape ends with the rollicking tune "Never Forget the Cross", which
is something we all do well to heed. So get this tape, slam it in the VCR,
crank it up LOUD, AND BLOW THE HOUSE DOWN!"
Sounds mighty Christian now doesn't it? Yet ask yourself: "What do pigs
have to do with Jesus", other than that he used them to get rid of some
demons. (Luke 8:31-33)
WORDS OR MUSIC? If the words are all that matter why do Christian "rockers" worry about
the sound? Could it be that the music is more important to them than the
words? Is this why Christian youth become addicted to it and refuse to
give it up?
THE STORY OF THE TWO TREES! In Matt. 7:17-18, Jesus speaks to His disciples about two different
kinds of trees and their fruit. Listen to what He said, as translated from
the AMPLIFIED VERSION of the Bible: "Even so every healthy (sound)
tree bears good fruit, worthy of admiration; but the sickly (decaying;
worthless) tree bears bad (worthless) fruit; nor can a bad (diseased) tree
bear excellent fruit worthy of admiration".
This principle, which is easy to understand, somehow eludes many Christians
in this day. There are not two kinds of "rock and roil music", and "good"
and one "evil". There is not "Christian rock" as opposed to "Satanic rock'
', for both come from the same Satanic source. There is only one source
for this music, no matter what kind of a label you attach to it. It MUST
always come under the evaluation of "evil fruit".
Any investigator into the lives of worldly rock stars, reveals a long
trail of immorality, abuse and self-destruction. The same is true about
the rock musicians who play so-called Christian rock. They cannot play
this music, without becoming contaminated by it.
Why have Christians chosen to use rock music to preach their message
of salvation and hope, when their Master tells them that they cannot get
"good fruit from a bad tree"?
Rock and music was created to destroy souls, not to glorify God. If
was designed to destroy the only element which has presented Christ to
a "lost and dying world".
Christians who believe they can sanctify the music of the adversary
by putting Christian lyrics with it, are deceiving themselves. Instead
of sanctifying the evil music, they become defiled by it!
It becomes quite obvious that Christian youth listen to rock and roll
because it gratifies their sensual lust for music. in modern terms "They
get off on it!" They compromise their Christian integrity by yielding to
the "lust of the flesh". They unthinkingly utter blasphemies such as "Jesus
loves rock", or "We're rocking for the King". Nonsense, If they are "rocking"
in any way, it's not for King Jesus. Jesus doesn't love anything that is
of the devil, yet in their feeble attempt to justify themselves, they make
a public shame and mockery of the Savior who died for them!
COPY CATS It may be of interest to note that during this period when Christian
rock has become popular, in every Instance it is copied from the music
style of "unsaved rockers". I'm not going to stick my neck out to say that
those musicians who play Christian rock, or those who listen to It are
unsaved, but the scriptural "rule of thumb" still stands: "By their fruits
shall ye know them!" Remember the old adage: "If it looks like a duck,
waddles like a duck, quacks like a duck, has feathers like a duck, and
runs around with other ducks; the chances are pretty good that you are
looking at a duck". The same goes with Christian rock.
God does not desire His "born again" children to Imitate the world.
In 1 John 2:15, we are told: "Love not the world, neither the things that
are in the world (system). If any man (woman) love the world (system),
the LOVE OF THE FATHER IS NOT IN HIM". (Emphasis added.)
Don't get angry with me, those words are not original with me, I'm just
passing on what the New Testament church taught.
You young people who love Christian rock, how much time do you spend
with the Lord, attempting to find out His will for your life? Evidently
very little, or you would not be using the devil's tool in a feeble attempt
to glorify your King. Do you spend as much time studying His Word, as you
do listening to the devil's music?
If Christians need to seek fun through Christian rock, why not open
Christian bars and night clubs, where they could serve Christian booze?
We might as well advocate Christian booze and cigarettes, and drugs, as
Christian rock. All of them are absurd and destroying. Or what about Christian
pornography? Would you be willing to have your Christian sister pose in
the nude, for some so-called Christian magazine, so that Christians could
look on and lust after one of their own? Absolutely stupid! Doesn't make
much sense, now does it?
The concept of Christian rock is no less dangerous than putting a label
on a bottle of Old Grandad, which states: "OK FOR CHRISTIANS, BECAUSE
IT WAS DISTILLED FOR CHRISTIANS BY CHRISTIANS, HAVE A CHRISTIAN DRINK!"
Rock music is mind-altering, addictive, and manufactured by the enemy
to destroy you. How many times must I say this? If you can't or won't see
this obvious truth, it Is because you have closed your mind to the truth.
Or are you one of those in whom the "god of this world hath blinded you,
so that you can't accept the truth and be saved?" You say: "I'm already
BORN
AGAIN!" Then act like it! Don't act like one of the devil's crowd.
God alone knows how many children, who have been raised by God fearing
parents, in the way they should go who have been destroyed by Christian
rock. The pastors and lay members of the church that allow this aberration
in their church, will be held accountable before God for this. They will
have no defense when they stand before the King.
The deliberate destruction of souls is no light matter in the sight
of God, and you should encourage your church leaders to remember Christ's
words in Matt 18:6 - "But whoso shall offend (hurt) one of these little
ones (youth) which believe in Me, it were better that a millstone were
hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea".
God will not overlook the blasphemy of Christian Rockers, nor the church
authorities which allow them to act In their churches.
An analogy of sanctifying Satanic music by using Christian lyrics, would
be like a preacher preaching the salvation message while he was drunk,
or by someone like Jimmy Swaggart, or Jim Bakker, preaching on Christian
chastity while living the life of a whoremonger.
Much can be said about the heretical misconceptions of Jesus Rock. But
we need to take a closer look at the "rockers" themselves. Go to any Christian
book store and pick up a Christian music magazine. Look at the way these
Christian rockers dress. Their costumes, their hairdos. Their actions are
a 100% imitation of the worldly crowd. Nothing is left out from the skin
tight spandex, to the leather jackets covered with spikes and chains. Some
stoop so low as to wear women's underwear in direct conflict to God's Law
which say that it is an abomination for a man to wear women's clothing.
The Jesus Rockers defend themselves by saying that outward appearance
don't mean anything, because Jesus looks on their heart. But this type
of ungodly reasoning is in direct contrast with what the Apostle Paul said
in Romans 12:2- "And be not conformed (fashion yourselves after) to this
world (order): but be ye transformed (changed) by the renewing of your
minds, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect
will of God". You can't do the "perfect will of God", when you are involved
in worldly pursuits.
Rock and roll music, and everything connected with it smacks of spiritual
debauchery and when Christians insist in dabbling around with it, and identifying
with it by wearing its clothes, and using its language and styles, then
they are in contradiction with God's Word and are bringing discredit to
Him.
The Jesus Rockers will angrily assert that it's what is in the heart
that counts, and this is essentially true. But they often forget that outward
appearances, and actions, indicate the heart's condition for "as a man
(woman) thinketh in their heart, so are they", (Prov. 23:7). if they are
not worshiping the gods of rock, then why dress like them and act like
them? The "copy cats" are so anxious to be accepted by the world that they
go out of their way to wear the same hair styles, and mimic the surly,
rebellious facial expressions of those who bite the heads off live chickens
on stage. I've never seen a so-called Christian Rocker, who looked truly
happy or contented.
Their imitation of the world does not stop with their dress and expression,
but is carried over into their loud and suggestive antics of the "hard
rock" crowd. They did not learn these nasty habits from the Holy Spirit,
of that you can be sure, for we are told, that when a man or woman really
become "born again" they become new creatures". "Therefore if any man (woman)
be in Christ he (they) is a new creature; old things have passed away,
behold all things become new", (2 Cor. 5:1 7). This means a 180 degree
change from worldly directions to the Christian way, the way of the Spirit.
If this didn't happen when you made your commitment to Christ. If this
change didn't take place, then what you got was a "pseudo-experience" and
you are still lost. It wasn't that commitment card you signed that saved
you, nor was it that little prayer that was handed to you printed on a
card, made up by some preacher. Being s~ved, comes when you are "called
by the Spirit of God to repentance, when you recognize yourself as a sinner
worthy of the death penalty, when you confess your sins, to God, not to
some preacher or priest, and when you are truly sorry for your disobedience
and turn from your evil ways". This MUST come before the Salvation
Experience can take place.
In terms of scriptural principles, both Old and New Testament, the entire
Christian rock scene smacks of rank hypocrisy and complete lack of scriptural
standards of holiness and decency. For that reason alone, I believe these
rockers cannot be genuine Christians, for "By their fruits shall ye know
them! "it is relatively easy to stand up In church and tell what Christ
has done for you and how you love Him, but if you are following
Satanic principles, you are nothing but a sham, a liar, a religious hypocrite
and the truth Is not in you! Harsh? Yes, but you better believe it -
TRUE!
Godly discipline and chastisement are completely foreign to the fakes
In the Laodicean church, for when you know what true Christianity is all
about, it is clear that the reason so-called Christian youth copy the world,
is that they have no spiritual substance In their life. You may say: "You
are being un-loving and judgmental". But maybe it's time that more Christians
became "fruit inspectors", instead of taking so many fakes at "face value".
Or is it the Christian way to be "played for a sucker?"
The same pastors and church members who back Christian rock have a twisted
concept concerning their liberty in Christ. They have been taught by the
"wolves in sheep's clothing" who stand behind their pulpits, that "Christ
did away with the Law on Calvary. You don't have to live by that old Law
anymore". This, even when the Savior Himself said that He had not come
to do away with the law, but to confirm or fulfill it. Or when the Apostle
Paul said we do not do away with the law, but establish it. (Romans 3:31)
The laws regarding personal purity, adultery, fornication, sodomy, etc.,
were not changed when Christ died for our sins. in fact Jesus was harder
on sinners than the Old Testament, for He said in John 5:28 that anyone
that looked on a woman, to lust after her, has already committed adultery
with her in his heart. How many of you Christian rockers can honestly say
that you have not committed mental adultery" as you listened to the ungodly
beat of the music, and watched the ungodly antics of so-called Christian
girls around you?
These young people poke fun at those of us who want to live by standards
of Biblical decency. They call us "old fashioned party-poopers"! The only
thing they have from Christ is His name, and they mis-appropriate and defile
that. They do not worship the Christ of the Bible, they follow "another
foreign adulterated Christ", the god of this world. This Is what makes
them popular with the Laodicean church crowd. It's no wonder the risen
Christ said to them (Rev. 3:16) "So' then because thou art lukewarm, and
neither cold nor hot, I will spew (spit) thee out of My mouth". Christ
never did take kindly to hypocrites!
The risen Christ said that these poor befuddled church members tell
themselves: "We are rich and have an increase of goods (stocks and bonds),
and have need of nothing". But the King replies to these by saying: "But
they do not realize they are wretched, and miserable and poor, and blind,
and naked". That's about as bad a' shape a person can get in! Yet it's
the state most of our professing Christians are in today! Pity that poor
church member and his family, and the "brainwashed"' 'wolf in sheep's clothing"
who has led them astray. God's wrath will fall on such when He has had
enough, and I surmise that it will fall heaviest on the pastors who have
led them astray. (We could honestly designate many of these as Baal priests).
While we know from sad experience, that hypocrisy can be found in most
churches, we still seldom find professing Christians dealing in drugs,
fornicating in the church parking lot while an evangelistic meeting is
in progress. Yet these are the kind of actions which are bred by the Christian
rock culture. The problem of sin in the church has always been with us,
and will remain so long as men and women are rebellious towards God and
seek to "do their own thing". We have had our Jimmy Swaggart's and Jim
Bakker's in the church for centuries, but it is beyond belief, when we
see professing Christians as they openly allow the Satanic influence of
Christian rock to invade their church, to where rock activities become
the norm among our church youth.
When someone asks how these agents of the adversary have gained so much
ground within the "body of Christ", we must repeat the number one argument
used by the "religious rock" enthusiasts.
When questioned about the odd costumes; lanky, greasy hairdos; loud
music, and un-civilized stage antics, many Christians try and justify them
by saying that they are merely "reaching young people for the Lord, who
could never be reached any other way". They say: "We are doing this in
order to reach lost souls!" How very spiritual! In fact, this spurious
argument has been swallowed by millions of Christians around the world,
without even attempting to put it under the magnifying glass of God's Word,
and see if it "measures up".
I'm afraid that converts made in this un-scriptural manner may be like
those Jesus accused the Pharisees of making. In Matt. 23:15, he told the
Jewish church leaders: "Woe unto you scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites:
for ye compass (go over) sea and land to make one proselyte (convert),
and when he is made, ye make him two4old more a child of hell than yourselves".
We could certainly par'aphrase this to fit the converts made under the
influence of Christian rock.
If some who read this are skeptical, listen to this news account which
appeared in the
COMMERCIAL APPEAL, the leading newspaper in Memphis,
TN, March 28, 1993, under the title ORGANIZERS SAY ATTACKS NOT RACIALLY
MOTIVATED. In part, this is what this account said: "Two teenagers
were injured outside The Pyramid (evidently a bar) following Friday night's
Life Focus '93 Rally, a revival where a predominately young crowd became
unruly witnesses said Saturday".
NOTICE CLOSELY NOW: "The rally featured what was billed as a
Christian rap concert by the group of ETW and, after the concert,
a speech by former gang member Joseph Jennings.
"Life Focus executive coordinator Howard Eddings said it took officials
a while to quiet the boisterous crowd before Jenning's speech. Once his
anti-violence, anti-drug talk was over, the 12,000 teenagers poured out
of the arena. As they did, one boy was beaten, and a girl was knocked to
the pavement.
LIFE FOCUS RALLY ENDS IN RIOT! "About 115 black and white Protestant churches were in participation
in the Life Focus program. Organizers said the event's purpose was to convert
young people to Christ, and to help unify the races. (Put miscegenation
here and it would be more correct).
Christopher MacDonald, 14, one of those Injured, went to the concert
after hearing about it from the Cathedral of Praise Assemblies of God Church
where he attends. He and his friends were on their way back to the church
van when the attack occurred. Bill Patterson, who went to the hospital
to check on his daughter Meghan, 14, who was the other teenager injured,
said his car was pelted with rocks by the youth when he left the hospital".
Sounds like a fine Christian evening of entertainment, doesn't it? Yet
it's what can be expected if you allow your teens to attend such a function.
They may gain something there, but it won't be Christianity.
It is blasphemous for any Christian organization to teach that a righteous
and holy God would use anything as demonic as rock music to lead men and
women to Christ. An analogy might be that of a Christian using the occult
to win the world for Christ. It just doesn't Work that way! The "end never
justifies the means". A Christian MUST "never use evil means to
bring about good", for it never does!
Few Christians in our day have reached the point where they are willing
to put their life on the line for Jesus. I know they Sing about it, but
how many Christians do you know who practice the Sentiment of this hymn?
"No, I MUST fight, if I would
REIGN,
Most Christians love to talk about "ruling and reigning with Christ",
in His Millennial Kingdom on this earth. But according to Rev. 2 and 3,
only those who OVERCOME will "rule and reign with Him" You can't
be an OVERCOMER and be in the crowd that sanctions rock and roll
In the church.
Many Christians who support "religious rock" (that is a more accurate
term than "Christian rock", for these can be no such aberration), may be
sincere. But it is well to remember that "sincerity is only a matter of
intent it has absolutely nothing to do with truth." There will be many
"sincere" Professing Christians who will hear the Lord say: "Depart from
me, I never knew you!" Don't be one of these. Test the Spirits to see if
they are of God. You can do this by placing them under the powerful magnifying
glass of God's Word. The errors will always show up if you do this honestly!
There is a mighty rough road ahead for the professing Christian who
refuses to obey the King without question. Many of these have taken Jesus
as Savior", sort of a Celestial Fire Insurance Policy in order to avoid
hell. (I'm not sure this will work). But few of these want to accept Him
as King, for when they do, they must recognize His right to give them orders
which MUST be obeyed. When you accept Him as King, you recognize
His right to reign and rule in your heart, and many Professing Christians,
including multitudes of pastors, do not want to "give up doing their own
thing".
According to the Word, it will only be a matter of time until the patience
of God comes to an end and He says: "Enough!" I have often wondered how
He has put up with sinning mankind as long as He has. His love and patience
Is indeed "long suffering". So In the face of the fact that we can expect
Him to return soon, in fact at any time, we should remember the warning
of the Apostle John in 1 John 5:21 - "Little children keep yourselves from
idols". What did he mean by this? What are these idols in 1993? They are
anything which we place in our life before God, it could be wife, children,
a boat, a big car, a nice house, a good job, anything. God MUST
always come first!
We read these sobering words In James 4:4 - "Ye adulterers and adulteresses
(those who live immoral lives), know ye not that friendship of the world
(order) is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the
world (order) is the enemy of God". Those are not my words, they come straight
from the Book. Christian young people, if you love and honor the deviate
performers in the rock world (religious or secular), you are, according
to God's words, an enemy of God.
Titus 1:16 speaks about those who profess Christ, but do not possess
Him: "They profess that they know God; but in (their) works they deny Him,
being abominable (detestable), and disobedient, and unto every good work
reprobate (worthless)".
Checking out a number of different Bible versions, we can come up with
this translation, which does the original full justice: "They openly claim
to know God, but in their actions they disown Him. They are degraded and
self-willed, and when it comes to doing good, they are probably frauds".
God is not concerned with whether we are entertained or not, but He
does desire to see the "fruit of the Spirit" ripen In our lives. This is
the fruit which comes from "Godly discipline, holiness and sacrificial
love for both God and our fellow man".
We can only choose God's path by denying our fleshly lusts, whether
they are for sex, money, ungodly music, power, or what have you.
The Apostle Paul admonishes us in Romans 6:12-13- "Let not sin therefore
reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof.
Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin:
but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and
your members as instruments of righteousness unto God".
REMEMBER ALWAYS, ABOVE EVERYTHING ELSE, ONCE YOU HAVE ACCEPTED CHRIST
AS SAVIOR, THAT OBEDIENCE TO GOD MUST ALWAYS PRECEDE VICTORY!
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Part 3 of 3
(An expose of Satan's Minstrels of Music)
by Lt. Col. Jack Mohr, AUS Ret.
"Must I be carried to the
skies,
The men who are willing to fight are few and hard to find, that's one of
the reasons why America and Christendom is in this mess today. We could
have Stopped most of this corruption at the end of WWII, with a little
faith in God, and Some of the courage we Showed during the war. Instead,
most patriots, including those who are Christians, thought that what they
did during that War was enough, and forgot that "Eternal vigilance is the
price we MUST pay for freedom". The same is true in the spiritual
realm. We MUST not get Saved in order to retire to our "air-conditioned
Spiritual foxhole" to wait for God to rapture us out of the mess which
has been caused by our apathy. First because It is not going to happen,
and Second, because it Is Shameful for Christians to act this way. This
is why the writer of the book of Hebrews stated In (12:4) "Ye have not
yet resisted unto blood (death) Striving against sin". What Is sin? The
definition is given' in 1 John 3:4: "Sin is transgression (breaking) of
the Law".
On flowery beds of ease?
While others fought to win the
prize;
And sailed through bloody seas.
Increase my courage, Lord,
To bear the toil, endure the pain,
Supported by Thy Word!"